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dustymarlin10 said:Just hit up your family doctor for a referral, then you can see the ENT specialist.
Good luck!
thanks so much, man... fingers crossed this turns out to be an easy fix....
dustymarlin10 said:Go see an ENT.
That nasal tone you've got might just be some sinus polyps or maybe even enlarged adenoids, which is honestly pretty easy to fix.
gotcha, thanks. do I need to grab a referral from my primary doctor first or how does the whole process work?
I couldn't find anything else like this—nothing about speech impediments specifically either—so I figured I'd just start my own thread. Mods, please feel free to move this wherever it fits best!
So, here's the deal. I'm 25, and I've dealt with this constant nasal sound in my voice since forever. Honestly, it’s gotten to the point where it's really messing with my head... I find myself avoiding talking altogether because I don't want to deal with it. It makes me come across as super shy or quiet, especially when I'm hanging out with a new crowd.
Back in the day—like, ten years ago—I actually tried some speech therapy exercises, but nothing really stuck. And now? I'm realizing I just can't keep living like this. I haven't been able to "fix" how I talk through practice, but I'm starting to wonder if surgery might actually be an option. My nose always feels congested way up high in the sinus area, and I have this gut feeling that's exactly why I sound the way I do. Does anyone know anything about this? Like, what actually causes this kind of speech pattern, and is there a real way to fix it?