Question 1

what causes a lisp?

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Lisp: The cause of a lisp can vary. In some instances, the cause is physiological, and the patient has some sort of deformity or medical condition which causes a lisp. For example, a child with swollen adenoids may tend to lisp, as will people who have recurring stuffy noses. Also, a lisp can be formed when the tongue is bruised or swollen. People with underbites, overbites and/or large tongues.

Question 2

what causes a lisp, or how to correct it?

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Lisp: Most often lisps are from improper tongue placement when a person speaks. Most of the time this can be corrected with speech therapy. Occasionally there are anatomical (parts of the mouth) that interfere or hardware (like lisp with braces or tongue piercing) in which case remove the hardware-voila! lisp can occur when someone has poor muscle tone, this is harder to correct with speech therapy.

Question 3

help docs! i'm trying to find out what causes a lisp? why do some adults still have them?

Accepted Answer

Speech therapy: A speech and language pathologist is your best bet towards correcting a speech defect.

Question 4

what can cause a lisp after going to the dentist?

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Anesthesia: Local anesthesia given during your visit is the most like cause for any difficulty with speech, it should resolve within a couple of hours.

Question 5

can a large tongue cause a lisp?

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Yes: If you have a large tongue, it sometimes will have motility problems and may interfere with normal speech. Speech therapy may still help.

Question 6

could having a gap between your teeth cause a lisp?

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See a dentist: It's possible.  It's best to have your gap evaluated by a dentist and also evaluate your tongue, because it plays a major role in speech.

Question 7

my high arced palate was caused by thumb sucking as a child. it has caused me to have a lisp (ch , sh , j , g some z) is there any form of surgery to ?

Accepted Answer

Lisp: Patients generally lisp when the front upper and lower teeth cannot contact edge to edge (or tongue gets in between them) and not from merely having a high arched palate. See a board certified Orthodontist who can evaluate you and determine what can be done from an Orthodontic standpoint and if Orthognathic surgery is indicated.

Question 8

can nervous pressing tongue against teeth and roof of mouth cause sudden speech problems, like lisp or troubles with some  consonants like c, s or z?

Accepted Answer

No: since this would NOT occur with speaking.....speech problems are INVOLUNTARY what you describe is VOLUNTARY!
Hope this helps!

Dr Z

Question 9

how do you treat a lisp?

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Speech therapy is : the best way to get rid of a "permanent" lisp or, at least, reduce it greatly. Therapy that targets production of  the sounds  "s" &amp; "z" at the beginning, middle &amp; end of words differs depending on whether the lisp is frontal/interdental, lateral or palatal. A "whistling" lisp may be caused by dentures or dental appliances. See your dentist first for evaluation &amp; appropriate referrals.

Question 10

why have i developed a lisp as an adult?

Accepted Answer

Sigmatism, or lisping: is difficulty pronouncing sibilant sounds like "s" &amp; "z", usually because of improper tongue placement. Of the ~ 7 types of lisps, interdental or frontal lisp from tongue-thrusting is the most common. Physical or psychological factors can cause adult-onset lisp. Evaluations by a primary care physician &amp; a dentist determine if both speech/language &amp; psychotherapy are needed.

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