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Yes, multiple sclerosis (MS) can affect the voice. Here are some ways MS can impact speech and voice:

- Dysarthria: This motor speech disorder can cause slurred, quiet, or slow speech, and poor articulation
- Dysphonia: This voice disorder can result in changes such as a hoarse, harsh, breathy, or nasal voice.
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Yes, multiple sclerosis (MS) can affect the voice. Here are some ways MS can impact speech and voice:

- Dysarthria: This motor speech disorder can cause slurred, quiet, or slow speech, and poor articulation.
- Dysphonia: This voice disorder can result in changes such as a hoarse, harsh, breathy, or nasal voice.
- Explosive Speech: Some people may experience sporadic episodes of loud, rapid speech.
- Scanning Speech: This involves abnormally long pauses between syllables or words, making speech sound robotic.

These issues are often due to MS lesions affecting the brain areas that control speech and swallowing muscles.

August 2, 2024

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