Sattler ‘brave’ in Parkinson ‘s battle

The head of Parkinson's Australia says Radio 6PR talkback host Howard Sattler was "brave" to publicly open up about his battle with the disease.

The famously polarising Sattler told Perth's Sunday Times that he had been undergoing treatment for Parkinson's since last year, after suffering what was diagnosed as a stroke last May.

Parkinson's Australia Daryl Smeaton said it was admirable for a media figure such as Sattler to discuss his disease openly.

"I think Howard is very brave to come out about being diagnosed," Smeaton said.

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"It's important for people to understand that even though it's incurable, you can still have a good quality of life."

Sattler said he visited a number of doctors over the past two years, prompted when his speech began to slur and radio listeners accused him of being drunk on air - leading 6PR management to intervene.

"I was talking Swahili," Howard said.

"It got to the stage where no one could understand me."

Sattler said a specialist finally told him that he had the disease in June.

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Sattler 'brave' in Parkinson 's battle