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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.
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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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Should I be concerned that strangers can't understand my child's speech?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Daughter age 5. Speech and language say she has understanding, vocabulary,processing,poor concentration and her language is disordered what is wrong?
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A 30-year old asked:
My hearing is usually normal but i still have trouble understanding speech in restaurant. why?
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A 32-year old female asked:
At times I feel I have trouble speaking clearly & many times people can't understand me but I can't tell. Could speech therapy help?
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A 45-year old asked:
After a brain injury that causes someone to not be able to understand speech, is it possible for it to go away over time?
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What is done to help someone with speech difficulties?
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What do kids with conditions like special needs such as dyslexia and speech, language difficulties get in public schools now?
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Is it normal to have speech difficulties when you have braces?
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Can loss of teeth cause difficulty in speech?
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Is sleep apnea linked to speech difficulties in kids?
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Might getting my tongue tie cut give me speech difficulties?
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How normal would it be for seroquel (quetiapine) to cause slurry speech, difficulty talking?
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A 35-year old female asked:
My two month old has a mild soft cleft palate. Will she have speech difficulties later in life? She will most likely have surgery at one year
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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 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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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 28-year old female asked:
Headaches daily, confusion & slurred speech at times, difficulty concentrating, muscle pain in arms, hands, legs, and neck, hands shaking, irritable?
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What occurs in an adult speech-language evaluation?
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What can you do for a speech impediment in a child?
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Can fibromyalgia affect speech?
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How did I develop a speech problem?
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Which kind of stroke causes speech loss?
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A 34-year old asked:
Tell me something about apraxia of speech?
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Speech issues mumbling and loss of words help!?
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What can I do to help a child with a speech problem?
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How does Down syndrome affect your speech development?
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Should I be able to learn to talk again with speech therapy?
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A 39-year old female asked:
What causes speech loss even when there is no sign of stroke?
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I have speech and hearing problems. What can I do to get help?
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