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Blubbering

lqadams
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My husband has Lewy Body dementia. He gets teary eyed, blubbery, at anything. At a song on radio, at a collision in a Nascar race on tv, at someone saying hw good their cake was . Anything! Is anyone else experiencing this with their loved one? It can be embarrassing when out in public.

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  • Iris L.
    Iris L. Member Posts: 4,306
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    This could be pseudobulbar affect.  It causes uncontrollable emotions, such as laughter or crying.  

     Iris

  • Marta
    Marta Member Posts: 694
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    If it is pseudobulbar affect, medication Nuedexta is available for treatment.

    Is your husband under the care of a neurologist?

    Also, per your other post, if he continues to choke he will need a swallowing evaluation.

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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