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Is Consulting Speech Therapist Going To Help Pronounce Certain Words And Start Conversation Due To Stroke ?

Hello doctor Its sanket from Goa. I had a history of stroke at the age of 19. I took treatment for 3 years & that problem has been completely cured. Now I am 25. Right from 8th standard I had a problem of uttering some common words. & the problem still persist. I am a stage actor but while I am on Stage I don t feel any difficulty in pronouncing any words but when I want to communicate with people my confidence automatically goes down & i struggle to start the conversation. Once I start then I can continue it with little bit difficulty in between. Even when I read anything sometime I can read with full confidence & without any difficulty in pronouncing words but most of the time this is not the case. Even starting conversation for attending a phone call, I struggle very much, sometimes it takes me 3 to 5 sec to say halloo !!! same problem when I go to answer to an Interview..... :( I am thinking of consulting a speech therapist. Is that a good idea? please help me out & tell me what can I do? Thanks
Fri, 19 Sep 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted your symptoms and I am glad to now that you have made a good recovery from stroke.

Regarding speech-related problems, it is a good idea to consult a speech therapist, as this would definitely improve your speech.

In addiiton, I would also advise you to consult a psychologist for counselling to boost up your confidence levels.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Is Consulting Speech Therapist Going To Help Pronounce Certain Words And Start Conversation Due To Stroke ?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your symptoms and I am glad to now that you have made a good recovery from stroke. Regarding speech-related problems, it is a good idea to consult a speech therapist, as this would definitely improve your speech. In addiiton, I would also advise you to consult a psychologist for counselling to boost up your confidence levels. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in