Saliva Management

[Birdman34265]

Hi to all i have been doing more reading on Saliva.

If you type this into Google search

mndcare.net.au /living with mnd

I know this is about motor neuron disease but psp is similar, this is a great article

about Saliva Management ,if you can't find it let me know and i will try to copy and paste xx Peter and Kathy

[Birdman34265]

Hi this will help you find the page on Saliva Management.

Hit the link,hit the following

living with mnd

symptom Management

swallowing

dysphagia

Saliva Management

It a good article about Saliva and taking care of it

xx Peter

[NannaB]

A good article Birdman. I used several of the suggestions, including what to give my husband to drink, without effect, medication (Atropine and other meds) which caused hallucinations and/or blisters but I found the most effective intervention was a Devilbiss Vacuaide portable suction pump. In the U.K. it was loaned to us by the NHS but having used it to great effect, I think it would be worth the expense to buy one if it hadn’t been provided.

It was recommended several years ago on this site so I asked our GP for one, giving him a photo of it from the Internet. He said he had never seen one in a domestic situation before but was prepared to get one for us via the district nurse. He did and it worked wonders.

XxxX

[Katiebow]

Ben didn't suffer with excess saliva/drooling, his problem was more dry mouth and horrid ulcers and it was most uncomfortable for him. I tried all sorts of Meds to try to overcome this but never really succeeded, poor man.

Love Kate xxx

[Kaylewis]

We use scopoderm patches, and thickened mucodyne liquid for mum who is a PSP sufferer.

[LuisRodicioRodicio]

Thank you.

Luis

[AliBee1]

Thank you. That was very informative. AliBee