European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i am an adult male with an unusual problem. I Swallow a lot of air when i eat. The pain in my Throat and Chest ranges from mild discomfort to agony. Once when it got so bad i breathe i went to the emergency room. Another time my rib area was badly bruised when someone who _ thought i was choking became a Little too energetic while performing the Heimlich Man Euver on me. When i eat i feel As if my Throat is closing up. If i drink water in an attempt to open my Throat the water often gets a stuck a like a plugged up sink and i can to breathe. It feels like a muscle in my Throat goes into spasms and i find myself gasping for air. Several minutes or hours later when i am Able to belch the breathing problems pass Over and the pain goes away. In be had two Complete medical exams with gastroenterologist. They did no to find anything. The doctors said it was stress. Believe me i had real stress after i saw the Bills. In be gone to several psychologists thinking the problem might be emotional a and received no help there. Needless to say i have no interest in food meals or cooking. I no longer eat with clients dates or friends because it is too embarrassing. The fear of choking is As bad As the pain. I done to care at this Point whether the problem is physical or mental. I need help. Can you or your readers give me a hand. No name any City dear no name have you seen an allergist i recommend it. If the problem is not an allergy please go for one More com dear Abby dear Abby i am a child psychologist and the Mother of two. There is certainly controversy in the Field of child development concerning pacifiers. However most professionals believe that there is no harm in giving pacifiers to infants As Long As the pacifier is a orthodontic ally approved a meaning the shape prevents the development of a Tongue thrusting habit. It is important to understand that the sucking reflex being necessary for survival is the strongest reflex in a Newborn. Some infants display a stronger need to suck than others. If a Mother were to attempt to satisfy this need with breast or bottle the result would be overfeeding a and a very tired Mother. Use of a pacifier is harmless As Long As the infant is weaned from it much As one weans a baby from a bottle. My younger daughter was born with an extremely Strong sucking reflex. When the paediatrician came to the Hospital and lifted her from her Bassinet All of the bedding came with her a she had tried to stuff it into her Mouth the paediatrician said a i Hope you have a pacifier at Abby the next time you print a letter from a a child development specialist a please Check with other professionals before unnecessarily alarming thousands of parents who Are already bombarded with Well Intel tuesday july 30, 1991 plete physical this time to a teaching Hospital connected with a University. These places do the Best diagnostic work. Good Luck and please let me hear from you. I want to know How you Are doing. Dear Ann Landers can you put me in touch with a support group for parents who have been ruined and kicked out by their children my children decided it was time to collect their inheritance so they booted me out of the company i built deprived me of my livelihood and made no provision for the livelihood of my present wife and Young children. We have Laws to protect the environment animals Birds minorities the handicapped abused kids abused wives criminals and so on but what about abused parents who Are ganged up on by their own children what can be done to help us i need to hear from you. D.w.r., los Angeles Calif. Dear . If Ever i heard just one Side of a Story this is it. In an Effort to put a Little flesh on the Skeleton in be come up with the following picture which is pure conjecture you left your wife for a younger woman and now have a second family. Your children went into your business and the fighting began. They were not pleased with the Way you treated their Mother and they did no to think you were such a great businessman. They gained control of the company and threw you out. If you think your children behaved in a Way that was not Legal you should see an attorney. Aside from the business aspects i strongly recommend counselling to get you through this trauma. Your life sounds like a real mess. Creators Syndicate toned advice from every Side. As with everything moderation is the key. Pro pacifier in Monroe Mich. Dear pro pacifier meet another pro pacifier enthusiast who shares your opinion of the child development specialist dear Abby i am really incensed by this a child development specialist who by sheer ego and self importance purports to know More than the instincts of a Mother. I am equally incensed at her allegation that parents who give their children pacifiers Are really pacifying themselves to keep their children quiet. How dare this a child development specialist insinuate that 1 am a bad Mother for using pacifiers if i were to listen to the constantly changing theories of these child development specialists and actually put to use some of their theories my children would be so confused they know which Way was up i would like to see the research that backs up her theory that the use of pacifiers can Lead to smoking overeating and alcoholism. 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