i'm 15, a guy, and i have a lisp, i hate it, and its the only thing i don't like about my self. is there anything i can do to get rid of it? i don't have a speach therapist in my area, id do anything to get rid of it. thanks.
2007-08-02 05:40:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
Every time you say an S, remember to NOT put your tongue in between your teeth. It's so easy not to I don't see what the big problem is. Do NOT put the tip of your tongue in between your teeth.
Your S's are not supposed to be made with the tip of your tongue in between your teeth. Practice right now. Say anything with S, except when you say it, put your tongue BEHIND your top teeth. The S is weird in that it is made my mostly just air flow. You want your tongue to press against your top pallet (kindof), and allow the air to go over the top of your tongue and out your mouth. DO NOT put your tongue in between your teeth.
If you just cannot seem to keep your tongue from going in between your teeth, you should try GRITTING YOUR TEETH so that your tongue cannot possibly go inbetween. BITING DOWN you Should Start Saying Syllables Starting with S.
2007-08-02 05:49:45 · answer #1 · answered by Dustin 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Hi! I've been in dentistry for over 25 years and there are several types of lisps. However, one thing MOST people are not aware of is that some lisps are caused by the tongue having a short ligament attachment and it ties up the tongue. One way to check is to open your mouth as far as you can and see if you can put your tongue on the roof of your mouth or the palate behind the front teeth. If you can NOT, have you parents make an appointment to see an Oral Surgeon to see if this is the cause. What we do is numb under the tongue and gently cut the over sized ligament away from the tongue. The tongue frees up immediately and the person looses the lisp right away. I had one women cry so hard in the chair when she heard herself speak without a lisp she couldn't move for 20 minutes. I'm not trying to give you false hope, but many people do not know about this and go years and years never having a speech therapist suggest to have this checked. I hope I am right. If you have any other questions, please ask. Marie
2007-08-02 06:08:02 · answer #2 · answered by Marie D 5 · 9⤊ 0⤋
If you know you have a lisp, if you can hear it, then you are already off to a good start. The problem with lisps is that most people who have them don't know they have them!
A speech therapist would listen to you and tell you what kind of lisp you have, and would give you exercises to do. But you can do that yourself! Say words and sentences with the sound that makes you lisp, and listen to yourself. Speak into a microphone and listen on headphones, or talk into a recorder and listen to the recording, because you can hear yourself better that way than just listening inside your head. Work on making the sound sound like you want it to sound.
Not everyone can get over a lisp, but if you work on it there's a very good chance that you can. If you can make the sound the way you want it to sound, then you can make the habit of saying it that way. It just takes a little effort.
2007-08-02 05:47:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Show for shows,
I feel for you and I understand your problem. While some speech sound errors can be easily fixed, others are more difficult, even for a speech-language pathologist. There are several reasons why a person could have a lisp. One reason is having crooked teeth or a misaligned bite? Often when teeth grow in crooked, overlapping, or twisted or when a person’s mouth is too small for their teeth, there is a crowding in the mouth and the teeth shift. In some cases, a person's upper and lower jaws aren't the same size or are malformed, resulting in either an overbite, when there is excessive protrusion of the upper jaw, or an under bite, when the lower jaw protrudes forward causing the lower jaw and teeth to extend out beyond the upper teeth resulting in a lisp or medically speaking a Sigmatism. My first suggestion is to go to your dentist; he or she will probably refer you to an orthodontist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of crooked teeth and misaligned jaws. If this is your problem, then there’s no need to worry, you have an easy solution.
2007-08-02 06:34:00 · answer #4 · answered by Amonda 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Where do you live where there's computer internet connections but no speach therapists? Listen to recordings of famous English actors and try to repeat what they say exactly and as carefully as you can. Hugh Grant or even the guy who played Galdalf in LOTR would be good! Best. In general when speaking you need to slow down and take your time to place your tongue properly on the roof of your mouth.
Also, buy and listen to Morrissey and Smith's records. He has a huge lisp but he got rich and famous and all the girls love him! ha ha! Also Donald Fagen of Steely Dan (great group!) Listen to hear how they overcame theirs.
2007-08-02 05:46:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Yes, a speech therapist (sometimes called 'speech-language pathologist' -- slp) may help you improve your speech. They typically have a master's degree and have had hands-on clinical experience while in school. Perhaps you can go to the local hospital rehabilitation program and inquire about slp services, and if they take your health insurance (presuming that you are on an insurance plan) and take it from there. To look for one in the yellow pages, look under 'rehabilitation', 'hospital' or 'speech therapy'. Perhaps your doctor has a referral too.
2016-03-26 21:11:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Im 13 I have a lisp And I get bullied for it in my school 5times a week I dont Know What To do Please Help
2016-02-17 12:26:47 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only way your going to get ride of it is speech therapy. and since you say there are none in your town ask your school councilor what you can do or search the web to see if there are things you can do your self to get rid of it. usualy your school should provide some sort of speech therapy. but usually they catch those things at an early age.
2007-08-02 05:45:50 · answer #8 · answered by dwmmdm2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just practice talking for a while every day. If you can make an S sound incorporate that with your talking every day by yourself, maybe infront of a mirror. It will take a while, but it will catch on eventually
2007-08-02 05:46:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go 2 a speech therapist
2007-08-02 05:42:51 · answer #10 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