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Subject: Re: Nance Frustrations...Help or advice!

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Jim

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Date Posted: 14:26:13 08/21/04 Sat
In reply to: Jared 's message, "Nance Frustrations...Help or advice!" on 13:57:22 08/21/04 Sat

I think I'm the only other person here with this appliance.

Start reading aloud. Read tons. Speak tons. You need to relearn how to speak.

Don't expect your slurring to ever completely go away. It may not. I don't think mine has. I still slur sometimes. It's not nearly as noticeable as it was at first. I also have an elastic in front that is contributing to my slurring, but it will defintiely get better.

The first couple weeks are rather miserable. My slurring was pretty bad for about two weeks before it started to subside, but I don't speak very much. Force yourself to speak!

Good luck.

>I got a Nance put in on Thursday and I talk with a
>terrible slurr. I've tried to speak in public but
>people look at me weird and ask me to repeat myself.
>The bad thing is I start back to school on Monday
>teaching Junior High. Any help or advice on how I can
>cope. I'm thinking about going back to the Ortho on
>Monday and have it taken out. Are there any
>alternatives? Can it wait? I certainly can't do my
>job with this thing in my mouth.

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I have one, too. Hang in there!	Susan (TX)	16:20:49 08/21/04 Sat