I have noticed the last couple weeks that my husband voice will get very weak at certain times of the day. Almost a whisper, anyone else have this going on?
My dh has had voice problems from the beginning. He used to sing and became unable to because of his voice. cutting out and going to little more than a whisper. He originally had all kind of throat test and it was concluded it was a symptom of his neurlogical problems of Parkenism/VD and AD. We don't notice any particular time but mainly his voice is little more than a whisper all the time now.
My DH. has the same problem, his voice gets to be almost a wihisper by late afternoon..very hard to understand him. sometimes he talks off the wall...nothing gets easier....each day is a new challenge....Rosalie
My DH also talks very quietly. And he rambles. Sometimes I don't hear him and sometimes I just have no idea what he is talking about, and he gets quite upset when I don't answer him the way he wants or if I ask him to repeat.
Today my hb said it's hard to talk; my voice is different. I asked if he had a sore throat, and he said no. I'd noticed sometimes it's raspy. He rambles, long monologues, stories of things from the past (I think), but there's no coherency; so I can't respond. Guess he doesn't expect me to. Tonight when I gave him his meds he asked again what they were for. He said, "They're not working; I might as well stop." I told him we'd talk w/dr next time we see her. So, is the raspy voice part of the dementia? Probably, I guess. He overheard me talking w/my sister on the phone about him & the disease. When I hung up he said very clearly & firmly w/no raspiness, or rambling: I don't appreciate your talking to people about my dementia. It makes me feel like an idiot." Will have to be SURE he's not around when I'm sharing concerns about him.
Zibby, same thing is happening here. He sits with his eyes closed and his ears wide open. He also imagines some of what is being said. Losing his voice was one of the first symptoms here.
This is very interesting. DH has always had a soft voice, but it does seem to have gotten much worse. Never connected it with AD. Boy, I've learned so much from these boards!
Gord has also spoken in a very soft voice for the past several years. As some of the others said, it is really difficult when they ramble, don't speak coherently and you can't hear them! It can get you in a lot of trouble.
I haden't really noticed this until I read this discussion. DH, when he is tired or cold or has something weighing on his mind, talks very quiet. So quite that I need to get real close and still might not be able to hear him. I know that he can still speak loudly because when he is yelling, I can hear him real good.
Zippy..I can relate to everything you wrote. Dh's voice gets down to a whisper when he is telling his story's of 50+ years. The story changes everytime he tells it, and takes so long to get it out...so painful to listen to him. Doesn't want to take his meds anymore, because "They're not working"...and I'm having to do everything behind his back for fear of upsetting him, I really hate that. The thing now is hiding everything, and spending hours looking for whatever...but will not admit he did it, he says someone stole it. He thinks we are here in our home of 16 years on holiday, and wants to know when we're going back to our old place..so sad! Even now as I type, I have to be careful that he doesn't see this. Gosh nearly written a book here, thank you.
Funny this should come up because a few weeks ago I noticed that my DH’s voice seemed weaker & I was going to post something about it. I’m just thinking its part of the progression of the disease.