rose
Extremely helpful member
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2008
- Messages
- 2,925
- Reason
- DX MND
- Diagnosis
- 7/2008
- Country
- US
- State
- Maryland
- City
- Anytown
Yeah, there is a lot going on, who knew? or even thought about it? That is one of the things that is so deceptive when the distinction is made that it is the voluntary muscles involved with MND, they may be voluntary, but we don't think about how we do it.
During my last speech pathologist appointment, (two were in the room with me) and one asked me if I could touch the tip of my tongue up behind my upper front teeth with my mouth open, and I was proudly showing how I could still do it ~ and she turns around, and says to the other guy with an affirmative nod, that I was raising my mandible rather than lifting my tongue. So I said, no no, I am too, so she said for me try to put my finger in between my upper and lower teeth while I did it, and I discovered my mouth was not even open wide enough to wedge part of my fingertip in. :neutral:
During my last speech pathologist appointment, (two were in the room with me) and one asked me if I could touch the tip of my tongue up behind my upper front teeth with my mouth open, and I was proudly showing how I could still do it ~ and she turns around, and says to the other guy with an affirmative nod, that I was raising my mandible rather than lifting my tongue. So I said, no no, I am too, so she said for me try to put my finger in between my upper and lower teeth while I did it, and I discovered my mouth was not even open wide enough to wedge part of my fingertip in. :neutral: