Clearing Throat Issues - Concerned?

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Hello Everyone,I am a long time twitch suffer and have recently been have issues "clearing my throat" oftern. No problem with slurred speach or trouble swallowing liquids or food. Do I need to be concerned with bulbar als or am I just being crazy now?Thanks,Joe
 
Hey JoeI vote crazy :p :sick: seriously though its common...not a sign of bulbar issues at all. do you have allergies? post nasal drip? acid reflux? lots of common maladies out there, try not to stoke your own anxiety fires...you have been twitching for a long time with no weakness or true blubar issue so you are securely in the BFS camp.
 
Thanks so much, yes I suffer from pollen alergies. It is very diffciult to get over this aniexty thing - been going on 5 years now.
 
I used to have seasonal allergies (pollen, ragweed, etc). At first I thought it was too good to be true when I read about an acupressure technique to get rid of allergies. Here's the website for one of the more popular allergy elimination techniques: I'm glad I checked my skepticism because it worked like a charm.
 
For the past week I have also found myself constantly having to clear mucus out of my throat, and sometimes I have a hard time clearing it out. I was worried about it but today it seems better. Most likely post nasal.
 
yep, mine went away. I have notices that a drool alot in my sleep. I noticed that "excessive drooling" is a sympton of bulbar als. Is this accuate? I do not drool during the day, only at night. No sinus or tooth issues.Thanks
 
Hello Everyone,I have had a few cases where food has come out my nose when I blow it. Went to ENT and he told me it was GERD. Any possible way this is a starting point for bulbar als?Thanks,Joe
 
Nope, no way, especially if ENT specialist says it is GERD.In fact I had such stong spasms due GERD about a 1.5 year ago that I had a food in my nose after each meal. I was practically just coughing but food was getting in the nose pretty well. Lucky I was I read that GERD can cause that :)))please note that in 1.5 year I am still OK and even started to take vocal lessons which I would not be able to do should ihave any troubles inthat mechamism :)GERD is our common companion here.to get your food into nose as a result of bulbar paralysis you need your soft palate to be quite paralysed. That would give you prominently nazal voice and believe me ENT doctor would clearly note if you have any troubles with your soft palate.
 
Thanks, he put a tube down by nose to confirm I had GERD. really uncomfortable... But I heard GERD is treatable but can be serious if not taken care of
 
yep, and best part of treatment is a relax (cause PPI can deplete you on calcium and make you twitch worse). But finally listen what gastroenterologist would advice on GERD.
 

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