Dear John: I have found that dryness aggravates the problem --as does failing to use your voice. At first, I had the notion that I should save my voice for court. Wrong. When I am doing research in a library and not talking to anyone, back comes the softness and the hoarseness -- two of the earliest symptoms of PD I can recall. Sounds rather silly, but I try to sing as loud as I can (when alone) and a little harmonizing with Nancy Wilson and Frank and Bobby and June Christy and Edie Gorme` and the Four Freshmen does wonders for the soul -- and the vocal chords. PettifogJS @Aol.com. (Jack Stanfield, Laramie, Wyoming).