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Sneezing and Runny Nose

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My husband is diagnosed with PSP. Every time he eats, his eyes water, sneezing fits, and his nose runs. Sound familiar? Any suggestions?

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peterjones

hi greenkerry county how are you today fine I hope and your other half matey is he keeping good apart from the runny nose etc well I cant solve the problem except to keep a mile of tissues handy mate i

get it as well its as regular as clockwork better than X==LAX mate for being regular I often wonder where all the stuff from your nose comes from and the tears looks like someone has put a tap on and .left it running

if you do get a sensible answer mate ;perhaps you would let me know ta matey to be sure to be sure

\see yer peter jones queensland Australia another psp bloke who does not want it will gladly trade it in for anything that does not need to have a value on it matey have a great day the pair of you take care

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Doglinton

Hello.

Have plenty of tissues. [ see nannaB 's bargain haul !]

Think its one of the effects of PSP

love, Jean x

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NannaB

My hubby couldn't get through a meal without the same thing happening as yours. Strange, but it stopped when I had to start liquidising and mashing his food. I put it down to the difficulty in swallowing but don't really know why. His eyes always water a lot, and excess saliva is a problem, hence the pile of tissues, but I can't remember the last time he sneezed. He used to sneeze loads of times straight off.

Not a solution as you won't want to liquidize until you have to and it may just be a coincidence but, like us, it may improve one day.

X

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mthteach

My husband has been using glycopyrrolate. I just looked it up on the computer for side effects. He has been using it for a long time. It is a 1 mg tablet, not the shot. He takes 2 a day, one in morning and one at night before bed. He has been taking it for a long time.

drugs.com/cdi/glycopyrrolat...

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NanBabs

P has the unique knack of coughing/choking then sneezing, all at once. Never used to do this, only since the other PSP symptoms became apparent.

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ketchupman

My wife's pulmonary doctor says this is because the airway is being blocked while eating/drinking, which causes the eyes to water and the nose to run. Happens each time I allow her to have some food (she has a PEG feeding tube, so there is no reason to give her any food by mouth except for pleasure). But she doesn't ever sneeze. I'm the one who does the sneezing. Weird, but as I get older, the more sneezes I produce. Used to barely get out 3 sneezes. But now it's 4 to 5, sometimes even 6. Maybe it's my body's way of telling me I need more blessings from others? :-) But as long as I have my precious wife, I'm fully blessed.

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Heady

Hi, now you mention it, yes, S has got a runny nose and ears watering when eating. He rarely sneezes now. Just getting over a cold I think, but he didn't sneeze at all. Which, before, he couldn't stop sneezing!

No advise, bar plenty of tissues/kitchen roll. But now I am aware of this, I will watch and see if anything does stop it!

Lots of love

Heady

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Matilda123

My mother who has PSP has the runny nose part but no sneezing. I haven't known what to do either.

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