Hi. As you can see.. I'm new here. I came across this forum when I googled something about how my mom all of a sudden started speaking quiet/soft and found some posts but I can't start my own question there.
So... My mom has dementia and back in May she had a heart attack. These 2 things go hand in hand with my question/concerns. My mom always complained of sore throat and pressure on her chest before we moved back to Utah and it was shortly after we got here that she had the heart attack. While she was in the hospital I put it together and talked to the nurse about it. Basically her sore throat is connected to the chest pain. My mom has always talked loud so I became concerned when she started to whisper when she spoke...in the past week, after she has said or asked me something, I have to ask her what she said because I am tone deaf and it's so hard for me to hear.. As you all know.. this frustrates her and that's when the gibberish begins. She is still capable of talking loud because she has yelled for me when she needs help of some sort.. My son has also noticed this..he told me that yesterday she was talking to him and none of it made any sense.
SO..... What would cause her to talk quiet/soft?
I should also note that the heart attack which cannot be operated on has played a role of her dementia progressing.
Thank you.
So... My mom has dementia and back in May she had a heart attack. These 2 things go hand in hand with my question/concerns. My mom always complained of sore throat and pressure on her chest before we moved back to Utah and it was shortly after we got here that she had the heart attack. While she was in the hospital I put it together and talked to the nurse about it. Basically her sore throat is connected to the chest pain. My mom has always talked loud so I became concerned when she started to whisper when she spoke...in the past week, after she has said or asked me something, I have to ask her what she said because I am tone deaf and it's so hard for me to hear.. As you all know.. this frustrates her and that's when the gibberish begins. She is still capable of talking loud because she has yelled for me when she needs help of some sort.. My son has also noticed this..he told me that yesterday she was talking to him and none of it made any sense.
SO..... What would cause her to talk quiet/soft?
I should also note that the heart attack which cannot be operated on has played a role of her dementia progressing.
Thank you.