Sharon.. You might suggest to your friend that tipping the head down a bit - chin relaxed and angled towards the chest rather pointed towards the horizon - can make a significant and beneficial difference for the lotsa PWPs with swallowing problems (especially a help when trying to get one of those huge vitamins to go down!) Barb (speaking from experience) Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Sharon Y Habing <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sunday, August 01, 1999 9:16 PM Subject: swallowing problems >One of the members of my support group has swallowing problems from time >to time. It can be anything from salvia to pills to "food". Does anyone >have a helpful suggestion?. Could this problem be caused by anxiety >upon occasion? > >Sharon H