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@Heavesimp 

Heavesimp

Speech

Hi guys I’m thinking of joining speech and debate in college to help with my speech and stuttering more but idk if will actually help because with that I’ll probably start stressing about it? Or not?
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@SammyVee 

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SammyVee

Speech

Hi Guys been told by docs regarding my MS that my speech is slurred i dont see it at all nor my mum. I’m fine !! i believe anyway anyone else speech due to MS affected? Mine is not at all but 2 Neurologists have said it in their notes!
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@mngonewild 

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Is it the volume of my voice or my family needing hearing aids??? Anyone else I have thoughts? https://www.nationalmssociety.org/understanding-ms/what-is-ms/ms-symptoms/speech-problems#:~:text=Speech%20Therapy%20for%20People%20Living%20With%20Multiple%20Sclerosis&text=They%20can%20also%20teach%20...
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@laurenfster 

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laurenfster

Speech.

Does anyone struggle with their speech at all? I always tend o stumble across my words and end up choking a lot of the time.. and it always seems to happen when I'm talking to people I don't really know, its getting embarrassing... :/
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@kemiller1 

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kemiller1

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Lately I have been like choking on my words and then can’t think of what to say or what I’m trying to say. How do you guys help with that?
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@Adelleholly 

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Adelleholly

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Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has had their speech affected by there ms? I’m currently going through a phase where my speech is quite slow and stuttered and I was wondering if that was common with the condition??
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@boodle06 

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boodle06

Speech.

I really hate the way my speech is affected. It makes me feel stupid & thick @ totally inadequate. It's such a struggle to get my words & sentences out. It worries me that if I have this already after only 11 months & still undiagnosed how the heck I am gonna cope with god knows what els...
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@IllusiveG 

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IllusiveG

Speech problems

Does anyone else have speech problems? I want to say words but I can't get them out. It gets especially bad when I'm stressed or nervous.
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@dobbsm006 

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dobbsm006

Trouble with Speech

For the last 2 months, I occasionally have trouble getting my words out. has anyone else experienced this ?
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@MicheleTz 

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MicheleTz

I’m still in the process of testing, however my neurologist says I have MS based on scans that I’ve had since 2023. I suffered 3 strokes and they have done a number on me however only one of them was a leaking aneurism, which emergency surgery repaired. I had to learn to walk, talk and do all of that again, but I still have difficulty getting around and speaking without slurred speech. Since then my body has been deteriorating rapidly. After my scans in February of 2025, it’s been a doozie of pain, extreme fatigue, and a constant migraine. I’ve been on nerve blockers for a year and they only suppress the pain slightly. Has anyone else had strokes caused from MS? I know that the EMG showed severe damage in my non-stroke leg, and that I have a lot of lesions on my spinal cord and in my brain. I am not sure I understand what MS is and how to adapt my life accordingly. I am afraid that I push myself to hard, I’ve adapted to having a new normal in the past, but I’m not sure I’m ready to do it again.

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