After My Brain Injury, Why Is Speaking Harder on Some Days than Others?

The description sounded like broca's area aphasia. But i read this for the good day vs bad day confirmation. I think mine is prefrontal damage and Wernicke's aphasia (if not other parts-someone beat me until i went limp i am guessing)- can't follow people talking to me. Make up phrases. I have to stay hydrated and take vitamins the day before exams. Otherwise i cant understand what the questions mean sometimes.

I had a concussion in early 2019. Since then I’ve had issues with stuttering/slurring words. Mixing words up. Saying things that don’t make sense. I wouldn’t even notice I was doing it. Now I can catch my mistakes and correct them after I’ve said the wrong word and sometimes I’m just lazy and leave the wrong word out there. It gets worse on bad days when I have been overstimulated. But being able to tell when I said a wrong word or mispronounced a word was a step in the right direction. It means I Am healing.

Hey, my brother had a horrible accident almost 7 months ago. He suffered from a brain injury, although he is improving, he is still unable to speak. His body is healing and we are working hard to stand, but his speech we have made no improvements. He can pick the right words off of note cards, as well as make sound. He copies me when I make certain letter sounds but there is an long OOOO sound at the end of every sound. He is able to laugh, screams out, but no words. He will give us a thumbs up or down when ask a question so we are certain he understands us. I would love any advice on how to help him. He is in a nursing home right now even though hes only 29 b/c we are having trouble with his insurance to cover therapy, so the only word it sounds like he says everyday is Home. He is able to write some words that are clear and other words do not make sense, and he doesn't write all the time. Is there anything we can do to help him? I miss talking to him and I know caring for him would be a lot easier to ensure we doing exactly what he needs if he could communicate with you. Any help would be great! Thank you so much!

My nephew (15 yo) was cross checked in hockey a week ago. they used the baseline scan and he did have a concussion. several nights in the hospital. They sent him home. He has lost all speech, and is having a difficult time even writing. Is this aphasia? They live in Alaska - can't believe they sent him home. His mom has had 3-4 concussions and treated them nonchalantly - she now has brain damage. How is aphasia diagnosed? Treated? What's the long term prognosis?

This answer from "The Expert" is the most "simply" comprehensive "matter of fact" response I've heard in a long time!! Totally "Spot On!" The only thing I'd add as a consideration is acupuncture/pressure as & adjunct. "STRESS" in my "non scientific evidenced based" opinion is the "Mother Lode" of most other problems. It can be experienced in a myriad of ways. The easiest way 2 identify something/one as a "stressor" is your physical response. I cut off cable..Some people & am very selective about who or what I entertain. I made this decision before the 1st of the year & it has been a blessing!! Lastly, when those inevitable days come when my "Get up & go has gotten up & gone" I don't lament nor beat myself up about it any more. I've come 2 see those days as "friends". A good friend saying "Not 2day". There'll be another day 2 attack your "perpetual" To Do List.

My TBI was in 2008, I still have the issues as well. For me eliminating all other noises surrounding helps only sometimes. Even when I am one on one with a person alone in a room I have these same issues. I think overtime my anxiety about it reduced by speaking slower and taking more time to think ahead about points on certain topics in order to feel prepared for certain conversations, like topics for work.

I was told that this was migraine aura for me even after I had a brain aneurysm coiled. Very good info.

My most severe TBI occurred in 1971... to this day I experience problems understanding what I hear & read. I also experience problems expressing my thoughts verbally. Public speaking is a freaking nightmare! Anyway, I've given up on "getting better", I focus instead on doing a better job of dealing with the issues I face every day.

I had a member come to my adaptive yoga class yesterday with Aphagia, he could only hear me when I was looking directly at him. I augmented my speech with hand gestures - I'm wondering if doing so was helpful to the member. He indicated he really did not hear much of what I was saying - but he was following the rest of the class in doing the postures. I'd like to be able to help him develop more, but can we do it in a group setting?  I'd love some input.  Thanks! -=PS=-

I had a Severe TBI on Feb. 5, 2000.Many times the words just won't come to me, I know what I want to say but can't express it. Drives me nuts, & most of the time just forget what I'm getting at altogether. Used to be slurred speech for a long time, still slurred from time to time or really fast & when I try to slow down to be clear just picks right back up again, people can't understand me half the time. Can't focus for long, frustrated very easily. For a while I felt like things were getting better but, now just seems to have gotten worse. Idk, I could go on, but ... I can't remember right now. Smh...

My TBI was in 2001 and aphasia is a more recent problem for me. I use my hands more when I can't find the words, and sometimes I get so mad I say a cuss word which I never did before. I was also left completely deaf on my right side. Are there any programs to help with this?