hi can someone help me i had a stoke 2years ago have recovered but my speech has got worse?

Question

iti sounds like i have had a drink but now its like i am deaf and dum i would like to no if its is going to get better or not can you lot help it gets me down a lot and i think them at work are geting fed up thing is i like my job i dont have to talk as i am a h.g.v driver long distance so when i get to my drop i just give them my notes has someone got eney help ?

Answer 1

Speech-language pathologists look into problems with communication, cognition and swallowing.

For stroke patients with aphasia. The site below provides intense descriptions of several techniques in speech therapy. : http://www.strokefamily.org/3SensoryTrigger_info.html


http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Rehab/services/stroke.html

A speech-language therapist to help you relearn language skills and also help if you have problems with swallowing

Problems using or understanding language (aphasia)
At least one-fourth of all stroke survivors experience language impairments, involving the ability to speak, write, and understand spoken and written language. A stroke-induced injury to any of the brain's language-control centers can severely impair verbal communication.


Damage to a language center located on the dominant side of the brain, known as Broca's area, causes expressive aphasia. People with this type of aphasia have difficulty conveying their thoughts through words or writing. They lose the ability to speak the words they are thinking and to put words together in coherent, grammatically correct sentences.

In contrast, damage to a language center located in a rear portion of the brain, called Wernicke's area, results in receptive aphasia. People with this condition have difficulty understanding spoken or written language and often have incoherent speech. Although they can form grammatically correct sentences, their utterances are often devoid of meaning.

The most severe form of aphasia, global aphasia, is caused by extensive damage to several areas involved in language function. People with global aphasia lose nearly all their linguistic abilities; they can neither understand language nor use it to convey thought.

A less severe form of aphasia, called anomic or amnesic aphasia, occurs when there is only a minimal amount of brain damage; its effects are often quite subtle. People with anomic aphasia may simply selectively forget interrelated groups of words, such as the names of people or particular kinds of objects.



The site below provide support services from the Stroke Society and the American heart Association:

http://www.hillside-rehab.org/STROKE.html


speech and language problems after a stroke
Some people have speech and language problems after a stroke. These problems may involve any or all aspects of language use, such as speaking, reading, writing, and understanding the spoken word. Speech and language problems (aphasia) usually occur when a stroke affects the right side of the body. Trouble communicating can be very frustrating. When you talk to someone who has had a stroke, be patient, understanding, and supportive.

The following are tips for helping someone with speech and language problems:

Speak directly to him or her-not to a companion, even if that person is an interpreter-and in second, not third, person: "How are you feeling today?"
Maintain eye contact.
Speak slowly and simply in a normal tone of voice. People who have speech and language problems are not deaf.
Give him or her adequate time to respond.
Listen carefully.
Focus on what the person is saying, not how he or she is saying it.
Don't fill in with a word or sentence unless you are asked.
Ask the person to rephrase or repeat something if you do not understand.
Put the person-not the disability-first.
Limit conversations to small groups or one on one. Large group conversations may be difficult for your loved one to follow


You'll find the link below very helpful:

http://www.webmd.com/stroke/tc/Stroke-Rehabilitation-Overview

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I had a 2 stroke years ago, but lame motorcycle jokes are not whats neeed here.

Speech therapy is the way forward, maybe your job is making it worse as I guess you dont have anyone to talk to most of the time. Maybe a learn french tape in the truck with you, so you can use speech as you drive along, exersizing your voice, mouth and brain.

I would say break the rules and pick uup hitchhikers, but it's risking your license, and you might pick up anyone ! (like me LOL).

Answer 4

I think you should see your doctor either at the hospital or GP and ask about a speech therapist. The more frustrated you get about this the worse it can get. Good luck