scaredintol
New member
- Joined
- Jul 31, 2012
- Messages
- 2
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- US
- State
- ohio
- City
- toledo
First let me say hello and thanks to all the people who help on this forums. I have spent too much time reading them I am 37 male- 35 when the speech issue started. I got a clean brain mri. When I asked my ent about als he replied with "what are the odds of that". He eventually said I have acid reflux, which I do, tmj and a deviated septum/ sinus troubles. My speech worries me greatly though. Its been a year and a half plus and my problem is my tongue seems to quit mid word or get snagged a great deal. Not really slurring but it bite it more often now, its seem sore a lot and I notice it hitting my teeth and the roof of my mouth back by my throat a lot. Its not always there and seems to always be accompanied by sore throat, difficulty swallowing...but its not all day. My tongue also gets very sore and just feels odd sometimes. I can still tent my cheeks, hold my tongue outside my mouth, push hard against the roof of my mouth, it doesn't feel weak to me, maybe swollen or clumsy sometimes and sometimes my speech is flawless but I am terrified. Sorry if this seems a waste of time, I just don't know what to think.