Jesuslovesme, my hubby has been making that type of sound for as long as I have known him. I asked him about it, and he was surprised as he never realized he was doing that. He probably did that as a kid :)
Jesuslovesme, There is a lot on search engines about this if you look up "involuntary sounds while eating" online. This is quite common. I hope that my 80 year old self can get the below to copy/paste for you, but otherwise I trust you to find things: The spectrum of involuntary vocalizations in humans: A video atlas - Mainka - 2019 - Movement Disorders - Wiley Online Good luck, and don't worry about this. This can happen with Parkinson's, with other disorders, and with dementias. I note that you have had a few questions about similar "tics" you are seeing and hearing, and that you have followed some questions as regards this. Do you have a good doc you can discuss things with? Do your have any sort of support in your caregiving. The Parkinson's Foundation at www.parkinson.org may be able to help you find information and supply guidance, though I am myself not familiar with the organization. Their site looks to have a good deal of information, and a phone number as well, and as this is a .org you can rest assured they are in the public interest, not some scam to take money from you. I sure wish you good luck.
My Husband would make noises when he ate... My Husband would make noises when he was sitting in a chair watching TV.. My Husband would make noises when I was on the phone... My Husband would make noises while we were walking through a store....
My guess whoever you are giving a meal to is enjoying the meal.
I don’t think it has to do with choking and it is not throat clearing but he does cough routinely after eating. He is completely unaware of the sounds he is making while eating.
There is a lot on search engines about this if you look up "involuntary sounds while eating" online. This is quite common.
I hope that my 80 year old self can get the below to copy/paste for you, but otherwise I trust you to find things:
The spectrum of involuntary vocalizations in humans: A video atlas - Mainka - 2019 - Movement Disorders - Wiley Online
Good luck, and don't worry about this. This can happen with Parkinson's, with other disorders, and with dementias. I note that you have had a few questions about similar "tics" you are seeing and hearing, and that you have followed some questions as regards this. Do you have a good doc you can discuss things with? Do your have any sort of support in your caregiving. The Parkinson's Foundation at www.parkinson.org may be able to help you find information and supply guidance, though I am myself not familiar with the organization. Their site looks to have a good deal of information, and a phone number as well, and as this is a .org you can rest assured they are in the public interest, not some scam to take money from you.
I sure wish you good luck.
My Husband would make noises when he was sitting in a chair watching TV..
My Husband would make noises when I was on the phone...
My Husband would make noises while we were walking through a store....
My guess whoever you are giving a meal to is enjoying the meal.
Perhaps this hmmmmm-ing, mmmmm-ing diner is just enjoying his/her food…? Or, perhaps not enjoying it, but then the sound might be more like urrrrrgh.