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DHVT
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Is mumbling a part of Alz? I often strain to hear or understand what my wife says. And it’s not a dental problem…her teeth are in very good shape, and they’re all her own.

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  • Otterly
    Otterly Member Posts: 21
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    Hmm, I never thought about it but my wife mubles now, early on in her cognitive impairment.  I hadnot not noticed it a year ago.
  • jordansfca
    jordansfca Member Posts: 17
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    Yes. It is called aphasia and is very common.
  • linuxhitman
    linuxhitman Member Posts: 11
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    If by "mumble" you mean to speak in a quiet, indistinct manner, then, yes, it appears to be quite a common factor.  At last, in my reading on the subject of dementia. In fact, it is one component of the changes in speech and writing that may forebode by years a formal diagnosis.

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DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
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