Short transcript excerpt from a YouTube episode (Episode 322) featuring Hallie Bulkin and Lily discussing immediate speech changes after Lily received a dental appliance. They report that speech sounded different 'like the second after' insertion, lasting a couple days, with some sibilant ('S') sounds harder to make; Hallie reassures this is a normal, temporary effect.
Do you think that the way that you talk changed after you got your appliance? Like, your speech.
Sounds like, right after they put it in?
Yes.
Like the second after.
Yes. Like, for a couple days.
Yes.
Yeah.
They sound like someone from Salmon Cat.
From Salmon Cat.
Yeah. Because my friends were like, lily, you sound different. And I was like, I know.
Yeah. Even some of your, like, S's and some sounds sound like they're still a little hard to make. And that's what happens sometimes when you have a big thing blocking part of your mouth. I'm not worried about it. You guys will be fine. But it definitely can change your speech a little bit.
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