Parkinson's Disease Support Group

Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder often characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement, and in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement. The primary symptoms of Parkinsons are due to excessive muscle contraction, normally caused by the insufficient formation and action of dopamine, which is produced in the dopaminergic neurons of the...

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Vision getting worse quickly and throat issues

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Hi, I am a newbie and wanted to ask two questions:
A: Has anyone noticed that their eyes are working as well as in the past. Not just getting older but at times I cant seem to see something up close but at other times I can see fine....
B: I am beginning to have some slight difficulty swallowing some foods at times and at times have trouble with getting enough air when I am going into a sneezing fit.
Anyone else have any thing like that happening?
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hi chipper, i also have problems swallowing at times .my doctor said it was part of pd. i had to do a number of tests through my ent office. i do not recall what they called them but they video you swallowing. the only thing they suggested was to drink alot of juices and water. they also say voice therapy will help .. hope all goes well for you. bobp
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Hi swallowing seems to be a common symptom as does voice volume lowering check out LeeSilverman voice therapy.(LSVD) It is specific to PD. I get very blured vision at nite durig my wear off time and my eyes are very slow to adjust hope this helps. There are so many symptoms doc never tell you that are PD
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Hi Chipper, Welcome! I have the same problems that you have. I will be seeing a speech therapist soon about my problems with swallowing. My eyes are doing exactly what yours are...last time I had them checked the doctor said that because of the Parkinson's my eyes were changing shape and that there was nothing that they could do to correct this.

God Bless

Richard
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My Husband also has those problems. Right now he is in a nursing home because of his problems swallowing. He is on Puree3d food and cannot have plain water or juices or any liquid with out being slightly thickened. He chokes on oplain liquids but the thickened one goes down easier. He doesn't like it but it is part of PD.He has had PD for 16 years and has moved fast the past 2 years. I pray you have a lot of good luck.
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My husband with PD only has a hard time swallowing his meds but no problem swallowing food. He had a swallowing evaluation and passed with flying colors. His doctor seems to think that this is anxiety related and prescribed an anxiety medication. Does anyone else only have a problem swallowing pills?
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I TOO HAVE THESE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAD A BARIUM SWALLOWING TEST. I ALSO AM HAVING TEST DONE ON MY EYES. THEY SAY ITS ALL IS PART OF PD.
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A lot of our vision problems is from the Pd Meds. And as for the swollowing some of that is also caused for our meds. it causes dryness in the mouth. The back of my throat gets so dry it makes me choke.
Marian
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