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[singingvoice914]

what can be done medically when you loose your singing voice and your regular talking voice gets raspy after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis

[supermum_ms]

Hi and welcome to our little MS community, i dont think i've said hello before but if i have please forgive the cog fog lol anyhooo, you might like to read through our health pages, found just to the right of your screen.

Verbal speech issues are not that commonly talked about, word scanning, substitution, pauses etc seem to be something many pwMS experience but changes to tone, articulation, volume and stuttering or slurring etc although known sx's of MS doesn't seem to be something many of us experience. Apart from my self, i can only think of 3 other members with verbal speech issues, hopefully they'll see your post and contribute too :o)

To be honest with you, if the ultimate causation is your MS and not something else eg polups, then i'm yet to be convinced that there is anything specific that you can do to help for long term results. I'd definitely be finding out exactly whats going on, speech therapy may help determine cause etc so its worth getting a referal if you can.

Some information for you...

http://www.msif.org/en/resources/msif_resources/msif_publications/ms_in_focus/issue_7_rehabilitation/speech_and_swall.html

Cheers..........JJ

[JaneK1975]

Alternatively, you could ask (or your doctor might recommend) that you go straight to an ear, nose, and throat doc so that they can use a scope to peek in and see what's going on with your vocal cords. I'll be wishing you well. Let us know how it works out :)

[JaneK1975]

Talk to your doctor and ask for a referral to a speech-language pathologist. This is a therapist specially trained to help with problems such as the one you are describing.

It sounds like you are having trouble with the strength of your vocal cords, or with something blocking the movement of your vocal cords. A speech-language pathologist can determine the cause of your trouble, refer you to a doctor if you need surgery or medication, and provide therapy to help you regain function and get back your singing voice.

Best wishes,
Jane

[tomas2729]

I wish I knew what to tell you... I was just recently diagnosed with MS myself. The only thing that I can think to suggest to you is to talk with your doctor about it.

I love playing music and can only imagine how big of a bummer it is to lose your singing voice. I am really sorry to hear that is happening to you. If I hear of anything that might help I will let you know.

Tom