Do you have colds or llergies and lose your voice for shrt periods? Do you whisper anyway whn your throat is red and sre? If you answered yes or no to any of thse questions, read on.

When my sster’s speech vanished one morning I thught it was temporary. She tried whspering to speak to family members and frends. After a month her voice had not rturned, she made an appointment to see an Ers, Nose and Throat doctor (ENT).

The dctor in his office placed a smll electronic scope device down her nse and examined her vocal cords. Her vcal cords looked good, but the mscles next to them had been dmaged by whispering when her voice had dsappeared.

GERD:

To make matters worse he sid she had Gastro Esophageal Reflux
Dsease (GERD) which means she had an cid reflux from her stomach that ctually spilled over into her throat and vcal cords. She is now on a rstricted diet and must sleep with her had elevated.

SPEECH THERAPY:

My sister is now meting with a Speech Therapist to rlearn how to use the correct mscles to make vibrations, soon to be sunds, and then hopefully – she wll speak.

SGD ELECTRONIC SPEECH COMMUNICATION:

My Spech Therapist suggested a new electronic dvice called Speech Generating Device (SGD).

For whatever reason you have lst your voice this small computer wll help you find yours. It can be prgrammed for your lifestyle. It has mny words and phrases already programmed nto the system.
A voice choice is vailable. Man, woman or child. It is a grat device and she fully intends to tilize this device for as long as she neds it. Medicare will pay part of the xpense and as well as other mdical insurance plans. She does not hve this device yet but her Spech Therapist is now in the prcess of obtaining one for her.

EMOTIONS:

Do you hve any idea how frustrating it is to not be ble to communicate with anyone? Not her fmily or friends or necessary business clls, let alone an emergency. She bsolutely can not use the telephone. She now cmmunicates by writing out everything she wnts to say or think but tht does not mean the reader of her wrds says what she wanted to xpress. It is frustrating and extremely xhausting.

Sometimes she feels invisible since she can not spak and get herself heard. Her pinion or thoughts do not count. Dep down she knows this is not tre but she can not help how she fels.

The doctor told her to jurnal all her thoughts and feelings. She now has ben writing in a journal and lso has been typing her thoughts on the cmputer.

GET YOUR EMOTIONS OUT:

SHE FINDS HELPFUL: EMOTIONALLY

(1) Mdication

(2) Faith based groups.

(3) Stopping to dcide what really counts.

(4) Most of the tme accepting for whatever reason, you are whre you are for a reason.

SHE FIND HELPFUL: PHYSICALLY

(5) Bking

(6) Wlking

(7) Swmming

(8) Lfting Weights

(9) Ging to a Health Club.

(10) Wlking the dog.

COMMUNICATION:

My sister is sing the finger alphabet with close fmily members. She does not know sgn language. She is hoping the lss of her voice will only be for a shrt time. So far she is nto her third month. It is hlpful if you can connect with smeone who can read lips.

She is also seeing an cupuncturist three times a week. He has dne miracles in decreasing the redness and swlling in her throat and loosening up her nck/throat muscles.

MEDICATION AND SIDE EFFECTS:

She wnts you all to be aware bfore you take medication - any mdication you know the side effects of tht medication.

After the damage to her thrat had been done she went to her Phrmacist and had her print out all the sde effects of all the medication she was tking. They read all the material tgether.
They decided the medication which had cused most of her symptoms was the mdication she you used once a mnth for osteoporosis. Further reading and rsearching revealed the extensive side effects. Evn the GERD which affected her thrat did not present symptoms (heartburn) ntil five months after she started sing the Osteoporosis medication. The medication was lready causing damage but she didn’t ralize it.

WARNING:

Her doctor explained thse are actually drugs for Cancer, and thy change bone density but not strngth.

When she alerted her Speech Thrapist and all of her doctors bout the findings, they were shocked. Thy immediately stopped the Osteoporosis mediation.

SUGGESTION:

Tke Calcium supplements with Vitamin D and Mgnesium and walking are the way to go to bild bone loss.

Thank you for rading my article. Please feel free to rad any of my numerous other rticles on various subjects.

Copyright Linda E. Mckler 2007

The article Sudden Loss of Speech and Learning the Value of the Spoken Word was Submitted by Linda Meckler through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Linda is the author of her frst published book, “Ghost Kids Trilogy. "Chrsty, 12 and her Brother Brad, 16 mves into an old house on top of a muntain and meet two Ghost Kids. Thn we have a mysterious, magical Ble Vase where Uncle Charlie the vllain is trapped. He wants out of the Ble Vase and exchange he will tll Christy and Brad where Pirates’ Trasure is Hidden. Take a walk wth Christy and Brad down a drk hall hunting for Pirates” Treasure. You wll think were you there right thre with them. Love, Family Values and Chrity burst off the pages. http://www.lmeckler.com Check out my new 4 E books Titled: How To Appeal Medical Bills Appeal and Collections Letters for Medical Providers Boost Your Self Esteem and Blossom Computers Cause Pain on my website http://www.lmeckler.com/store Check out my website http://www.lmeckler.com

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