I Couldn't Understand What Others Were Saying

About the Symptom

Aphasia is a problem with communication. In receptive aphasia, the patient cannot understand written or spoken language. Also, the words a patient uses sound normal but do not make sense. This communication problem may happen as a temporary single episode associated with a migraine headache, a seizure, or a transient ischemic attack (TIA).

Possible Causes

Generally, I couldn't understand what others were saying can be related to:

• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

  Multiple sclerosis (MS) disease in which the immune system attacks parts of the brain and spinal cord. The direct cause of MS remains unknown, but certain risk factors have been identified such as low vitamin D levels, tobacco smoking, exposure to UV radiation, childhood obesity, and infection with the virus that causes mononucleosis. The disease tends to affect young people more commonly as well as people living in higher latitudes. MS typically occurs in "attacks" which can include but are not limited to painful eye movements, blurry vision in one eye, numbness or weakness in hands or feet on one side, or double vision.

Doctor's Diagnostic Questions

Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom:

• Have you ever had trouble understanding what people were saying?

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