Tom, is it a matter of 'lost for words', or are the thoughts behind
the words also less acurate?  The brain is not a muscle.  Is general
brain deterioration, or of the language center, part of PD?

I find often, in conversation, I will 'fumble the words', or say the
words with the letters switched around (ex.: I could say "with the
swetters litched around").  Another thing I'm expriencing is the
tendency to talk so fast that I use an abreviated pronunciation, such
as prob'ly or once 'na wall (once in a while).  This phenomenon
happens when I'm practicing piano, doing repetitive technical
exercises.  I have to really concentrate to do them at a consistent
tempo.  And I will keep going faster, in the exercise or in speech,
til I crash and burn.

As far as singing, well, I do really good at imitating the growlers
like Dr. John, Tom Waits, and the ZZ Top song, "La Grange".  In other
words, I don't sing, I croak.

Enjoy Spring!
Rick McGirr
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom McCreary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: Citalopram/speaking skills


> Rick,
>
> regarding your inquiry regarding speech impairment. i have noticed i
can not
> sustain a note like i was able to before.  Think about, PD weakens
muscles
> and what is the diaphragm? Operated by a set of muscles.  i want say
i could
> ever carry an "idol" quality tune but i could at least handle a
controlled
> note.  Then there is the issue of articulation. Yep, tongue and jaw
muscles
> weaken.
>
> Now, contrary to what i was told in the beginning (dx ' 91) that
there
> wasn't much evidence of diminished mental acuity, i have difficult
finding
> words i know that i know i just cant find them for awhile.
>
> Tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "R.Rajaraman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 5:15 AM
> Subject: Re: Citalopram/speaking skills
>
>
> >
> > Hi Rick:
> >    Speech impediment is a major draw back when PD gets worse. I
understand
> > it may take   different forms in different people. However, my
first
> > symptom
> > was speech impediment. When I was lecturing in my class, I could
feel my
> > tongue got twisted and the words may not come out straight. One of
my
> > friends got his voice go down completely, no body can hear what he
says,
> > but
> > he can still walk without much trouble! Fortunately, there is some
> > treatment
> > for this probem, and that is LEE Silverman's VoiceTherapy of LSVT
for
> > short.
> > Unfotunately they make this training very expensive. As usual,
everybody
> > wants to make a killing out our ailment.  You should contact your
PD group
> > and find out more about it. I understand the sooner you start the
better
> > chance one avoids thus impediment.
> >    Raj
> > **********
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mary Ann Ryan" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 10:08 AM
> > Subject: Re: Citalopram/speaking skills
> >
> >
> >> Rick wrote:
> >> >I wasn't aware of lack of verbal skills, or reduction in
conversation
> >> > being a PD symptom.  Can anyone corroborate?
> >>
> >> My husband has had terrible trouble with verbal skills.  He
stopped
> >> conversing effectively long before his body stopped functioning.
Now he
> > has
> >> difficulty expressing even simple thoughts.
> >>
> >> He does suffer from a significant degree of dementia - so it is
hard to
> >> determine whether the speech difficulties have come from PD or
from the
> >> dementia.
> >> -----------
> >> God bless
> >> Mary Ann (CG Jamie 65/25)
> >>
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