Fantastic. I suddenly developed slurred speech after my second shingrix shot. Started within 24 hours. I Also had negative CT scan(brain) and negative MRI(brajn) w/ w/o contrast. Sounded like a drunken sailor. It’s getting better . Your exercises are working. Thank you so much
This is the greatest! It's my friend Donna Stevens’ song. She will love hearing this :-) ru-vid.com/group/PLXagdMdrrJyzvznhk41Y9OGLhYOwmNlqi&si=XRN8sEabhUslQFmb
Thank you. I have expressive aphasia with dysarthria and I use a wooden spatula I got from the dollar store, sawed it in half so it's about 5 or 6 inches and push my tongue in and out to exercise my tongue for about 30 seconds. I have to do whatever it takes to get by because I have a lot of communication issues with aphasia. It works like Popeyes spinach, Popeye eats his spinach and then he becomes powerful with great strength and beats up Brutus. lol. I would say It helps 15 to 18% for about 5 or 10 minutes and that's a lot to keep me from slurring. It's just like physical therapy you have to work those muscles to get your legs going, why not do it to your tongue muscle to do the same exact thing? For those that are frustrated because they have dysarthria, maybe this will help them to try to get by.
Wow StarOasis! I love your resourcefulness using the wooden spatula. I also love your comparison to physical therapy in getting your tongue going like your leg muscles. Great way to think of it. I hope others read your message and feel encouraged. Blessings to you in your recovery journey. Way to keep finding resources for yourself!
Great to know, thanks. I just published a swallow exercise follow along (Chin Tuck Against Resistance) which is a new style as my other follow alongs are for oral motor exercises. Let me know what you think! Hope your new year is off to a good start.🙂 @@IanJDavies-mk1ib
I have suffered from stuttering since childhood. I don't know whether it is related to psychological or physical factors. I haven't tried any exercises yet, but I will try these exercises and hope they will be beneficial for me. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing! I hope you’re able to work with an individual speech therapist to tease out which factors are impacting your fluency. Blessings to you and kudos for seeking resources to help yourself.
These are great for anyone - and your presentation, the calmness and good hearted clarity are really valuable. I was just over at two different places that are about balance and stretching body, and they had tongue exercises to increase balance and physical performance lifting heavy weights.
You made my day! Thanks earth man. Gives me so much motivation to know the videos and information is appreciated. Tongue exercises for balance…. How curious!
Kosandra, thank you for making these videos with step by step, follow-along, and timers for dysphagia. I am working with my wonderful speech therapist and using your videos to help me with her suggested exercises. Appreciate your work and the videos make this daily routine, easier to manage.👍
Allen! Thank you so much for taking the time to give me this feedback. I am glad you have a great speech therapist you are working with and that these videos complement your home exercise program. Comments like yours keep me motivated! Feel free to make requests for any certain topics or video types that would be helpful! Wishing you much success as you continue your rehabilitation.
Thanks for sharing your story and for the feedback. So glad you found this helpful. Wishing you much strength in your recovery. Regard from California :)
hi mam once again me🤚🏻 In the past, when I continued to talk or read a long article, excessive drooling would disturb me. With this practice even excessive salivation can come under control and one can speak well. Many thanks again❤
Hi Anbu, Generally oral motor exercises cause a temporary increase in saliva as they can stimulate the salivary glands. However, for someone with oral motor weakness or decreased sensation, exercises may help them have better muscle strength/control for management of the saliva that is produced.
generally doing oral motor exercises will stimulate the salivary glands. Kind of like when one eats, the salivary glands are stimulated to increase saliva temporarily. I am not aware of research regarding long term changes to salivary glands from oral motor exercises but feel free to let me know if you find any!
Thanks I just did this and it seemed to help :) I will carry on doing this and will plan my journey below (also to help motivate me to comeback lol). I'm doing this for speech improvements btw. Day 1 - The bottom of my chin definetly does feel tighter. Day 2 - The sides of my neck feel tighter today and my tounge does feel different compared to yesterday.
Thanks for the videos. I love this tongue exercises and it feels pretty relaxing too after the exercises, relaxing to the tongue, to the face, and to the mind. I think they should incorporate these exercises to Yoga and other such disciplines.
