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Husband Speaking A Different Language.

A myALZteam Member asked a question 💭
Orange Park, FL

Two days ago Ernie started speaking what sounds like Asian. He does it really fast and will even point to what he is apparently talking about. I even asked him when did he learn to speak Asian and he did it again. Not just a word or two but an entire dialogue. He doesn’t know any other language except Texan. They have a language all their own in Texas. lol
Has anyone else had this sort of thing happen with their LO with Alzheimer’s?

September 14, 2022
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A myALZteam Member

From what I have read, sometimes a person THINKS he is speaking English, but gibberish comes out.. scrambled signals in the brain. Check with your neurologist. If it was sudden onset, he may have had a TIA...mild stroke.

September 14, 2022
A myALZteam Member

Yes, my husband went thru a stage where he was talking, and it was all gibberish but not to him. I found rather than trying to get him to explain I just nodded along and said reassuring things. He did this for a few months in spurts then it stopped. It seemed to me like the brain was misfiring and just going bananas, so we just went with the flow...easier in the long run!

September 28, 2022
A myALZteam Member

I think it’s probably just gibberish like a very small child would do before they learn to talk.

September 14, 2022
A myALZteam Member

When DH is awake in the night but lost in one delusion or another, his voice changes to a higher pitch and he goes back to speaking’Trini’. It’s the Trinidad English of his youth.

September 14, 2022
A myALZteam Member

My wife mumbles in her sleep I can’t understand her. Must be the AZ

September 14, 2022

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