ms symptoms swallowing

Hello there, Welcome to the forum. We have some terrific people on here who can offer a wealth of knowledge about this disease. Your symptoms are things that can happen with MS, but they can be caused by other things as well. It's hard to classify MS symptoms sometimes, because it affects everyone differently. Congratulations on your pregnancy, and I know that must make this that much scarier. Just a few questions ... Have you talked to your doctor about your concerns?

t mean you have to change your life (necessarily). Swallowing problems can definitely be caused by MS. Your Neurologist will probably order a swallowing test where they image you while swallowing. They can determine any abnormalites in the reflex itself, and mechanical issues which could potentially cause a choking hazard. It's a simple test - I had it years ago - and is often performed by a GI lab. If your difficulty is esophageal - you'd want to see a gastroenterologist.

Hi all, I am still trying to figure things out - no diagnosis, follow up appt April 18 to go over MRI... I just started looking at ms in Jan when my new dr said she thought my symptoms sounded like it. I've had these symptoms for a while and never thought ms. After doing some reading I am realizing many of my problems do point to ms. So one thing that comes and goes is this swallowing issue and \i am wondering if any others out there have experienced swallowing problems.

Headache, joint pain and shortness of breath are not typical MS symptoms. You also mention that although you are slurring your words, no one has said anything. Also, you mentioned that you ran 4K yesterday. In the throes of an MS relapse folks tend not to run 4 feet let alone 4K. Your MRI has been read by 1 GP and 2 neuros. None think thee are any indications of MS. The clinical exams by 2 neuros also showed no signs. Anxiety is a very powerful thing.

ive heard that stroke can be diagnosed whenit is MS and with my symptoms im wondering

You should be providing a detailed time-line of symptoms, in writing, for his records, as well as keeping a diary of symptoms. This information should separate symptoms and detail time of onset, severity (are they getting worse?), and duration. For the swallowing issue you need a consult with an expert in dysphagia, not a neurologist, although the problem may, in fact be neurological.

//www.medhelp.org/posts/Multiple-Sclerosis/Swallowing-problems-with-eating-or-drinking/show/1251948 Swallowing issues are very, very important. I was dx with it while in the hospital last month. We could see that the muscles in the back of my tongue and throat were not coordinating and that once I swallow, particles of food were going down the wind pipe and not the food pipe.

I was wondering if ms can cause weakness in the jaw muscle, with swallowing problems? These are my symptoms If i chew hard meat it triggers left facial pain with spasms in my jaw muscles and neck My neck swells because of the spasms then I have a hard time swallowing. I have a ms lesion in my spinal cord and my triminal nerve My jaw spasms is like spasticity that i get in my legs.

This can cause pneumonia and is not good for you to be experiencing frequently. Swallowing difficulties ,including aspirating, are a known symptom of MS. You should request your MD du jour refer you for a swallow eval , or better yet a video swallow eval soon. Good news is this symptom can be managed easily without changing the foods in your diet. Likely the texture of the foods will have to change however. Good luck and hope this helps.

This just ain't true. While swallowing/esophagus stuff isn't usually the first thing seen with MS, it certainly isn't seen only in 'extremely progressive MS.' We have lots of people here with one degree or other of this problem, including me, and every one of those I can think of has RRMS. What symptoms we get depends entirely on where lesions form, and that is often pretty much a cr@p shoot.

Good morning everyone, I just went and saw a speech pathologist yesterday for my swallowing issues. It was very informative for me. She gave me a number of tongue and swallowing exercises to increase strength at the base of my tongue. She also is suggesting to my neuro a modified barium swallow to see where things stand. I go back to my neuro next month for followup.

Kel you didn't ask a question, so i going to assume you are wanting to know if what you experience and described, could be MS sx's of speech and swallowing issues? Lack of saliva production, if that is what you experience with your sx of dry mouth, is 'not the same' as the swallowing issues you generally read about in MS, dysphagia is basically to do with the actual muscle and nerve signal etc needed in the action of swallowing.

Hoarseness can be related to MS and several MS mimics and other conditions. Hoarseness can be a less common symptom according to the National MS Society. The name for this is dysphonia. Dysphonia is the term used for changes in voice quality, including hoarseness, breathiness, nasality, poor control of pitch.

Hi Meaganj, Sorry to hear about the flu and glad you are over it in good order. YOu are right about viruses bringing on a relapse. How long have you had MS? I've had swallowing problems, but not the same as you have with it provoking the gag reflex but maybe some others who are more familiar can chime in. Thank you for joining us!

hear a wierd sound in upper neck/head area like water running or something cant feel it just hear it. I am 100% convinced this is MS from my research, symptoms triggered by flu/virus, however most people say that flares happen at the ONSET of cold or flu not after, and MS is never diagnosed at first outbreak of symptoms, there must be 2 occurences. still have all strength can still do push ups, situps, walk, run, not any more fatigue than before but lots of mild aches and pains.

I have swallowing problems but its not all the time. Mine happens all at once & I can't even drink anything, its like y throat slams shut all at once.

i have seizures i was told in the hospital i have ms .

I've had ms for 16 years. You need a new neurologist if they're hard to read. I had to change for the same reason and it was the best decision ever just my 2 cents. I have bms as well and keep it manageable with avoiding all peppers, alcohol, tomatoes, and switching toothpaste and mouthwash. I've had every blood test in the world multiple times and nothing is out of whack. It's got to be ms.

Dysphagia is just the technical term meaning difficulty swallowing, I honestly don't believe situation specific swallowing issues with only saliva, could be neurological caused but since you mention "also have that feeling of something in my throat" it's more likely one of the other causes eg GERD, Thyroid issues etc etc. than the neurological or muscular causes. see below to get some of the alternative ideas..... http://www.webmd.

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