this is an interesting discussion. Many years ago before my dad was dagnosed, he was complaining of ringing in the ears. In fact it was a speech and hearing technician who suggested PD after seeing him, but not because of the ear ringing. She picked up on the frozen stare and the speech difficulty. We "blew off" the ear thing. WHat could the connection be? Marcia, daughter of Wendell 80/10.