My Dad had this problem for several years until finally all his drinks had to be thickened... even his whisky before dinner! :)

Going to the VA on Thursday for swallowing tests

I may have to inquire about swallow test.

The VA sent me to an ENT for a diagnose. I had to go thru a swallow test and waiting for results

I was fortunate to attend Speak Out and the assessers were Speech Pathologists. More about this program can be located,at 'www.parkinsonsvoice project.org' there are other programs available called Loud, but they focus on our speech and in my case brought to my attention that I was not swallowing. I exercise with a 'EMST 150 Expiratory Muscle Strength Trainer' which is available through Amazon.. There are several,different programs available for Speaking, and from what I can see, they seem to be driven by Speech Pathologists. The Spech Pathologist in Speak Out paid a lot of attention to my lack of,swallowing, and emphasized the consequences it could have.

Additionally, I had a hearing test done and found out my hearing had deteriorated significantly. Hence a hearing aid has been added to my new life aides.

I would love to say my Neurologist identified and recommended these courses but they were a direct result of our local support group and my finally "listening" to my wife about my hearing. Those who truly care, will be giving the most sincere input. I need to do a better job of listening.

In summary, the combination of Speak Out and its assessors, hearing aid, EMST, and spouse have helped me make it through this part of my journey to date. There is a lot of information out there, but we just don't know where to find it or where to look. Hopefully our doctors will guide us well, but the support groups have been a great source of information to me. I can't say enough good about our local support group in Georgetown, Texas.

Good Luck