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Who is the Dating Goddess? I am a 53-year-old white, professional woman. My husband of nearly 20... More
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Our daughter Gabriella was diagnosed in April with a severe and irrepairable case of Myocardial... More
ittybittybabymom Chico, California
I am a first-time mom at 40 and a full-time college professor of Communication Studies.  I... More
Jennifer T. San Francisco, California
I went suddenly deaf in 1975 at age 4 of unexplained causes. I wore a hearing aid in my one... More
Kim F. North East, Pennsylvania
Somewhere around November 18th or 19th of 2007, I started feeling what I thought were Carpal... More

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speech, speech by Kim C. Patient Expert To the complainers, who say the inauguration went on and on or the speech too long or not "one for the ages", I say: I loved the speech - but I was prepared to love it & was not listening with a critic...
Beyond speech recognition to speech understanding: Podcast interview with M*Modal’s Juergen Fritsch (transcript) by David W. Patient Expert .  Tell me about speech understanding and how it from speech recognition. Fritsch: Speech recognition to me is the literal translation of the spoken word to text.  Speech understanding goes beyond that, into understanding...
Beyond speech recognition to speech understanding: Podcast interview with M*Modal’s Juergen Fritsch by David W. Patient Expert I’ve written recently about how speech recognition can enhance physician productivity in the use of electronic health records. Meanwhile, M*Modal goes a step beyond voice recognition to what it calls “speech...
Obama’s Back to School Speech: 5 Points for Obama’s Speech to Students by Vanessa Van Petten Patient Expert in Obama’s Speech to Students 1) Teachers are on your side. Too often students feel teachers... your students to hear from Obama in his back to school speech. Obama’s Back to School Speech: 5 Points...
Nuance Buys MacSpeechSpeech Recognition for Apple by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven having to train each word.  Is there anybody else in speech recognition today besides Nuance?  The last couple of years had shown quite a number of acquisitions for the companymany in healthcare technologies and MacSpeech...
Speech Therapists--I Applaud You by Kate K. Patient Expert   The King's Speech sings the praises of a speech therapist, typically an unsung hero... until he seeks help from unorthodox Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). While I don...
Speech to Text Presentation by Greg T. Patient Expert On Sunday I did a speech to text presentation at Pittsburgh Pod Camp 5 , at the art Institute... marketing. My presentation covered Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Microsoft Speech Recognition and Word Q...
Sofia at speech therapy by Francine R. Patient Expert Monday, July 30, Sofia and her speech therapist shared some quality time playing with the baby doll...
Speech Recognition Microphones - Which is Best? by CanadianEmr .. Healthy Living Professional I have dabbled with speech recognition and input for a number of years. I know from discussion with colleagues that some are using speech recognition quite effectively in their practices. For specialists...
Speech!! by Lisa Patient Expert I've written before about my frustration with Finn still not receiving speech therapy . Well... she got Emily's letter and she is arranging for Finn to get a speech eval by a very reputable SLP in our area (I...

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Side effects of Topomax
Is slurred speech a side effect of Topomax? I started taking Topomax yesterday and today I notice the my speech was slurred. I haven't seen anything on any website about slurred speech being a side effect. dnsely2crap

Dysphagia: Difficulties Swallowing
After my stroke, I spent six months in rehabilitation. I had a speech pathologist to help me with my drawn face, memory loss and speech. I had an occupational therapist to help me with my right arm..., surgery or medication may help. Patients may need to see a speech-language pathologist who is trained...crap

Nick Jonas' Diabetes Speech
Have you guys seen this? Pretty cool, but I can hardly hear him over the screams!   Lcrap

"I'm not drunk, I just have MS!" Slurred speech as a symptom of MS
gait, and vertigo?  And then you add some slurry speech to the mix and you might pass for Otis the drunk on the Andy Griffith show.    Did you know that the slurry speech caused by MS has a fancy..." which simply means that the muscles which control your speech are weak.  We tend to think of MS causing weak...crap

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How to Manage MS-Related Dysarthria (Speech Dysfunction)
Speech and voice problems may be identified by the person with MS, a family member, or a healthcare... of speech), speech intelligibility, ease of conversational flow, speaking rate, loudness, and voice quality... by a speech/language pathologist is recommended.   The normal processes of speech and voice production...crap

Can focalin increase stuttering behavior?
I am a speech pathologist at a public school. I have a young lady who is taking 5mg of focalin 3 times/day. Her stuttering has increased significantly during the past 2 months. She exhibits tension in her lips, tongue and jaw. Could focalin have this side effect. THanks, Arlene Weyhmuller Arlene Weyhmullercrap

7 month old willnot eat anything but pureed
7 month old will not eat anything but pureed, always gags on them, what to do? My speech therapist tells me we need to move on to thicker and easy to melt in your mouth foods, but my son will not finger feed himself, any time I put food in his mouth(toast, cheerios, pasts) he gags and thenit...crap

did I have a stroke or is trhie hiv related
Eariler this year my speech beccame very slurred and stuff. Its hard to explain without hearing. What happened to me? Will I exprince more damange to my nerves? I asked my doctor and he doesent know. I alsonhave lost feeling in my left arm? HELPI have aids. Robert J. Frascino, M.D. did I have a stroke or...crap

Health Professional, Changing Employers, Medical benefits change?
Very worried here. I am a speech pathologist. I am currently undergoing the interview process for a new position with an Adventist Healthcare hospital. I have several concerns:1... that maintain your privacy. You are a speech therapist, which means you do not do invasive procedures...crap