Re: Speech Impediments

[Guest guest]

Funny you should ask that. I had never realized I had a small

speech impediment until someone videotaped me about two years ago

while using a microphone. No one had ever told me this, however I

don't think many people, even family, would say " Hay, what's up with

your speech impediment? " I started paying more attention to the way

I annunciate, and once braces were put on I noticed that if I wasn't

careful, my barely noticeable impediment became extremely

noticeable. I haven't yet had my surgery, but I have high hopes

that it will solve some of these issues. I hope your surgery helps

with yours. Let us know once the wires come off.

>

> I'm curious if anyone here (especially those with a class 3) has

had a

> speech impediment due an open bite and whether or not orthognathic

> surgery helped/made worse/or did nothing for their specific case.

I'm

> not worried about the pitch of the voice changing since that

probably

> has more to due with your specific vocal cords, but I'm curious

about

> changes in pronunciation, especially when you have had drastic

enough

> surgery that it changes the dimensions of the interior of your

mouth.

> I've had troubles pronouncing " th- " , " t " , " s " , and " sh- " due to

the

> lower jaw extending 11mm beyond the upper jaw-- interfered with my

> tongue being able to push against the back of my teeth that didn't

> close properly. I'm curious if anyone had to undergo speech

therapy

> or not. I'm also interested in hearing how many people actually

have

> a speech problem due to their jaws. I haven't seen this topic come

> up, but I've noticed at least with a friend that has a " lisp " , that

> they don't realize how they actually sound until they heard

themselves

> from off a recorder. Perhaps the same applies to those with jaw

> problems. Love to hear from anyone with any experiences, until I

get

> to find out for myself.

> /still wired-shut