Is it possible to talk without a tongue

The muscle mass in the floor of her mouth has been built up through years of speaking. The mass contracts and relaxes and she is able to touch the muscle to her palate.

Rogers is one of the co-authors on a paper about the taste experiment, published online in August in the Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research.

Her parents were told by doctors she might never be able to speak normally, if at all. Good stuff. McMicken said Rogers is a unique case, and continued studies will prove valuable for people who will need their tongues completely or partially removed. Local News. Show Caption. Toggle navigation. Sign Up Log In. Dashboard Logout. Food Things to Do What the Tech? Download PDF. Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. Manage followed notifications. Close Followed notifications.

Please log in to use this feature Log In. Don't have an account? Sign Up Today. Coronavirus Info Links. It was difficult at first, but they used an adapted bottle to feed me. I was their first and only child, and the best thing they ever did was treat me as if there was nothing wrong. But when I was growing up, I knew I had parents and a family who loved me to death.

I did become self-conscious about it. It was the little things. My name is Kelly, and the hard C sound is one of the most difficult for me to make. I also have a small jaw. When I started pre-school, I was teased.