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Change in voice

Kat63
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My DH is late stage 6, early 7 and under Hospice care. His vocabulary is mostly word salad but the last week or so his voice is different, sounds like when he has a bad cold, little deeper and a little raspy. Anyone else experienced difference in their voice??

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  • midge333
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    Acid reflux and silent aspiration can cause those symptoms. He may also develop aspiration pneumonia which can be a terminal event.

  • Kat63
    Kat63 Member Posts: 176
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    Thanks for the response. The last couple of weeks things certainly are changing. Just hard and sad.

  • Arrowhead
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    The word salad was bad enough, but my wife also began using subdued tones and quite whispers. Often, I would see her mouth moving but with little to no sound coming out.

  • Kat63
    Kat63 Member Posts: 176
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    Arrowhead, I know it’s so sad watching our love ones go through this. I think my DH is just more tired and weaker and hence his voice is different. Time will tell.

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