Swallowing and speech disorders usually play a subordinate role in the perception of patients. However, problems with swallowing occur in up to 40% and with speech in around 75% of all MS patients during the course of the disease. This episode is about how you can recognize that there is a problem and, above all, what you can do about it. After all, eating and drinking as well as socializing with other people are among the absolute basic needs. A speech therapist can help you to learn how to swallow or speak again. You can find out more in the article.
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Food for thought
If you occasionally have slight problems with swallowing or speaking that you didn’t have before, then simply get it checked by a specialist, be it your neurologist or a speech therapist. It is almost always the case that early intervention leads to a better prognosis.
Question for you
Have you ever had problems with swallowing or speaking? And was there possibly a connection to multiple sclerosis?
Maybe you are interested in the other articles about MS symptoms:
- Finding Joy Again. Navigating MS-Related Sexual Dysfunction
- Overcoming MS Sleep Challenges for Restful Nights and Brighter Days.
- Depression and MS. How to find your way back to emotional balance
- Living Fully with MS. Managing Bladder and Bowel Disorders
- MS Symptom Pain. How to regain your quality of life
- Spasticity in MS – far more than normal muscle cramps
- Movement restrictions in MS – how to maintain your strength, balance and mobility in the best possible way
- Clearing the Fog – Understanding Vision Problems in Multiple Sclerosis
- Cognitive disorders in MS – when the mind goes on strike
See you soon and try to make the best out of your life,
Nele
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