Thanks for the feedback Macau! Yes, depending on the person, these movements can be as much of a stretch as strengthening, leaving the mouth more relaxed.
❤ Wow, mam, your video is so fantastic. It was a great learning thing. I ever seen RU-vid. It was very helpful. Hope you will come up with more new techniques. And I wanted to learn how to get a deeper voice. I wanted to to have a clear pronunciation and how to improve my accent.
Thanks so much for the positive feedback! I am so glad you found it helpful. I appreciate you taking the time to write a comment and letting me know what type of speech therapy education you are looking for. 🙌
you might like this video all about voice! Let me know what you think! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-psFaWfwnswM.htmlsi=GcHdK2KgQjkpij4T
Hi Doc thanks so much for this video Can you please perform another exercise that can help my 11 years old boy child who has left hypoglossal nerve dysfunction that has delayed his speech please
Thanks for commenting. I unfortunately cannot legally make any person specific recommendations. However, I am working on an intrinsic tongue muscle video that I plan to release towards the end of the month that you are welcome to check out! I hope your son is getting the help he needs.
@@SpeechSecrets Yeah we're trying our best for him to get the help he needs. Just that in Cameroon here it's very difficult to get a speech therapist 😭. However, his speech has improved now compared to when he was 7 years Thanks so much I will be waiting for that particular video
Hi David! I cannot legally give any person specific recommendations. In deciding the best frequency, consider principles of exercise physiology in order to adequately challenge oneself in frequency and intensity to create change. Working with individuals with neurologic injury, principles of neuroplasticity also impact frequency recommendations including “Intensity Matters”. Research has also shown us that the more intensive the therapy program, the more likely a person is to achieve results and the more likely these changes are to be maintained over time.
🙌 Glad you are looking for resources. Here is another great RU-vid channel by an occupational therapist: youtube.com/@poststrokeorg?si=JnR3wRjXbX0XyxEt
These exercises are for individuals who have lingual weakness, decreased range of motion or coordination difficulties. Individuals who stutter and have the deficits mentioned above may benefit. But if stuttering is the only difficulty, I am not aware of any research that would support these types of exercises.
I have a full-time job working in the medical system currently. I have done some private practice in the past but I'm not currently set up to do so. If that changes, I'll be sure to let you know. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
I haven’t done the research on this, unfortunately. We typically work under our state license in the US and have to follow/obtain the licensure requirement of where the client lives.
Frequency recommendation for these exercises are aligned with principles of exercise physiology and principles of neuroplasticity. 3-5 times weekly is a common frequency recommendation.
These exercises not for nonverbal children, my channel primarily focuses on adults. If you're able to find any good videos on the subject though, feel free to post them here for others to see! Thanks for asking.
I have wanted to get my lingual frenulum reduced because I feel like I have a little bit of a tongue tie. I saw the dentist recently and asked him if he could help me get it taken care of but he looked at it and said he didn't think it was much of a problem especially since I am in my late thirties and can speak fine. I have felt it is a problem for a while and when I try the first exercise of sticking my tongue behind my top lip and going in circles I can feel the frenulum rake across my teeth. it may not be extreme but I do think it is in the way..
The same happens for me when I do this exercise regarding the raking of the frenulum. Frenulums vary by size, thickness and length and, from my understanding, management and classification of ankyloglossia remains controversial. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482295/
my nine year old autistic daughter doesn't know the source of sound. when we ask her to make a sound such as "mmm" or "ooo" she just stares. how do we teach her that sound comes from her vocal chords/throat? will bilabial shapes from talk tools help?
Hi Divan! So glad you are looking for resources and knowledge on how to support your daughter. Sounds like she needs a full evaluation. I hope you are able to work with a speech therapist in person who can provide specific suggestions for her. Feel free to share any other RU-vid channels that you find that focus on communication and language delay as some of the other viewers may also appreciate these resources!
Hello. I just discovered you and am grateful that I did. I have an unusual condition where the left side of my tongue dominates the right. This causes my tongue to deviate to the left when speaking thus giving me somewhat of a speech impediment. I am not sure if it is a hypoglossal nerve issue or just muscle atrophy, but I’ve had it all my life. Can you please help me with my condition?
