At 04:03 PM 2/19/96 -0600, you wrote:
>HI..,
>
>My brother, who also has PD, has asked if anyone has an answer for drooling
>after eating. He finds it embarrassing. I have not had drooling as a
>problem. Instead, I have excessive dry-mouth. Will appreciate any help
>you may have to offer my brother (80 years old).
>
>Lee
>
>A. Lee [log in to unmask]
>
Lee,
It's my understanding from the articles I've read that the drooling problem
is not so much an excess of saliva as it is forgetting to swallow - PD's
loose the reflex swallowing action, and combined with a tendancy to stoop
over = drooling.
Both my father and I have had the same problem, and short of mental
reminders, I'm afraid I can't give you much more than the cause.
Charlie Anjard 47/6
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