Trouble understand people's words?

[cbhaga01]

Hey everyone.  New here.  I haven't been dx'd yet, haven't even been to a doctor, but I've been having some awfully strange things happen in the past few weeks (constant tingling in left leg, intermittent numbness in left fingers, increased floaters, fatigue, feeling like I'm going through a fairly deep depression, anxiety etc.) I'm still getting around okay, able to work and whatnot, but something happened last night that has thoroughly freaked me out.  I was bartending at work, things were fairly busy, and every little bit, when someone was trying to talk to me, some of their words just seemed to run together, creating kind of an incomprehensible garb.  Like, if someone said, "Yeah, give me a Maker's Mark & diet Coke," the Maker's Mark might have just sounded like "Maaammkr."  It was incredible frustrating, but it seems to have tapered off today.  

Also, I'm getting my words mixed up when I'm reading, like, if I were to read something that said, "Buffalo shrimp," before my eyes even get to the "shrimp," my mind has registered it at "chicken."  Does any of this sound familiar at all?  My general intellect is fine, I can talk okay, and if I'm reading out loud, the issue goes away entirely.

Sorry.  That's a lot, I know.  Thanks!

[cbhaga01]

Thanks Sarah.  I've been reading a lot of posts, and it amazes me how differently MS affects everyone.  And a resource like this that allows everyone to come together & share their experiences is invaluable.  

[SarahL2491]

be careful with the aphasia label......if you research it, if you remember doing i, its not aphasia......

I agree with Kyle and Minnie, you need to be checked out by a neurologist.
If you haven't been to any doctor with this, we are purely speculating and possibly not doing you any good, as we have very little to go on.

Kyle's example about the tinnitus, was just sharing what he goes through.  That's what we do here, we are MS patients, diagnosed and some still in limboland, and we help each other by sharing what happens to us.  

I hope you find out what is causing this!

[cbhaga01]

LilMinnie - I think I've always been that way, to an extent.  Apparently, I'm experiencing a very, very slight form of something called aphasia, which is common in people with injuries to the part of the brain responsible for understanding & processing language.  Mine is more of a slight annoyance than anything else, and in doing some research, I've found that it's somewhat common in those individuals experiencing depression.  So, there's something to think about.

Kwarendor - No tinnitus over here.  And the hearing issue has all but gone away at this point.  It only happened once yesterday, and that was when I was talking to someone in a room full of other people.  

Thanks for chiming in, everyone!  

[kwarendorf]

Hi cbhaga - we are not doctors, and it sounds like you should see one.

Any or all of what you describe could be related to MS. Your symptoms could also be related to many other things. Because MS attacks the central nervous system, symptoms can manifest in any part of the body. So yes, hearing can be effected. For example, I have tinnitus, which is a constant ringing in my ears.

Go see a doc and keep us posted :-)

Kyle

[LilMinnie]

I have one for you. I am not diagnosed either, still going through the testing.

Anyway, I was telling someone something and finished with "Knock on FEATHERS." I knew the second it came out of my mouth that it was wrong. Where Feathers came from I have no idea.

I do have word finding problems, some days worse than others. Or the wrong word for something just pops out. Also, I find that I have to ask people to repeat things.

So yes, while undiagnosed, I do understand what you're going through.

All the best,
Minnie

[cbhaga01]

Thanks, supermum_ms :)

[supermum_ms]

Hi and welcome,

You haven't written a question, so i'm going to assume your wanting to know if what's happening to you, sounds like it could be MS. Truth is, MS is a complicated condition and there are many associated sx's, one of the problems with that, is most sx's are not exclusive to MS.

The only thing to do under the circumstances is to go see your Dr, it could be anything, even a virus so please discuss these issues with your Dr and try not to worry about what it could be, find out and be sure.

Cheers.........JJ

[cbhaga01]

Also, yes, I know I misspelled "understanding" in the title.  Go me.