🌷 April Is Parkinson’s Awareness Month Parkinson’s disease affects more than 1 million people in the United States — and communication changes are among the most life-altering yet underrecognized symptoms. Early referral to a licensed...
Carolyn Baylor and colleagues published some excellent work revealing the challenges for spouses and other family members in communicating with persons with Parkinson’s disease. Their publication: “Take Us Into Account”: Perspectives of Family Members of People...
A patient said to me this week: “I wish there was a pill for my speech.” A medication that could improve motor speech symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease would truly be wonderful. Weight loss drugs like Ozempic or medications to help with...
“I’m too busy, “I’m too tired,” “I have too much company,” “I have too many doctor’s appointments.” These are just a few of the “too’s” I hear from my PD patients when I ask: “did you...
SpeechVive is a small, wearable device designed to improve speech and voice production in individuals with Parkinson’s disease. The programmable device is worn behind the ear similar to a hearing aid. When the user speaks, background noise plays in their ear, acting...
