Hi Rick:
I agree with you fully. I have similar problems. This showed up very
badly during my recent lecture trip in Europe. However, I warned the
audience that they should stop me if they cannot hear me properly.
Somehow I managed this time. It is becoming very difficult to maintain
proper speed and volume of speech, without jumbling words and beginning to
mumble.
Lee Silverman's course may be of some help.
By the way, what is Citalopram? Does it help in speech problems?
Raj
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick McGirr" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: Citalopram/speaking skills
> 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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