edmar22
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Dear all, after having read a lot of the posts on these forums, I finally decided to post. I am very touched by all the comments and advice given by all suffering from this terrible disease.
I am a 40 year old male, and I have noticed especially in the last couple of weeks that sometimes I struggle to find the right words when talking, or that the words don't come out, or I really have to concentrate to say the words. Tbh I had noticed a similar occurence when I had consumed substantial amounts of alcohol. I speak 3 languages fluently of which English is my mother tongue, I notice it happens more often in the other 2 languages, but also happens in English. I asked my wife if she had noticed any change in my voice and she hadn't. I never really articulated my words so well, I tend to mumble sometimes. Here the issue is that I am talking and all of a sudden I am unable to properly pronounce a word or it doesn't enunciate properly. In terms of my tongue I can move it up down, around my lips without any issues. I had several meetings yesterday for work, and today I feel almost like my throat muscles are sore.
Another issue I noticed was i have the impression that sometimes a bit of saliva is dripping down my throat. I noticed this last summer then it seemed to have stopped. It could be that I have become worried with this speech issue and I am finding other things.
In terms of muscles I had a fasiculation last summer on my left arm, it lasted on and off for about a week and then stopped. I stopped coffee at this point and it seemed to have gone.
My main issue is my speech, of course I can maintain a conversation without having trouble finding words, but it is difficult sometimes. And sometimes my words get mixed up.
I understand Bulbar seems very improbable at my age, but nevertheless it is on my mind and making me worried. It may just be anxiousness causing all this, I certainly hope so. I have been under stress lately with work and other issues, I would hope I could attribute it to this. It is really denting my confidence when I speak, and because I am aware of it I am wondering if this makes me more prone to speaking like this.
I understand one Bulbar onset symptoms is slurring of words, now I do not really understand how that comes about and if it is consistent, and if what I have is considered slurring.
Any comments are appreciated, my heart goes out to all those PALS out there.
I am a 40 year old male, and I have noticed especially in the last couple of weeks that sometimes I struggle to find the right words when talking, or that the words don't come out, or I really have to concentrate to say the words. Tbh I had noticed a similar occurence when I had consumed substantial amounts of alcohol. I speak 3 languages fluently of which English is my mother tongue, I notice it happens more often in the other 2 languages, but also happens in English. I asked my wife if she had noticed any change in my voice and she hadn't. I never really articulated my words so well, I tend to mumble sometimes. Here the issue is that I am talking and all of a sudden I am unable to properly pronounce a word or it doesn't enunciate properly. In terms of my tongue I can move it up down, around my lips without any issues. I had several meetings yesterday for work, and today I feel almost like my throat muscles are sore.
Another issue I noticed was i have the impression that sometimes a bit of saliva is dripping down my throat. I noticed this last summer then it seemed to have stopped. It could be that I have become worried with this speech issue and I am finding other things.
In terms of muscles I had a fasiculation last summer on my left arm, it lasted on and off for about a week and then stopped. I stopped coffee at this point and it seemed to have gone.
My main issue is my speech, of course I can maintain a conversation without having trouble finding words, but it is difficult sometimes. And sometimes my words get mixed up.
I understand Bulbar seems very improbable at my age, but nevertheless it is on my mind and making me worried. It may just be anxiousness causing all this, I certainly hope so. I have been under stress lately with work and other issues, I would hope I could attribute it to this. It is really denting my confidence when I speak, and because I am aware of it I am wondering if this makes me more prone to speaking like this.
I understand one Bulbar onset symptoms is slurring of words, now I do not really understand how that comes about and if it is consistent, and if what I have is considered slurring.
Any comments are appreciated, my heart goes out to all those PALS out there.