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voice problem
hi,
i have a problem when i talk,sometime words does not come out clear or hard to pronounce certain words and when i'm with people i just keep quite. Is the a medication for this problem i just want to talk clearly.please advise.
i have a problem when i talk,sometime words does not come out clear or hard to pronounce certain words and when i'm with people i just keep quite. Is the a medication for this problem i just want to talk clearly.please advise.
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I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your advice. Your advice has given me a light or a way forward to understanding to what's happening with me, i have never ever spoken to my GP/family doctor about this because i thought there isn't a problem it just me and as i grown up through the years i started to look into it, but your advice i really really appreciate them i don't know how to thank you more, but thank you so much.
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Based on what you are describing, you might have inflammation of your superior laryngeal nerve which is the nerve that controls the muscle around your larynx (voice box) that controls pitch. An upper respiratory tract infection (cold) can cause the inflammation. You might need oral steroids or nerve medications like Lyrica to quiet down the inflammation. It can take up to 3 months for the inflammation to subside, but sometimes the problem is permanent. The best way for evaluation is to see a speech pathologist who specializes in voice and who can perform a videostroboscopy which is a special camera to look at the movement of the vocal cords. The speech pathologist can recommend vocal strengthening exercises and works with an ENT who can prescribe the medication.
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