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Can Tongue Thickness Cause Stuttering?

Hi I feel like my tongue is thick because am not able to pronounce some words properly and this vary with climate and some foods or cold drinks. I get stuck in the process of talking. In my family everyone speaks properly. Sometimes I can't construct sentences well to make sense either in my native language or English. If there's any solution to this please help me. Am 25 years 5.3 height and I weigh 58 kg. Am super healthy. The only issue I have is this tongue embarrassing me
Fri, 30 Mar 2018
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Hello,

Well, thickness of tongue can be felt in 2 cases, one is if the tongue is really swollen and thickened and secondly if the tongue has become numb due to some reason then it can cause a thick feeling of tongue.

Both the reasons can cause stuttering or difficulty in pronouncing certain words. So, my suggestion is to once consult a General Physician or an Oral Surgeon and get evaluated.

The exact cause needs to be ruled out like if it is swollen then it can be due to allergy or side effect of any medication or some other causes of thickening of tongue like Amyloidosis or thyroid problem.

At times, stuttering can be due to neurological causes. So, once the exact diagnosis is made treatment can be done accordingly.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
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Can Tongue Thickness Cause Stuttering?

Hello, Well, thickness of tongue can be felt in 2 cases, one is if the tongue is really swollen and thickened and secondly if the tongue has become numb due to some reason then it can cause a thick feeling of tongue. Both the reasons can cause stuttering or difficulty in pronouncing certain words. So, my suggestion is to once consult a General Physician or an Oral Surgeon and get evaluated. The exact cause needs to be ruled out like if it is swollen then it can be due to allergy or side effect of any medication or some other causes of thickening of tongue like Amyloidosis or thyroid problem. At times, stuttering can be due to neurological causes. So, once the exact diagnosis is made treatment can be done accordingly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora