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@annissha

Thank you for your reply, I would have never thought a speech therapist could help with swallowing! But will sure try and see if I can find one that is accessible
I am taking carb/levo as a drug and it helps with the shakes.

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Oct 18, 2020

@annissha Hi Anita,

Yes, I always mention speech therapy to PD patients who have swallowing problems because it is not a well-known fact that speech therapy can help with swallowing. In addition to the speech problems with PD, I also have a paralyzed vocal cord and I have had surgery to help with that. Speech therapy has been my go-to for help with both a raspy voice as well as swallowing problems.

Do you have any speech problems? I'm thinking of things like a raspy voice, extremely soft voice, or other speech projection problems?

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