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Difficulty understanding speech
Dysphasia is a communication disorder in which there is trouble expressing language or comprehending language, often due to strokes, tumors, or brain damage.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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A 45-year old asked:
I have difficulty understanding speech in the background, even with my hearing aid, is there a way to make it better?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I suffer from these symptoms Memory problems,Difficulty focusing,Lightheaded,Slow thinking,Difficulty understanding speech,Difficulty finding words.and difficulty thinking. can you please help me?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Speech difficulty?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Sometimes I have difficulty with speech. Words come out backwards and sometimes slurred. In rare instances an entire sentence can be backwards, and ha?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can loss of teeth cause difficulty in speech?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Mixing up words during speech, getting worse. Blurred vision and bumping into things. Difficulty perceiving where things are in space relative to me.
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A 21-year old female asked:
All over numbness(different sensation) on&off 1 y.a.now daily.new speech difficulty, headache, difficulty staying asleep?
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A 22-year old asked:
I feel difficulty in finding appropriate vocabulary and stammer during long speech. I am a male, 73, and on alpha blockers for bph.?
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A 31-year old female asked:
What sort of help should I seek with worsening cognitive issues? What causes difficulty with speech, thinking and worsening brain fog?
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A 42-year old female asked:
My wife was affected by brain hemorrhage 1.5 years back. Now she is having speech difficulty unable to recollect the names of things and persons?
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A 48-year old female asked:
After a filling 6 months ago I now have speech impairment, difficulty chewing and chronic popping and pain with a lot of spasming and jaw jerking,?
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A 27-year old male asked:
My nephew 11 y old got a cerebral infarction 7 days back with minor signs of speech, v little droop and little difficulty walking.Can he recover 100% ?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I have high arched palate . due to this i am finding difficulty in my speech if i do plastic surgery then my speech will improve or not???
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A 24-year old male asked about a 52-year old male:
Dad(52yrs)diagnosed w/cerebral vermian atrophy. Symptoms:uncoordinated movements, speech, swallowing difficulty(at times). Non-drinker. Is there a cure
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A 45-year old asked:
How normal would it be for seroquel (quetiapine) to cause slurry speech, difficulty talking?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Is it normal to have aura migraines with speech difficulty(speaking gibberish) and tingling hands before the migraine so infrequently(once a decade)?
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A 59-year old female asked:
I took Tegretol for 5 years for absence seizures. Side effects of daily memory loss, difficulty with speech due to recalling words and confusion, After 8 yrs off Tegr. still still have same symptoms. ?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I am experiencing difficulty swallowing. The following also describe me: Regurgitation of food or liquid, Speech difficulty, Food getting stuck (swallowing), and Chest pain or discomfort. What should I do?
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A female asked:
My Mom has numbness in right hand and arm, slurred speech and difficulty getting words out sometimes, and uncontrollable crying.
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A member asked:
Can a cervical herniated disc in the neck cause slurred speech, difficulty talking, and swallowing? Sometimes choking on thin liquids?
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A 54-year old male asked:
Could my neck pain and speech difficulty be due to a stroke, nerve damage, brain damage, crystal meth smoking withdrawals, or medication?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Dx CVA last week in hospital but said tests were clear-mri,ct angio,ecg. Have May Thurner Syndrome, diabetes, high bp&chol,smoker,hx of TBI.Returning symp R side wkness, speech difficulty, loss of balance, etc.TIA or another CVA?
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A 37-year old asked:
What are good ways i can fix my speech problem?
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A 40-year old asked:
How can I identify what kind of speech problem I have?
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A 31-year old asked:
When should strangers be able to understand my child's speech?
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A female asked:
Can you get surgery for a speech problem?
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A 27-year old male asked:
My behavior is reckless I am restless and speech speed I cant understand myself what going on though I used to work out every day. Please help.
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A 44-year old asked:
How did I develop a speech problem?
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A 40-year old asked:
Could I have a speech problem develop overnite?
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A 44-year old asked:
Should I be concerned that strangers can't understand my child's speech?
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