Hubby has babs, Lyme. He has been hoarse for a long time, has such a large amount of phlegm all of the time. He can never clear his throat. Is this a common symptom of babs? Does this just go hand in hand with the stiffness of the neck and frontal headaches?
Posted by nefferdun (Member # 20157) on :
I have heard babesia can cause this but so can protomyxzoa, which can also cause you to have a dry unproductive cough. Mine was intermittent. The headaches behind the eyes can be either one too.
I think one way to tell if it is protomyxzoa instead of babesia is if he has insomnia as babesia makes you sleep more, not less. With protomyx you have joint and muscle pain. With babesia it is large muscle pain. I had cramping in my back, thighs and buttocks. Both cause extreme fatigue, brain fog etc. Pain in the teeth is protomyxzoa.
I am telling you the differences I know of, so you can try to determine if he has more infections than just Bb and Babs.
Posted by nonna05 (Member # 33557) on :
neff----- what do you do for symptoms and what meds hit what you described
do most llmd check for this protomyzoa? what is it?
Posted by OtterJ (Member # 30701) on :
lyme-o, make sure that he does not have a yeast infection in his throat and on his vocal cords. See an Ear Nose Throat Doc if you can. He/She will thread a very small bore scope through a nostril and view your throat and vocal cords. Lyme can also affect one of the nerves that attaches to the vocal cords and can cause hoarseness.
Posted by lyme-o (Member # 35115) on :
Thanks OtterJ. He already had that done and they didn't find anything.
Posted by cozynana (Member # 34270) on :
I have ben hoarse off and on with Lyme. My LLMD tells me I have Babesia.
Posted by mr al (Member # 18191) on :
Being hoarse and phlegm are also sure fire signs of silent reflux known as LPR (Laryngopharyngeal Reflux) It's very common. Most people have no clue it exists because you don't get heartburn.
Go on a diet eating nothing with a ph under 5 and see if it goes away. That would be my advise.
It could be lyme related but not everything is. LPR is very common.
Posted by RDaywillcome (Member # 21454) on :
My hoarseness was do to vocal chord paralysis. He should be checked out by an ENT.