Speech difficulties in PD

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:26 am Post subject: Speech Difficulties in

Dear Doctor,

I understand about half of all people with PD are likely develop difficulty with speech. The speech changes that occur are due to inco-ordination and reduced activities of muscles that control the speech mechanism.

The main difficulties I have experience are:
Loss of volume, pitch, range and intonation in the voice.,
speech being either too fast or too slow
uncontrolled repetitions of sounds, words or phrases;
slurred speech;
difficulty initiating speech;
reduced facial expression and natural gesture; and
a harsh, breathy voice.

Is it related with Jaw tremor or trauma (the shock caused by unpleasant and upsetting experience )?

Is it related to tongue-tied/twister(difficulty to speak quickly) caused by neurological disorders?

Is it related with the drooling of saliva from the mouth ?

Best regards

TEOKIMHOE

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Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD



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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:04 am Post subject:

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Dear Teo,
Once again, your questions are very good, and relevant. However, this is outside my scope of practice as a dietitian. NPF has an excellent forum, however, that addresses speech concerns. Please go back to "Discussion Corner," and scroll down to "Talk To A Speech Clinician." Post your question there for an answer by experts in the field.
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Best regards,
Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD
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