Hi! Thanks for watching and sharing your experience. I cannot give any person specific consultation legally on this channel but encourage you to look through my oral motor exercise videos to see if you find anything helpful. This video may also resonate with you. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6CzsZ5rNFyk.html Are there any other watchers going through something similar?
@@SpeechSecrets Thank you for the link. Based on what I just watched, I think dysarthria is more in line with my condition. What’s the best video for addressing unilateral tongue atrophy? Also, do you do personal online sessions like on Skype? I would love to get a professional diagnosis at least.
I am not doing private work currently but should that change I will let you know. Consider finding a speech therapist in your area! Individuals with unilateral tongue atrophy may benefit from looking in a mirror to make sure they are completing exercises like tongue protrusion without midline deviation. Tongue lateralization also works one side of the tongue at a time. This playlist has multiple videos with tongue exercises that you are welcome to comb through for more details: ru-vid.com/group/PLdtEJWBfWI8Y8AmNuFp6TB_-abicHCeRV
@@SpeechSecrets Thank you for sharing your playlist with me. Before I start tongue exercises, given my unilateral atrophy, do I need to exercise only the weak side to bring it up to the same strength as the stronger side? I fear training both sides will maintain that strength deficit.
Hello Please could you help me? I am struggling to pronounce even my native language correctly. For example, when I say "thing," it comes out sounding like "king" or "timg." Similarly, "car" often sounds like "tar" when I try to say it. This has been a challenge for me since birth, and now that I'm 18, i don't know why this happens may be i am lazy to pronounce or i just can't.And also,there are no specialists or professionals nearby who can help. I'm not sure what steps to take to improve my pronunciation, especially since surgery or other interventions aren't available options. Thank you.
Your timing is perfect! I'm working on a sound series and "th" is coming up next! Keep an eye out and I'll try to drop it in this comment when I finish it.
@@SpeechSecrets also there are some sounds that I cannot pronounce well as I don't know English pronunciation symbols very well, I can't describe them.For example, whenever I try to say Cookie, it comes out as "Koo tee" OK. Thank you very much for noticing me
my fucking speech therapy gave up on me and lied to me that I had made progress so here I am 20 years old trying to fix my tongue thrust, speech impediment, crossbite and underbite thanks😍👹
I'm sorry you had a negative experience and outcome with your speech therapist. Frustrating. Glad you looking into resources that may help you now. Can any other viewers/readers relate to this experience?
You may find this video helpful education : What's a Speech Disorder? Dysarthria vs. Apraxia Treatment ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6CzsZ5rNFyk.html I cannot offer person specific advice but assessment would usually involve identifying what is causing the speech problem and likely behavioral strategies to slow speech.
I am from Iraq and I suffer from a heavy tongue and difficulty pronouncing letters! For your information, I am 25 years old. Will these exercises help me and make me speak fluently? And a final question: Are there people who suffer from slurred speech and have improved with these exercises or not?
Hi STT99! I cannot make any person specific recommendations legally. There are many factors involved with speech which can cause slurred speech and a full evaluation is required to identify which exercises or strategies best suit an individual. Tongue strength and range of motion is one of those factors involved with speech. Good for you for looking for resources to help your speech goals. I do hope you find my videos helpful and you may consider looking through my clear speech series that I am currently adding to. This is the most recent video on speech strategies and speech clarity: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KwUe9i24KSA.html
@@SpeechSecrets Thank you for your beautiful words ♥ I downloaded all the videos on your channel and I will practice them - I was looking for such exercises for Arabs and did not find them, so I searched in English and your channel appeared and I liked them.
I am very sorry to hear of your stroke, yesuratnam. I am glad you are looking for resources to help your recovery. Keep it up! Keep seeking knowledge and tools to get to your goals.
Hello I as curious in your next video if you decide to do it based on lip exercises I was wondering if you could demonstrate the exercise where you blow up your cheeks with air as i’ve been struggling with that one, thank you.
Thanks for asking and perfect timing! I just recorded a lip closure exercise video but may need a couple weeks for editing. It should be helpful if you find air escaping when trying to blow up your cheeks.
@@SpeechSecrets But it incorporates the blowing cheek exercise right? It’s okay if it doesn’t as simply looking for lip exercises though that’s the main one i’ve been struggling with.
