Get To Know About Loss of Speech
July 15th, 2008 by SKCagency Health Associate
Loss of speech means the condition in which there is loss of speech due to incomplete closure of vocal cords due to multiple etiological agents.
If the loss of speech is complete, it is called as aphonia or aphasia.
If you misuse the vocal cords by continuous singing in a loud manner for a very long time, you may experience the loss of speech.
This loss of speech is mostly noticed in children. During the epidemiological study, it was revealed that mental retardation is one of the major cause for the loss of speech.
Expressive developmental aphasia may occur in more than two per cent of children.
Due to use of tobacco, one may experience the partial loss of speech and when accidents occur associating the vocal cords, there may be a complete loss of speech.
The infections from neighboring organs like gum regions, throat regions or upper tracheal regions may ultimately affect the vocal cords. In Alzheimer’s disease, loss of speech occurs in a gradual manner.
Hence, voice is lost. It is to be accepted that some loss of speech is due to the cerebral palsy, hearing loss and other neurological problems affecting the oral regions.
Even stroke, head injuries and infections associated with both the bacterial organisms and viral agents may lead to the loss of speech.
