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
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From: "Mary Ann Ryan" <[log in to unmask]>
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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.
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> God bless
> Mary Ann (CG Jamie 65/25)
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