Yes, it does, with the countdown and repetitions. I mention lip closure because the blowing check exercise specifically challenges lip closure strength (orbicularis oris).
Great question! Gargling retracts your tongue to the back of the throat (similar to making a “g” sound) which is a similar movement needed for swallowing because the tongue helps propel food down through the pharynx when retracting. You can also see the effect when you place your hand on the larynx and gargle. The larynx moves up which is also a necessary movement for swallowing. I have not seen much research using the gargle as part of the exercise program but can see where it may be beneficial given the mechanics of the movement. Thanks for starting the conversation topic!
@@SpeechSecrets here is the link to the study and the exercises routine used in it, it's a study about sleep apnea, the gargling exercise is number 8 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6215830/table/T1/?report=objectonly link 2 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6215830/ I'm trying those as an alternatives therapy to CPAP.
Hi Pritam, I cannot give any person specific advice legally. Please consult your physician on this to discuss what is causing your dry mouth ! In general, mouth breathing tends to dry out the oral cavity. Oral motor exercises tends to momentarily increase saliva production when completing.
I experience discomfort while speaking, particularly with words that include the 'd' or 't' sound, as my tongue hurts. I feel while speaking like my tongue is only responsible for speaking and there no such tension feel on lips while speaking. I feel like the total control during speak only on tongue. Please suggest some exercises for correction this problem.
Hi Vijay, I cannot give any person specific advice legally. But generally, the English consonants that the lips are involved in for speech are /m/, /b/, /p/, /w/, /sh/, /ch/, /j/, and to a lesser extent /f/ and /v/. The /t/ and /d/ sound really don’t use the lips at all. I am working on a speech specific video that I hope to have out in the next few weeks that you might like. keep a lookout! blessings to you 🙌
Yes actually! Tongue stretching has been shown to have an impact on tongue length. You can refer to this article: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5702816/#:~:text=The%20change%20in%20tongue%20length,method%20to%20increase%20tongue%20length.
Hey! Thanks for watching and asking. Unfortunately, I am unable to legally give any person specific advice. You might read through the comments because this question has come up before. My other oral motor exercise videos may also have some exercise variations. Hope you’re able to get the help and support you need and find these videos helpful.
@@TaxSmartWealth I've had a few folks ask for stammering videos and will brainstorm potential videos on this topic. If you find any good resources that you would like to share feel free to put the link for other viewers!
It’s weirdly hard for me to do the tongue sweep under my lips on the bottom! I find i have to really purse my lips to give myself room and prevent myself from just sticking out my tongue
Tongue stretching may be helpful to release vocal tension and change vocal pitch, but these exercises are not specific to individuals seeking too deepen their voice.
Hey please i have a question when i mew the right side of my face is dominating that swallow and right side is weak and thats making my face uneven my right side is developing and left side is still the same what should i do?
hi there! I cannot legally give advice for any specific person and cannot comment on what you describe specifically. However, it is not uncommon for other muscles to try to compensate when there is a weak or paralyzed structure. Using a mirror to give visual feedback to try to monitor which muscles are activating are helpful for some.
Hi Shawn, Sorry to hear about your speech difficulties. I haven’t done any videos yet on specific clear speech strategies for dysarthria but will add this topic to my list.
Yes, I will. I have a couple lined up for the next few weeks already but will include clear speech strategies in my next set of videos. Probably in about a month.
This video focuses more on speech and language which I think you referred to having difficulty with. Aphasia Speech Therapy at Home - Opposites ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-swrcp5L0rwk.html
Im surprised she didn't say Lick and subscribe 😂😂😂😂😂😂im having problems choking while swallowing im going to be 50 but no stroke or als or ms. So it must be because im getting old. I also have no molars on the bottom left. So maybe thats why. 😢😢😢😢but every evening im drinking or eating and i choke.
lick and subscribe 🤣🤣 good one. feel free to check out my dysphasia specific videos and talk to your provider about your specific concerns of presbyphagia!
Hi Javeed, I am sorry to hear about the difficulties with your tongue movement. I suggest talking to your medical provider and seeking a speech therapist who can recommend exercises specific for your needs. Good for you for looking for resources to educate yourself. I hope you are able to get the support you need for your condition.
