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Yea, it make me mad enough to spit ! :) Quoting Steve Rack <[log in to unmask]>: > >Uncomfortable Drooling in Parkinson's Disease > >01/11/08 General > >Let's tackle a frustrating issue openly. It's feels embarrassing when you > >cannot control the spit that builds up in your mouth. More than 70 percent > >of people with Parkinson's eventually experience some degree of drooling. > >Medical science has explored some strategies that might help people get > >around the difficulty. > >In the December issue of Movement Disorders, four neurologists wrote an > >article about current treatments that are meant to relieve drooling-or > >sialorrhea in medical lingo. > >Continuing with the theme of openness-the average person's salivary glands > >secrete more than a liter of saliva each day. Usually swallowing reflexes > >take care of it. However, people living with Parkinson's often lose that > >reflex . Parkinson's may impair the ability to swallow as well, only > getting > >the job partially accomplished. As a result many people with Parkinson's > end > >up with frustrating episodes of drooling. > >There are some treatments that your doctor may consider for addressing > >drooling including: > >Anticholerginc medications > I take an anticholinergic (benztropine) and now I rarely drool. > Instead I sometimes wake up in the morning feeling like I'd been > eating socks all night ;-) > -- > Steve Rack > Brattleboro VT > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn