{"id":173,"date":"2016-03-10T08:59:35","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T08:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwithfibromyalgia.net\/?p=173"},"modified":"2018-06-21T13:46:20","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T13:46:20","slug":"speech-problems-fibromyalgia-and-dysphasia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibromyalgiacause.com\/speech-problems-fibromyalgia-and-dysphasia\/","title":{"rendered":"Speech Problems? Fibromyalgia and Dysphasia"},"content":{"rendered":"
As time passes, more and more people are learning about fibromyalgia and its many symptoms.<\/p>\n
The condition is a chronic one, with sufferers often experiencing a long list of symptoms that range from widespread pain in their joints to extreme fatigue.<\/p>\n
Most people have heard that fibromyalgia causes<\/a><\/strong> tiredness and pain, but what of some of the lesser-known symptoms that can result from this disease?<\/p>\n Patients diagnosed with this condition are often surprised to learn that symptoms such as gastrointestinal upset and skin sensitivity that they thought were completely unrelated can be attributed to fibromyalgia.<\/p>\n One of these seemingly unrelated fibromyalgia symptoms is dysphasia, a kind of speech impairment.<\/p>\n Dysphasia can either be receptive, or it can be expressive. When someone has receptive dysphasia, they may have problems comprehending words.<\/p>\n Expressive dysphasia causes the opposite problem—a person struggling with it will have issues with stringing words together to make meaningful phrases or sentences.<\/p>\n (This is all different from apraxia, which is when someone loses their ability to carry out the motor tasks involved with speech.)<\/p>\n Put simply, this means that a person experiencing dysphasia may suddenly freeze, unable to think of the word they are trying to say or write.<\/p>\n They may come up with the wrong word instead of the one they’re searching for. When they hear or read words, they may struggle to make sense of them.<\/p>\n For those whose jobs require public speaking or constant communication with others, this can be especially problematic.<\/p>\n In the least, this can be frustrating and embarrassing; at worst, it can be frightening.<\/p>\n It’s likely a source of comfort to come to know that their symptoms have a name and that dysphasia has been recognized as a speech disorder.<\/p>\n In fibromyalgia patients, dysphasia often comes as one of the symptoms of fibromyalgia fog.<\/p>\n This condition, also known as “fibro fog”<\/a><\/strong> or “brain fog,” causes those who experience it to have trouble concentrating on things, remembering words, and having conversations.<\/p>\n It can also create overall memory problems. At times, people experiencing fibro fog may become disoriented and have trouble remembering where they are or where they are headed.<\/p>\n Multitasking can become impossible during a bout with fibro fog, as it’s easy for those dealing with it to become distracted.<\/p>\n These mental symptoms are all common complaints about those who have fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.<\/p>\n Many fibromyalgia patients report that their fibro fog symptoms have more of an impact on their lives than the physical symptoms they experience.<\/p>\n Medical professionals aren’t sure why people with fibromyalgia experience these cognitive symptoms.<\/p>\nDysphasia? What’s That?<\/span><\/h2>\n
Dysphasia in Fibromyalgia Patients<\/span><\/h2>\n