i want to talk normally again!

[Guest guest]

I posted this earlier but i think it got lost in the clutter. What

kind of speech problems have people encountered? I'm 12 days post-op

and it's difficult to speak clearly - which is obviously a problem at

work, where a lot of conversations occur on the phone.

How long did people have speech problems? My swelling is well over

halfway down from its peak but the speaking is still a problem. I

sound very nasal and sometimes it is hard to enunciate.

When will it go away?????

[Guest guest]

Amen to that! I am 24 days post op and I still have speech problems (the kind

you

describe). As to when it will go away, your guess is as good as mine.

Luke

> I posted this earlier but i think it got lost in the clutter. What

> kind of speech problems have people encountered? I'm 12 days post-op

> and it's difficult to speak clearly - which is obviously a problem at

> work, where a lot of conversations occur on the phone.

>

> How long did people have speech problems? My swelling is well over

> halfway down from its peak but the speaking is still a problem. I

> sound very nasal and sometimes it is hard to enunciate.

>

> When will it go away?????

[Guest guest]

If I remember it was at about week 6 that I sounded normal. It will slowly

improve.

Re: i want to talk normally again!

Amen to that! I am 24 days post op and I still have speech problems (the kind

you

describe). As to when it will go away, your guess is as good as mine.

Luke

> I posted this earlier but i think it got lost in the clutter. What

> kind of speech problems have people encountered? I'm 12 days post-op

> and it's difficult to speak clearly - which is obviously a problem at

> work, where a lot of conversations occur on the phone.

>

> How long did people have speech problems? My swelling is well over

> halfway down from its peak but the speaking is still a problem. I

> sound very nasal and sometimes it is hard to enunciate.

>

> When will it go away?????

[Guest guest]

--- My speech at post op day 19 sounds fairly good. I thought I

would be mumbling. I have a few sounds that are off but everyone

understands me. I was told usu by week 6 to 3 months. Also my OS

determines whether he thinks you need speech therapy afterwards.

Thank goodness he didn't think I needed it. I ask your OS for

his/her opinion. I'm sure your speech will slowly get better with

time. Also, I'm more self conscious of those sounds that sound bad

to me but others have no problem understanding or they don't really

think the sounds sound awful. So maybe its not as bad as you think,

ask your coworkers what they think.

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wrote:

> I posted this earlier but i think it got lost in the clutter.

What

> kind of speech problems have people encountered? I'm 12 days post-

op

> and it's difficult to speak clearly - which is obviously a problem

at

> work, where a lot of conversations occur on the phone.

>

> How long did people have speech problems? My swelling is well

over

> halfway down from its peak but the speaking is still a problem. I

> sound very nasal and sometimes it is hard to enunciate.

>

> When will it go away?????