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Ask me about aphonia

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I'm really bored, and I was thinking how funny it was as I stepped out to smoke that I still instinctively point at any cat and mouth "you are a cat." (Clearly it is the law that you must tell cats that they are cats. Duh). It's little things like this that we don't often consciously think about.

So I figured if people have questions about aphonia, here is the place to ask. Why not.
I regularly inform cats that they're wicked.
They don't argue.
 

Meow Mix

Chatte Féministe
What about puppy cats? You know, cats that kinda act like they're a dog?


So it is declaring something is what it is? Or the act of speaking/mouthing it?

Puppy cats get told they’re cats too, it’s the law!

No, the cat thing is me being a goofball. Aphonia is the inability to speak.
 

Meow Mix

Chatte Féministe
Pros: I’ve been a really true to form Ariel (The Little Mermaid) for several Halloweens!

uhhhhh… I can annoy people less! No, that’s not true. I find ways… I will always find ways, insert evil laughter.

Ooh yes. Annoying thing: I can’t control when I laugh, and sometimes laughs are dysphonic instead of aphonic and I get real self-conscious. @ChristineM actually this is a big one, the unintentional dysphonic embarrasment.

Also wanted to clarify “can’t control when I laugh,” I didn’t mean to imply this is a compulsive thing, I just meant like anyone else that if something is funny, I’m gonna laugh ^.^
 
In any case, this was a neck injury from a car accident; and a good reason for people to know to wear their seatbelts because I was not. The nerve damage was bilateral, which is probably why I had trouble swallowing and breathing for a while after before some of the treatments they did; they said that this was unfortunate because for a lot of people it doesn’t affect both sides and they retain more voice function than I did.

If you don't mind me asking, what was it like having to come to terms with not being able to speak? How old were you? Did it change your perspective of the world in terms of how you view other people?

It seems like it would be one of the most difficult things imaginable to have taken away from you.
 

Meow Mix

Chatte Féministe
If you don't mind me asking, what was it like having to come to terms with not being able to speak? How old were you? Did it change your perspective of the world in terms of how you view other people?

It seems like it would be one of the most difficult things imaginable to have taken away from you.

I was 24, which makes it 2008. It was a rough year (this was sometime in late February, as my birthday is in February and it was just after that).

I won’t pretend it was as bad as losing a sense like someone going blind or deaf, but it’s probably in the same league.

It didn’t take long to figure things out (and I had help from a specialist and a voice therapist that dealt with trauma based aphonia). So I learned to keep cards on me explaining my condition, I learned I could literally just use my phone (and I still do) to communicate. It was frustrating, and slow, and I lived on the outskirts of most conversations. I became a good listener.

I was very young and stupid through my 20’s, so life was a lot harder. I went back and forth between failing classes and dropping them (and doing well in the ones I cared about). My “friends” were a large pool of acquaintances like many people in their 20’s. It wasn’t until my late 20’s and 30’s that I whittled down to smaller circles of genuine, supportive friends.

I joined RF a couple of years after this, it still felt fresh. I was a lot angstier back then. Was in a relationship that I was sure would be my last if it didn’t go on, so I dragged it on longer than I should have when it was clear we were growing apart. Things like that.

I’ve stabilized, am older and mostly wiser, finally got serious with school (am bridging a masters to PhD in astrophysics now, my dream). It was rough for a while though.
 

Meow Mix

Chatte Féministe
I have a hard time remembering dates that aren’t recent; I don’t even remember without really thinking what year Mom died. This may be related to the bonking my head took, haha: it’s never been serious enough to ask my doctors, because otherwise my memory is fine, and I can remember more recent events by year just fine.

So I had to really think how old I was and what year this was.
 

Earthtank

Active Member
I'm really bored, and I was thinking how funny it was as I stepped out to smoke that I still instinctively point at any cat and mouth "you are a cat." (Clearly it is the law that you must tell cats that they are cats. Duh). It's little things like this that we don't often consciously think about.

So I figured if people have questions about aphonia, here is the place to ask. Why not.
Thanks for making me look up and learn the definition of aphonia.
 

Meow Mix

Chatte Féministe
Right now, I’m around a campfire with my friends; and I’m not well lit up. So it would be easy to forget about me unless I message someone.

But my friends, these amazing people. They always make sure to include me <3
 

Deidre

Well-Known Member
lmao I just made my way through this entire thread and the topic just totally dropped off. Laughing so hard. :tearsofjoy:

I have a friend who has this @Meow Mix and I've wondered if it hurts her throat at all.
 

Gargovic Malkav

Well-Known Member
I can vouch for the truth of it.

Yeah, cats are like that.
My cats used to try to sit or lie down in front of me when I was performing my daily ritual prayers, making it seem like I'm worshiping them.
Sometimes they still try to see how far they can go, but it seems they are treating me well.
It's probably just a carefully measured dose of tolerance to keep me loyal and predictable though.:p
 

Meow Mix

Chatte Féministe
lmao I just made my way through this entire thread and the topic just totally dropped off. Laughing so hard. :tearsofjoy:

I have a friend who has this @Meow Mix and I've wondered if it hurts her throat at all.

Negative, it can tickle and surprise if the vocal cords actually catch (when it’s dysphonic) such as if I laugh, but not pain. ^.^
 

Secret Chief

nirvana is samsara
I'm really bored, and I was thinking how funny it was as I stepped out to smoke that I still instinctively point at any cat and mouth "you are a cat." (Clearly it is the law that you must tell cats that they are cats. Duh). It's little things like this that we don't often consciously think about.

So I figured if people have questions about aphonia, here is the place to ask. Why not.
Where are you?
 
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