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Dr Tabish Saifee
Queen Square Private Healthcare
Can Parkinson’s Disease affect speech?
Dr Tabish Saifee, a Consultant Neurologist Queen Square, says Parkinson’s disease can typically worsen speech towards the latter stages of the disease with patients finding it difficult to project their voice.
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Parkinson's disease can affect your speech. It typically tends to worsen speech later on in the condition, but some of our patients find that their speech becomes a little bit quieter and they find it more difficult to project their voice or to speak loudly.
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