My wife was diagnosed with LBD some months ago and I can see a gradual but continuous decrease in many areas especially physical slowness, bladder control, cognitive and memory. She used to gobble up books but now can not put words together, she used to be a walikng phone book and could rattle off anyones number now she has trouble dialing. She developed a cough a couplen of months ago which is not clearing up. We are persuing this with her doctor but have mo answers. This morning she experienced difficulty with breathing and had a tightness in her throat. This did clear up but I need to know if this LBD related as these symptons are listed though not as a prominent side effect

She could have silent aspiration related to a swallowing problem that may not be obvious. The only way to know for sure is to ask the doctor to order a swallowing study.

This could also be a (benign) problem with the esophagus. I know several whose esophageal sphincters tighten when they eat certain foods. This can cause throat pain and difficulty breathing. This often goes away after several (long) minutes.

Hi, haven't posted on this forum for a long time.... my husband (59 yrs old) - diagnosed when he was 52 but has had it much longer.... has some coughing, choking issues. It is usually drinking - not eating... but this morning at 4:30 am he started choking and said he felt like his throat was closing up... he is okay now but it was scary.