Vocal tics
Question:
I’m 29, and I developed a TS-like condition (dx still undetermined) 8 months ago. When the vocal tics started, they were initially bizarre noises that sounded like a wounded animal. (You can imagine how much this freaked me out to suddenly develop this!) I also had some that sounded a bit like hiccups. The "wounded animal" sound eventually sounded more and more like the word "no!" Eventually, I started shouting "no!" often (fortunately, I was able to suppress this tic at work and in public!) I then developed some other bizarre monosyllables. Now I just have the "no!" tick, plus a number of non-verbal vocal tics. Alex — For more information about this service, send e-mail to: h…@anon.twwells.com — for an automatically returned help message ad…@anon.twwells.com – for the service’s administrator ano…@anon.twwells.com — anonymous mail to the administrator
Response:
On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 23:06:48 GMT, "Sarah Ross" <salv…@bellsouth.net> wrote: > If you have any anecdotal evidence of tics which are actual words or syllables, please let >me know. What I’m looking for are, for example, a specific syllable >repeatedly inserted into words — it may or may not be in the same position. >One case reported in the medical literature frequently inserted the syllable >"iz" at the end of 2-syllable words such as "missing," which would become >"missingiz."
My 11 yo son with TS doesn’t insert syllables, but his latest vocal tic is ‘mee…mee’. Sometimes it comes out as merely one ‘mee’, but typically two, said just slightly slower than you would pronounce the girl’s name ‘Mimi’. Vicki H.
Response:
> If you have any >anecdotal evidence of tics which are actual words or syllables, please let >me know.
I don’t know if this is what you mean, but my son has a tic that starts with a deep inhale, then he exhales while saying. . hunt. . hunt. . .hunt. . .hunt. (he is a little stuck on hunting) . It went from occasional to almost constant the last day. By then, the sound had changed from hunt, to a more inappropriate sound (but he felt he was still saying ‘hunt’). The next day it was gone, and hasn’t been back. He has other vocal tics, but I can’t give you details. . .he says them very quietly, and he is not one to discuss his tics. Karen (mother of 7 yr old with TS+)
Response:
In article <cIkB2.37$Zf5.125…@news1.mia>, "Sarah Ross" <salv…@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I’m studying brain neurology and its connection to language functions, > specifically the vocal (phonic) tics of Tourette’s. If you have any > anecdotal evidence of tics which are actual words or syllables, please let > me know. What I’m looking for are, for example, a specific syllable > repeatedly inserted into words — it may or may not be in the same position. > One case reported in the medical literature frequently inserted the syllable > "iz" at the end of 2-syllable words such as "missing," which would become > "missingiz." > Any personal stories you have about similar Tourette’s tics would be greatly > appreciated. > Thank you.
I would suspect that you will find out that vocal tics are not confined to Tourette Syndrome; I believe we have discussed that in the newsgroup a little in the past. There is also something involving the length of time various vowels and consonants are expressed which can be associated with foreign accent syndrome. ———–== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==———- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
Response:
I’m studying brain neurology and its connection to language functions, specifically the vocal (phonic) tics of Tourette’s. If you have any anecdotal evidence of tics which are actual words or syllables, please let me know. What I’m looking for are, for example, a specific syllable repeatedly inserted into words — it may or may not be in the same position. One case reported in the medical literature frequently inserted the syllable "iz" at the end of 2-syllable words such as "missing," which would become "missingiz." Any personal stories you have about similar Tourette’s tics would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
