slurred speech

  1. T

    Slurred speech and tight jaw

    Hi all - 37f here. Over the past few months I’ve been dealing with jaw tension and difficulty articulating/speaking. My tongue is scalloped and I am unconsciously clenching 24/7.. my tongue feels heavy, slow and too large for my mouth. My throat and jaw feels tight. All of this has resulted in...
  2. L

    On the verge of a breakdown ..all symptoms of Als

    A year ago I started feeling numbness and tingling in my leg and burning sensation in my head I did a brain MRI which showed corticospinal tract hyperintensities which are biomarkers of Als. Neurologists said no Als and related my symptoms to anxiety but symptoms exacerbated a lot.later I began...
    • Lavender
    • Thread
    • als anxiety arm brain breakdown breathing burning clinical crying diagnosis emg fear mri muscles slurred speech speech swallowing symptoms symptoms of als tongue weakness
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  3. Ande

    Frightened that I have ALS

    I know I'm 17 years old and it's very rare for me to have ALS on this age, but I still hope you hear me out on this. This all started with muscle twitching about 4 weeks ago. I felt it in my legs and in my back which was really weird feeling. I also noticed that when I was standing still my...
    • Ande
    • Thread
    • age als arm back brain death food hope hyperreflexia lift muscle muscle twitching music night scared shaking sleep slurred speech speech stress symptoms twitches twitching wanted wrong
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. G

    My symptoms

    Hello everyone, my name is Greg. My heart goes out to everyone who has been afflicted with this disease and my thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Also, I want to thank everyone for giving g your time and efforts on posts such as ‘Do I Have Als’ your time and effort is greatly...
    • Gb84
    • Thread
    • arm back balance brain breathing cramping early family fingers heart mri muscle neurologist pain scared shortness of breath slurred speech speech support symptom symptoms tests twitches twitching weakness
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. B

    C9 carrier with possible symptoms

    Hello everyone! This ended up being a very long post so I I'm going to put a tldr at the end for those of you with limited energy. This is my first post here and as a c9 carrier I will likely be lurking around for a while as it is the most comfort I have found so far. I want to say thank you...
    • Boumike
    • Thread
    • arm atrophy bulbar bulbar onset cramping cramps dad emg ftd money muscle twitching neurologist onset pain research sleep slurred speech speech stiffness story symptom symptoms twitches twitching weakness
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. B

    Very scared abt Bulbar Onset, plz help

    I would like to thank all of you in advance for reading my concerns. I am 39 yeasr old male. It all started in july last year. Initially i was suffering from burning pain in my arms and legs. I went to a dibatologists. But my sugar level came normal. Then I went to a neurologist. He adviced some...
    • bikku
    • Thread
    • als bulbar bulbar als bulbar onset burning clean emg dysphagia eating emg fear food meds neurologist night onset pain reading saliva scared slurred speech speech swallowing symptoms tests tongue twitching vitamin d worry
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. B

    MIL Diagnosed

    My MIL started showing symptoms in June 2018. It started with back pain and slurred speech and progressed from there. In August she needed a cane to walk, and by September a walker. We had began seeking answers from her PCP and a Neurologist who couldn't give us any answers. The only thing...
    • berlies
    • Thread
    • als back choking clinic dad decline diagnose diagnosis early father feeding tube go away hospice lift neurologist pain progression respiratory slurred speech speech support symptoms test wanted wheelchair
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Newly diagnosed
  8. P

    Girlfriend diagnosed yesterday...

    I've known in my heart that this was als. 1 year ago she and I were snowmobiling. Symptoms first started around June. She needs help getting into my truck now, has slurred speech. And can not swallow a pill, but she can't open the pill bottle anyhow. We are referred to mass general. I...
    • pfd161
    • Thread
    • als diagnosed heart questions slurred speech speech swallow symptoms
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Newly diagnosed
  9. P

    Scared and sad...

    First off, thanks to everyone on these forums. I have been visiting a bit as I'm quite convinced my girlfriend of 10 years has developed this terrible disease. A year ago today we were on our snowmobiles in northern Maine... it seems impossible that we are where we are right now. Sharon...
    • pfd161
    • Thread
    • ankle back balance brain dad diagnosed emg family fell foot ice life love mri neurologist reading respiratory sad scared slurred speech speech swallowing symptoms tests weakness
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. C

    Tongue Quiver

    Good afternoon, My name is Chris and I am a 29 year old male. For the last 4 months the sides of my tongue have quivered non-stop. The best way to describe it is as if the sides of my tongue move left and right at an incredibly rapid pace while the middle maintains it's placement. I can not...
    • ccreich
    • Thread
    • als als? back bulbar christmas ice medicine merry christmas movement nose slurred speech speech swallowing tests tongue
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
Back
Top