Hi everyone

I am just new to this site and have an unusual problem. I recently developed a slurred speach and i wear 2 hearing aids and i have noticed my slurred speach dissapeares when i remove them has anyone have the same problem or any information of why this is happening ? I would welcome any information


thanks brian

Hi There ,I would like to explain a little more than I did last evening,about my prblem,II have Parkinsons and also wear 2 hearing aids,as the day goes on my speech becomes slurred,as soon as I take my aids out ,my speech comes back to normal.My nurse cant explain this ,and I am trying to see consultants,Parkinsons and Audiology,but not getting anywhere fast,Is there an answer to this problem,which is a bit of a worry to me as I need to use aids to keep my job.Grateful for any of your thoughts,if not thanks for reading. Brian.

Hi Brian
I wear 2 hearing aids too. When I'm feeling below par my speech becomes slurred & I mumble. This is accompanied by the left side of my face going slightly numb & appearing to drop, with the left side of my mouth becoming still & inoperative. Almost like someone having a stroke! Neither my GP or my Parkinsons Specialist can understand why this happens & although my wife & I have analysed all the symptoms we cannot explain it either.
I will try removing my hearing aids next time it happens & will report back if there is any difference.
Sorry I cant give you anything more positive.

Regards.
Colin.

Hi colin,thanks for getting back to me ,when your speech is slurred next time take your aids out ,and after say a few mins ,say the alphabet ,I can say the alphabet clearly at speed,hope this works for you too.let me know how you get on. Brian.

Hi Brian
Tried that & there doesn't appear to any difference or improvement.
I guess it's a fact that we all react differently to the various symptoms & there is no simple cure-all solution!
Sorry I can't be more help but I don't think my hearing aids make any difference to the speech - in or out.

Keep smiling.
kind regards.
Colin.

Hi Colin,Thanks for letting me know how you got on.As you say there are no
two cases the same. Iam ooff to Norway next two weeks ,and might be going
further north To the edge of the Artic,It is what my son wants to go as he lives
in Norway,me thinks it might be tooo cold to smile Colin,you keep smiling to.
Brian.

perhaps there is a tiny delay in the feedback through the hearing aids. this would interfere with the control of muscles by the parts of the brain affected by pd which act as a sort of time controllers for movement corrections.
what happens if you only have one hearing aid in and speak loudly enough so you can hear with the un-aided ear?

Hi There,Thanks for your input,I was just discussing that theory with my wife on our way to work this very morning,come home, and there was your reply,
Although 2 aids are better,I feel you are on the right track.If I could get a consultant Parkinsons or Audoligist to tell me .If I could get away with 1 good aid,it might stop slurring speech.I wil keep you informed,and thanks again.

Hi There, Just to let you know how my hearing aids and parkinsons are working out ;It works for me when my speech is slurred I tske of my aids and my speech comes back to normal.Audiology says it is not possible ,but I know what works for me ,and they have given me an appt in a couple of weeks.What gets me is that when you are told you have Parkinsons,they also tell you that no two cases are the same,but reckon what I say is wrong ,but when my workmates say my speech is slurred I just take of my aids and speech comes back to normal,but then I struggle to hear people talking.I will keep you informed. Brian.

ironic that audiology won't listen.