Hi @tamarab,

I'm so glad that Colleen, @colleenyoung, mentioned me in this post. I have Parkinson's but also a paralyzed vocal cord considered idiopathic (meaning that doctors don't know the cause). I've had surgery on the vocal cord to help it close better and I have speech therapy on a yearly basis to tune up my speech and swallowing efforts.

Speech therapists are among my favorite in the medical field because they can really make a difference in all things involving the speech and swallowing process. While you are waiting for your husband's appointment with the speech therapist here are some exercises from Youtube that he might try out to help him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB3tSaiEbNY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IosOtysSgfE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOPqj9eIyjc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IlIWYu8p10

I would be interested in hearing how your husband is doing. Will you post again?