For the past few weeks, my DH clucks almost constantly.Is this another stage of this disease? A few years ago,he was into humming,but that was not as noticable as this.He has been on a downward swing, I wonder what will be next.
I have been humming for over 40 years. It sometimes drives others crazy and they point it out to me. Others just ask me why I hum. I don't even know I am doing it. It probably is just a nervious habit. I certainly don't know, but I have my doubts that it has anyting to do with Alz. If it does, I will be on record for having signs of alz. the longest of any other person.
My DH is in a nursing home. He talks most of the time , even tho there is no one listening. He'll even laugh. Of course, we don't have a clue what he's talking about.
Actually, yes. Not my husband, but the husband (who has since passed away) of an AD spouse I knew. He was part of Sid's dominoes group at one time, and he didn't exactly SAY "cluck, cluck", but he made a clicking, clucking sound constantly. It's hard to describe. It is definitely part of the disease.
My DH makes a "humph" noise all the time. It is really hard to describe but until I got use to it(sort of) I thought he was in some kind of distress and everytime I would ask him if he was alright he would tell me "Yeah, why do you ask?"
bama funny my DH started this clapping and its driving me nuts. he starts before bed and it goes on thru wee hrs off/on - its like hes got his own party going on:)but yes it gets on your nerves - especially when its loud! ha
This kind of sounds like what my husband has recently started doing. Usually it's no big deal, but the other morning he fell down after he did it. Twice! We've been trying to figure out why he fell; maybe the sound was so loud and startling to him that he "jumped" and lost his balance. Sheesh, this road is no fun.
mine makes sounds as though he was falling when hes about to drift into sleep. you know where you dream you are falling and try to vocalize to wake yourself up. i think his rhem )sp?_ sleep is very deep and comes on quickly. like a deep abyss. it sounds frighting and at times jerks himself awake and looks startled. once hes asleep its a very deep sleep it seems. it takes a while to bring him round to wake him. and hes on no medications for the AD. the things this disease does to the poor brain is so troubling.
Speaking of sleep. Two nights ago my dh had some really bad jerking problems. He has been having this problem for a year or more and is on medication for it(depakote 250mg) at night. The medication seemed to help...but, two nights ago it didn't help at all.
He jerked, jumped or whatever on the bed so hard it scared me to death...the bed even moved or at least that is how it felt. It was like someone had dropped him onto the bed. I called his dr. and he increased the medication to two tablets before bed.
On the repeated sounds, clapping, etc. Just a guess--but AD has an OCD-like component and I'm wondering if that is the cause of these things. Almost like a compulsive behavior. We went through a toothpick stage earlier and then constant picking stage--they passed; haven't gotten to the sounds or clapping yet. There is a man at the ALF who makes a constant "huffing" sound.
i .have also thought of these sounds they may try to use as a sort of communication since verbal is almost nil.. i think the clapping is a way to get attention - like huffing could be a way to express frustration anxiety. gosh only knows whats going thru these poor buggers (nikki:) minds.
You are probably right, Divvi. The man who makes the huffing sounds is wheelchair-bound; he's constantly "doing laps" around the hallway (which Steve is constantly doing on foot) and he may be frustrated since he clearly still wants to "go" but is confined to the wheelchair. We haven't heard from Nikki in a while, have we--hope she's ok.
I'm glad you asked that question! He doesn't cluck but he bangs his teeth together if he's thinking hard, or feeling annoyed, stressed, or excited, in other words it's most of the time. One of the grandchildren exclaimed, "Are you eating your teeth Grandpa!?" as he clicked away while watching an exciting TV program. I'm sure he's going to crack or chip his teeth so I see $$$$ every time I hear him doing it. I've tried to get him to stop but I guess he can't.
JustThinking, Lloyd just takes his teeth out from time to time. You never know where you will find them!!! In his pocket, on the steps, on the floor...I too see those $$$$ every time I look at him and he gives me that toothless smile! I keep worrying about the trash or the toilet.
Every day I have to look for DH'S teeth,if I don't they are lost for weeks.Also,he doesn't wear his hearing aid,because he's afraid of losing it. We have already lost three and the dog chewed one.also chewed DH'S partial plate to the tune of 2,000 dollar repair.Remote is lost again,nothing new.I love it when our son says"Mom,you should really keep those things where you know where to find them" He should be here 24/7 he'd find out in a hurry how clever his Dad is.
We went through the "where are my teeth" (upper denture) phase. He would take them out, put them in, over & over again. Then about 3 months ago I noticed that he just didn't put them in anymore, he kept them in his pocket. He wouldn't even put them in to eat. So now he doesn't wear them at all. It doesn't seem to bther him & he can eat almost anything (except real cruncy things & steak.) yhouniey, I had to chuckle when I read your son's comment. If only he could know that misplacing teeth is just the tip of the iceberg!
I have been finding Paul's teeth under his pillow. I should probably have him just remove them at night,but he does not like to. As for his hearing aides I watch them like the gold that they are. We have to be on guard ALL THE TIME-sure makes you tired by the end of the day!