speech

  1. M

    Need your opinion

    Hello, everyone! First of all, i'm not very confident with English language. Sorry if I make some mistakes. I'm sure you won't have problems understanding me! I'm a 23 years old male, and i've been searching for a diagnostic for over a year (March 2016)... and i've experienced many symptoms...
    • Max94
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    • als anxiety bulbar bulbar onset burning clinical emg fasciculations food health mad muscle muscles neurologist onset problems questions scared speech stiffness swallowing symptoms tongue twitches weakness
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  2. J

    In need of suggestions

    Hello everyone, My wife and I have used this forum as a place to gather information and try to prepare as best we could to help my wife's mother. Roughly a year ago she was diagnosed with ALS and it has been quite aggressive over the last 6 months. At the start, we had done everything we could...
    • JLM1911
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    • ability age als balance caregivers depression diagnosed early feeding feeding tube health hope life mental health mobility night power progression speech speech device support timeline wanted wheelchair work
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  3. M

    Thing's have progressed :/

    Hi everyone, I hope everyone is as well as they possibly can be. My last post was a long time ago when I reported having twitching and different burning sensations throughout my body. I have seen the same neurologist 2 times since then and I was also sent for a second EMG last year. The EMG and...
    • Mike001
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    • als fear als? atrophy back breathing burning cramping cramps diagnosed diagnosis emg fasciculation fingers hope mnd neurologist nose shoulder speech story symptoms test tests thumb tongue tremor twitching worried
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. M

    6-12 months

    Hi all, Well my mom received my dads disability paperwork and what the doctor wrote and it saddened us tremendously. The doctor gave him a prognosis of 6 to 12 months from date of diagnosis to live. The doctor did put in the disability paperwork that it is Bulbar onset, which we knew already...
  5. G

    Confusion re: Bulbar/ALS

    Hello, I am a 29 year old female, and have a question regarding timeline/overlap of some symptoms. I've read the stickies, but in the event I've missed something and my question has already been answered, I apologize. Brief history: December 2016 onset of symptoms: Visible fasciculations in...
    • gsd1988
    • Thread
    • als als do i have it atrophy back brain bulbar bulbar als eye fasciculations female food lump lyme medical mri muscle onset questions speech swallow symptoms tests timeline tongue tremor weakness
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. C

    worried about bulbar

    Hello, I'm sorry to disturb you but I have been worried for a while and I had to ask.. I'm a 34yo male and for 1 month I have problem for swallowing. I have problem propulsing the food into my throat. It's like when I put the food in the back of my mouth, the deglutition reflex is blocked and...
    • chikito
    • Thread
    • back breathing bulbar food movement problem reflex spasms speech swallowing tongue work worried
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. S

    Best speech/communication device?

    Which devices have worked best for you?
  8. K

    Dad has ALS. Now suddenly extreme fatigue.

    My dad was diagnosed with ALS early last month. I think the symptoms started 1 - 1.5 years ago, but only recently our neuro managed to do the correct diagnosis. Last 5 days he is having extreme fatigue. Suddenly he is so weak that he needs help in every aspects. His doctor is saying it is all...
    • krishnan
    • Thread
    • als als extreme fatigue dad diagnosed diagnosis early fatigue finger muscles night progression shoulder speech swallowing swallowing issues symptoms tiredness
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  9. M

    Pre-Loved

    My son was using this device and became very proficient. However, his eyesight unexpectedly deteriorated very quickly and lost this way of communicating. It was such a gift for him when he was able to communicate with it. It's very hard for us to part with, but we're hoping it will be...
    • mamabear
    • Thread
    • communication communication device dynavox family life love media software speech tobii tobii dynavox
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Used ALS equipment for sale
  10. D

    Do I have als sorry for grammar

    I had 2 emg ask guy who did it is everything fine yes said could be als both times he said no reason I'm hear is cause him and my doc said if you have good emg you don't have als i had weekends in arm last night hard to hold phone but still could I think if I wanted to like I didn't drop it...
    • Dragon19941
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    • als als? arm back do i have als emg night problems shower slurred speech speech stiffness test tests twitches twitching wanted worried worry wrong
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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