Guest guest Posted June 17, 2002 Report Share Posted June 17, 2002 I would like to know if anyone has experienced problems with breath holding. Recently, Terry has begun to hold her breath when concentrating intently on an activity. For example, when using the walker, she frequently goes into a mode of smaller and smaller steps and her whole body becomes visibly tense. She seems to be concentrating on trying to walk and forgets to breath; i.e. doing two things at once is a challenge. If I hold her hand lightly until she relaxes, she can then step out much more briskly in a longer, relaxed step and move much faster than with the walker. When she holds her breadth, it is for long enough that when she does breath, she is gasping for air. Has anyone had experiences like this that can be related to MSA? Sennewald Charlottesville, Virginia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2002 Report Share Posted June 17, 2002 It sounds like Terry has reached that point where she can only do 1 thing at a time. It's part of the disease. That's why many have to watch carefully while eating also. Signals are only able to tend to one thing. As you said, the more she concentrates, the more she holds her breath. She may also be experiencing a level of relay to the brain not being automatic any more when it comes to breathing. The cerebellum and brain stem are the control centers and those are the areas that are affected. Just my thoughts Sally in KS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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