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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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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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@AnnmarieFrets 

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AnnmarieFrets

I have read the conversation but I don’t have any of the symptoms except lost of speech.

Port Richey, United States
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@Manxgal75 

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Manxgal75

Issues with speech

Hi, I went to a wedding on Saturday and something weird happened. I literally only had a couple of drinks (and yes it was just a couple) it felt like my brain and mouth weren't connected. The words were literally in my mouth but when I got the words out, it was like I was speaking a different langu...
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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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