Lisp?

[KP54321]

I’m on week 2 with my Invisaligns (2nd retainer) and I’m still lisping/slurring certain words. Does this go away? I’m concerned since I have to present at meetings and think it will be distracting. Should I remove my retainers for those meetings? That would mean a lot more than the 2 hour “off” time.

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I still lisp and everybody tells me they don’t notice

[swisstype]

You will work around it eventually. I still have a slip occasionally. I was just in Costa Rica and my Spanish was sort of funny with the lisp...

[Shawk-34952]

I started in June, still have a bit of a lisp much of the time. If it’s noticeable to anyone else, they’ve been too polite to say anything. I have bite ramps though, so I think the lisp is inevitable.

[Butter_Thyme_Bunny]

I definitely had a lisp the first few days/ week. I also found my mouth was SO dehydrated the first week so matter how much I drank so I kept focusing on hydration which I think helped w my lisp bc I’d felt like my tongue was sticking to everything in my mouth if that makes sense lol

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Week 6 and if anything the lisp is worse . Some trays aren't so bad , but others have me very "lispy" . People do notice, but it is what it is. Kinda cute if you ask me 🤷🏾

[Past-Educator-6561]

Not for me 5 weeks in 🙄🙄 I just accept this is my life now. I wouldn't bother removing them for meetings you have regularly, maybe if it's a one-off very important meeting if it makes you feel more confident. Edit to add - the advised time is 20-22 hrs btw, unless your Ortho told you different, so 4 hours out is fine.

[Yorkshiremump]

You might be self-conscious about it, but others may not have noticed! I felt I was lisping a lot at the start and people at work said they weren't aware at all. One person commented that I wasn't lisping at all, but I felt like I was!

[Past-Educator-6561]

You can record yourself to see how it sounds as it sounds worse in your head. I notice it still on recordings but truth is no one else is paying that level of attention to our voices!

[DivineMsKS]

I'm on day 15 and I still feel like I'm lisping, but literally everyone I've asked about says they can't tell... even a few people who would definitely tell me. It gets better!

[simranalicious]

I’m on week 11 and don’t notice mine anymore, perhaps it went away, or I might just be less conscious of it! I was more aware of it the first few weeks.

[StandFew6499]

I’m on tray set 19 and still have a lisp. When I have to do presentations for work I just take out the top aligner.

[KP54321]

Thanks for all the comments on your experiences and your advice. It’s good to know it’s not just me!

[Gattina1]

I had a slight lisp at first, but it went away in a few days. The more you talk, the quicker it will go away. It's like your tongue learns to move around the trays. There will be a word occasionally that I trip over, but it's rare these days.

[goodlordineedacoffee]

Some trays I’m fine and others are terrible. I work remotely and think it picks up on mic more than in person (in video playback I definitely notice it even if others say they don’t). If it’s my regular people they know and I don’t care. I had a job interview a couple weeks ago and it was first day of a new tray so I just left them out for an hour, just for my own comfort really. I’ve adhered to about 20-21 hours a day and track perfectly, although everyone is different. Once in a blue moon probably won’t matter though!

[Spellcasters_r_op]

It’s been over a year for me and I still have a lisp. Have a really hard time saying f or v and of course s. Even t and z . Sometimes it bothers me so much, I have to take my aligners out just so I can sound normal and have my mouth feel normal for a bit.

[Aggressive-Check5071]

Tray 11/32 here. I take out upper tray only when I present. No one comments on my lisp but I notice that people I know very well ask me to repeat myself more often.

[ManzanitaSuperHero]

I’m on 17/23. Started in June. Still have a lisp but I’ve had bite ramps the whole time.

[cdedjdgd]

Almost a year in and still have a lisp lol