Has anyone had the kind of speech problem that I have? When I get up in the morning I can speak okay.

[Eileen9]

But as the day goes on, I lose my ability to speak. Around 11AM I begin to stammer. Between 2 - 9 pm I have a very severe stuttering problem and cannot get words out of my mouth at all. Around 8:30 PM, my voice starts to come back, and by 9PM my voice is back. Usually by that time I am very tired. I have had LSVT, but I cannot say it has helped. I feel my vocal cords are getting weak from lack of use, so I do practice my speech exercises - but not as often as I should.

[shasha]

i too can speak almost normaly in the early part of the day but as it gets older i find i am not able to hold a conversation with anyone - i always ask my rellies or friends to phone me early in the day - when i am on skype with my sister in australia i am hardly able to raise a croak sometimes !!!!

[Eileen9 in reply to shasha]

Does your speech come back later on in the evening?

[shasha in reply to Eileen9]

NO UNFORTUNATELY IT DOESNT

[muttie in reply to shasha]

Me too!

[camper]

I find I can't always get a whole sentence out without having a breather.Also my husband says I need to speak up, but when I do he still can't hear me so I tell him he needs a hearing aid!

[shasha in reply to camper]

HA HA VIV I TOO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM - WITH FRED !

[tlongmire in reply to shasha]

With Tom too!

[shasha in reply to tlongmire]

isnt it funny !!

[tlongmire in reply to shasha]

It could be selective hearing at the root of it.

[shasha in reply to tlongmire]

yes - you are right !

[tlongmire in reply to camper]

That's me too. Sometimes the last couple words are a whisper.

[steph02 in reply to camper]

seems to me that you have pure akenesia, I have the same problems.i fall over a lot , have no tremor , speaking is difficult , and the freezing of gait is becoming much worse .none of the dopamine drugs do anything so I am not taking any drugs for this at the moment. They still call what I have atypical parkinsons is anyone else in the same situation.

[srarndt]

Hi Eileen9,

Very similar to what I experience most every day, except it is not so much stuttering or stammering (even though some days I do experience either of those) but rather it is most difficult is to speak anywhere clearly or loudly enough to be heard. I to have done the LSVT and one other style of voice therapy, and found them both rather ineffective for me similarly as you described above. This is frustrating for me and anyone else with whom I try to communicate. This typically is most problematic on telephone calls...to the point of trying to avoid speaking on the phone in the afternoon and evening...not always easy to do. (Have any of you ever seen a cell phone that either has very loud or adjustable outgoing volume?)

Best wishes,

Steve

Bisbee, AZ

[cabbagecottage]

My husband is a lot like you but at the same time he cannot control his saliva .

[tlongmire]

I have problems when I first get up until I've had coffee or water. Then it's a bit better but as you say the later in day it gets the worse my voice gets. The last few days I started my LSVT twice a day and trying to drink more water too. Good luck to all of us.

[hilarypeta in reply to tlongmire]

Same problem! Better when doing lsvt. Problem is here in paris people say bonjour and by the time ive swallowed my saliva to reply theyve gone! I have to rely on talking to myself, reading aloud and skype...facial exercises and comedy tapes. Good luck.

[tlongmire in reply to hilarypeta]

Forgot about the saliva. I've had the same problem when someone says "good morning" they are gone before I can respond.

[muttie in reply to tlongmire]

Same here,darn saliva!

[Eileen9]

Thank you everyone for your feedback.

[MagicMax]

Drinking lots of water helps greatly. The problem is; it is hard to remember to drink water all day long. I found it helpful to drink a cup of water after each visit to the bathroom. And always drink water with food and medications.

[Eileen9 in reply to MagicMax]

Thank you. I will give it a try.

[Sisypheana]

I found that talking in a high funny voice was helpful at times of extreme trouble. I know it sounds ridiculous, but it helped me to get started when I couldn't get words formed.

[michaela13]

I really think it's the med. I can swallow and speak fine before and after med wears off. As the sinemet works i become worse. What do you do?