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#1 Post by **sandra** » Thu May 10, 2007 10:00 am

I have conceded to the fact that I will lisp as long as I have the aligners. Even when I have become used to a set, I still lisp and it is noticeable. When I put in new ones, it's really bad.
Anyone else?
I'm on my third set.

#2 Post by **diehard** » Thu May 10, 2007 11:06 am

you must be unlucky I only had a slight lisp for a couple of days at most

#3 Post by **waiting2smile** » Thu May 10, 2007 11:07 am

Don't worry it will go away. Chance are you will still think you sound funny long after your lisp has left.

I notice that sometimes when Im really tired I feel like Im lisping (and Im on try #39! ) but those around swear I sound fine so either it does go away over time or these people are just being really nice.

#4 Post by **marsha1125** » Sat May 12, 2007 2:59 pm

I am on tray 18 and I still lisp. Nothing like at the beginning of treatment, though.

#5 Post by **sandra** » Mon May 14, 2007 6:06 am

I'm pretty sure mine won't go away. It's much worse when I get a new set of trays in, or when I have talked a lot and my mouth is dry (I'm a dance teacher-so that's almost all the time). But it's ok. It won't last forever.

#6 Post by **Coco212** » Mon May 14, 2007 2:13 pm

Same here. Hasn't gone away in the 7 months I've had them. It was much worse the first few days, but it's still noticeable, especially on words with a "st" sound.

#7 Post by **bobdoe** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 3:45 pm

its been 9 months, tray 18, i can hear myself sounding a tiny bit awkward on the hard sounds like "th" and "st" and some "f"s. It also takes more effort to speak compared to chatting while eating and munching on food while the trays are off. I've gotten used to it though, so it doesnt bother me much anymore.

#8 Post by **scorpetteFL** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:43 pm

sandra wrote:I have conceded to the fact that I will lisp as long as I have the aligners. Even when I have become used to a set, I still lisp and it is noticeable. When I put in new ones, it's really bad.
Anyone else?
I'm on my third set.

Some sets are worse than others for some reason. I started 12 today and I'm not lisping. I was lisping all over the place with 11.

#9 Post by **InvisibleTourist** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:17 pm

I am on set 17 out 30 and my lisp is still really bad with the top aligner in. Two colleagues at work have commented on it so I don't wear the top aligner in the office anymore. If I concentrate quite hard when speaking and move my tongue back in my mouth, I don't lisp but it's very hard to do this and THIS IS SPAM REPORT TO ADMIN THIS IS SPAM REPORT TO ADMIN THIS IS SPAM REPORT TO ADMIN THIS IS SPAM REPORT TO ADMIN fluently.

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#10 Post by **boaster** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:40 am

I found I would try to rephrase tings to avoid having to make a lot of "S" sounds.

"This is the place" would become "We have arrived"
"Lets discuss this in my office" would be "we can meet in my office"

etc.

#11 Post by **scorpetteFL** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:10 pm

boaster wrote:I found I would try to rephrase tings to avoid having to make a lot of "S" sounds.

"This is the place" would become "We have arrived"
"Lets discuss this in my office" would be "we can meet in my office"

etc.

Heh - I never speak the work speak anymore - I "talk"

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