Speech problems in elderly

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Avatar f tn My experience is limited, and with the super elderly with stroke disorders. Dysphagia has to be evaluated by a specialist in this disorder, and they do not always figure out the etiology. I can only speak of one case of a woman in her late 90's in which, following a stroke, the ability to swallow did return after eight months. I would not give up hope.There is a great deal of redundancy in the human nervous system.
Avatar f tn I am concerned in that because is elderly that he is being medicated for something neurological they were unable to diagnose. I had an elderly friend of the family whom my mother knew. He was in the hospital and he had some blood loss after surgery. He started talking incoherently because of this and they almost gave him Risperdal for "psychosis". Of course my mother stopped them and he did not have any "psychosis" but imagine if she hadn't.
Avatar m tn t go now his body will force him to go eventually and it may be too late. By nipping things in the bud we can prevent any serious problems in the future. You should also get him on probiotics either a supplement or yogurt enriched with it. We are more apt to develop polyps after the age of 50 and that's why they suggest we start having colonoscopies at age 50.
Avatar m tn I've had problems in the past with slurred speech, but it's mostly just fatigue. Do you have any lesions in your neck?
9771188 tn?1405907831 Has anyone had problems communicating? I have problems with finding the right word to use. Sometimes I use I will get so frustrated. My family and friends say that I repeat myself a lot. I do know this, especially when I am excited, happy or upset. I completely lose my train of thought. I used to be able to speak in public, and train people. This has been difficult for me. Am I alone? I have battled through much worse demons than this, but I don't want to give up now.
Avatar f tn Jacqui, my son too had speech problems at that age. In fact it seemed almost as if when he was younger and only spoke one word at a time, it was more clear. I also thought for awhile that he was being "lazy" with his words, but it is not their fault they just don't have the tongue strength. I too had just moved to a new town and didn't know a lot of the resources available. I spoke to his doctor and she recommended a speech therapist evaluation.
1088527 tn?1425313375 I had a modified barium swallow on thurs due to more difficulty in swallowing and too much weight loss on average 5lbs a month. I had this test 3 yrs ago and it showed food getting stuck on right side so went to speech therapy learned some tricks. Things have changed this time for the worse the test showed that food is getting stuck in my esophagus and wont move even after large quantities of fluid.
Avatar f tn Hi. 5'10" Gent, and brand spankin newbie to this site. i just turned 56 in April. In my journal August. 12, 2013, I recorded wgt. 247.5 lb, BP 157/101, severe depression & anxiety with heaart palpitations and mid-nightime panic attacks. Also using CPAP setting of 14cm for severe sleep apnea, and suffered almost daily migraines. Plus my triglicerides were, as my dr put it, "through the roof!
Avatar f tn No, I don't think so it is the symptom of end of life. I lived with my father in law who was 94 years old when he came in. He's healthy, only with asthma. He offered help me to sweep the floor/yard. Hanging and picking up the clothes. He also concentrated on the weather make sure he picked up the clothes before it rained. He'll miss if he slept all the day long! LOL. He liked sleep (usually longer hour than us).
398059 tn?1447945633 There was a brief article about this in the NY Times recently Unsteady on Your Feet? Try Moving to Music http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/health/research/30aging.html "Elderly people in a new study cut their risk of falling by more than half after they took classes in eurhythmics, an exercise-and-music program designed for young children...
Avatar m tn Like i said, its been going on for 3 months, and i havent even been able to get one normal deep breath like i used to in that span of time. I saw a lung specialist, did the test where you blow into the machine, and i was told my results were normal. How can this be? I dont feel like i can breathe as well as i used to. Im supposed to go in for one more test but the doctor seemed pretty convinced that i was fine. So then what could be making me feel this way?
Avatar n tn t it seem that I would have other weakness in other parts of my body or that my speech problems would have progressed. ( which it has not) ? especially after 3 years.? any ideas of what this could be? my appointment with Wake Forest is on Monday sept 26.
Avatar f tn My 4 year old granddaughter has obvious speech problems. It is very hard to understand her. Her speech patterns have also changed. She used to call her mother "Mama-ee" and now she calls her "Mahee". She cannot pronounce her own name, Meaghan. I want my daughter to get her a hearing test and she says she does not think she has a hearing problem.
Avatar m tn s constant, if it comes on randomly (for no known reason), if you are elderly, or if you have a history of heart problems, you need to see a doctor. If it's scaring you, or if it just doesn't seem normal, I'd suggest getting your doctor involved.
Avatar n tn I had speech problems ( in #1 ) and now I am talking fluently after taking mirtazapine. Whats going on? Thank you and expecting your answers.
342647 tn?1291107933 That is normal and it actually sounds like your baby might be advanced in the speech department! Just keep speaking clearly and talking a lot to them and they'll pick it all up. Your pediatrician will start assessing speech development during visits. At least they SHOULD. You might notice, as they do the exam, the doctor will ask your child questions like, "What's your favorite food? Do you have a special toy?" to coax them into talking to see how well they speak.
Avatar n tn Is she delayed in her speech or language? I have seen children do this when they are having a hard time communicating with others. I made a necklace out of a teething toy for a child that was having problems with biting. We taught him to bite the necklace when he was angry instead of another child. This really helped him. She could be having sensory issues that can be identified by taking her to an Occupational Therapist. I do not believe this is happening for no reason.
Avatar n tn html VIT D studies by endos, and it says VIT D is an important vitamin and it was linked to mental changes as well as physical changes and it said fibro CFS graves diease hashimoto hypo hyper etc should be checked for this sometimes its HIGH too much in our system but mostly its low its not a cure its a HELPER mine was proven dangerously low with my hypo symptom and normal TSH my ex hubby is graves diease with speech problems hes getting this VIT D level checked next week it will be awesome
Avatar n tn I've had these things for 14 yrs now, & this is the first time i've ever gotten involved w/ a forum! my story is similar, but for sure more severe. there must be a genetic component, b/c my mom (i'm 35) has been able to guide me through it since she had the same thing. she hasn't had one (i think) since menopause, so we believe there's a hormone component. lots of things to say that seem like might help others, so here goes!
Avatar m tn There are three parts of speech--- articulation (making the sounds) is one we all think of with speech. but there is also receptive speech (the ability to take in and organize what is said to you so that you can understand it) and expresssive (the ability to formulate the thoughts you want to express, to organize those thoughts into words to speak). Motor planning has a huge impact on these speech componants.
Avatar m tn t say much. Not communicating very much has fed my speech problems and really hurt my social skills and my self-esteem, so I've decided to finally try to do something about it so I can feel comfortable making conversation with people. After listening to recordings of my speech and watching myself speak on video and in a mirror, I definitely noticed that I don't speak with very good articulation.