bigguy
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thanks everyone so much for giving me valuable feedback.
The main reason I'm here and have been looking/taking videos of my tongue is because I'm fairly sure I have dysarthria that started a month and a half ago. The dysarthria right now is slight and not really detectable by anyone besides me but I have definitely felt it getting worse, mainly with regards to "s", "st" and phrases with repeated lingual sounds such as "get it at all". I feel as if I cannot say these phrases/words as fast as I used to and when I try, my tongue trips. I have no discernible weakness in my tongue and it can move rapidly, from corner to corner of my mouth, but this speaking difficulty still persists. The tip of my tongue also feels rough/different.
I also have symptoms that are not typical of ALS. About a month ago, perhaps coinciding with my speech difficulty, my right upper lip went numb and although it is not apparent when my mouth is at rest, it looks like I'm talking out the left side of my mouth when I speak or make facial expressions. Shortly after, my right lower lip started to droop in a similar fashion and now when I open my mouth wide, the right corner of my mouth is 2-3 centimeters lower than the left corner and does not open symmetrically. Also, in the back of my mouth, the right side of my tongue sits lower than the left side. These problems along with a slight grinding noise/popping when I open my mouth have led me to suspect TMJ disorder, but I have never heard of TMJ being able to cause slurred speech.
The main reason I'm here and have been looking/taking videos of my tongue is because I'm fairly sure I have dysarthria that started a month and a half ago. The dysarthria right now is slight and not really detectable by anyone besides me but I have definitely felt it getting worse, mainly with regards to "s", "st" and phrases with repeated lingual sounds such as "get it at all". I feel as if I cannot say these phrases/words as fast as I used to and when I try, my tongue trips. I have no discernible weakness in my tongue and it can move rapidly, from corner to corner of my mouth, but this speaking difficulty still persists. The tip of my tongue also feels rough/different.
I also have symptoms that are not typical of ALS. About a month ago, perhaps coinciding with my speech difficulty, my right upper lip went numb and although it is not apparent when my mouth is at rest, it looks like I'm talking out the left side of my mouth when I speak or make facial expressions. Shortly after, my right lower lip started to droop in a similar fashion and now when I open my mouth wide, the right corner of my mouth is 2-3 centimeters lower than the left corner and does not open symmetrically. Also, in the back of my mouth, the right side of my tongue sits lower than the left side. These problems along with a slight grinding noise/popping when I open my mouth have led me to suspect TMJ disorder, but I have never heard of TMJ being able to cause slurred speech.