What Types of Speech Problems Do People With MS Experience?
One pattern of speech that is commonly associated with MS is called “scanning” speech. This type of speech produces speech in which the normal “melody” or speech pattern is disrupted, with abnormally long pauses between words or individual syllables of words. People with MS may also slur words. This is usually the result of weak tongue, lip, and mouth muscles. Other speech problems include explosive dysarthrias, or nasal speech, which sounds as though the person has a cold or nasal obstruction.
