Guest guest Posted May 24, 2002 Report Share Posted May 24, 2002 Ken, on the other hand had no trouble swallowing consciously up until the very day he died, but he drooled almost all the time for several years. He had lost the automatic swallowing reflex along with the blinking reflex and several others, but when told to do any of them, he had no trouble. it was not the inability to swallow that made him drool, it was the loss of the automatic reflex. On demand, he could swallow several pills at once and eat big hunks of steak. Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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