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Could The Injured Tongue Cause Lisping?

hello well when i was a kid 6 or 7 years old i slipped and bit my tongue and had stitches and i bit it in the midle perfectly and now im 13 and have always had a lisp and as a child i went to speech therapy but it didnt work so im going to go back but im realizing my lisp a lot more. i was wandering if this was the cause of my lisp or if i just have to go to therapy.
Fri, 8 Dec 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

Lisping commonly occurs due to improper articulation of the tongue to the palate and it causes difficulty in pronouncing certain words..

In case if it started after stitches on the tongue then it can be due to certain deformation caused due to injury..
Other causes can be overjet and overbite, tongue thrusting habit, large spaces between teeth, tongue tie condition etc..

So my suggestion is to first of all consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations to rule out the exact cause of the lisp that is either functional or physiological causes and then only it can be treated accordingly..

once the anatomical cause is rectified a proper speech therapy will help you to speak properly and the lip can be very much improved..

Hope this helps..

Regards.
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Could The Injured Tongue Cause Lisping?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. Lisping commonly occurs due to improper articulation of the tongue to the palate and it causes difficulty in pronouncing certain words.. In case if it started after stitches on the tongue then it can be due to certain deformation caused due to injury.. Other causes can be overjet and overbite, tongue thrusting habit, large spaces between teeth, tongue tie condition etc.. So my suggestion is to first of all consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations to rule out the exact cause of the lisp that is either functional or physiological causes and then only it can be treated accordingly.. once the anatomical cause is rectified a proper speech therapy will help you to speak properly and the lip can be very much improved.. Hope this helps.. Regards.