Question:
I have a problem. My GP shoved me away on this so I'm asking for yourhelp here. Knowing what little time most people have for these questions,I'll list my symptoms in order of severity:

Speech disorder - constantly replacing one word with another to the point mysentences are incomprehensibleHearing - I can hear perfectly but comprehension of what is being is worsethan most of my colleagues. Instead I rely on lip-readingMemory loss - of basic facts I learned maybe the day before

Is there any disorder that I could find out more about that may apply here?I am a 20-year old student at university. Please reply to my address orhere.

Answer: Sounds like a Wernickes aphasia - this isn`t a pathology itself, but is aneffect caused by a pathology (if that is what it is in your case).

Was the onset sudden or gradual?

Do you take any meds of any sort?

Any other health probs of any sort?

Sounds like Receptive aphasia (or Wernicke's aphasia), but that ismore of a description of a symptom than a diagnosis. Lots of thingscan be the problem but if the symptoms are gradually getting worse,you should consider seeing the physician again or trying another one.You might want an MRI or an EEG to look for a structural or focalchanges and a full neuropsychological assessment to formalise theaphasia.

Don't want to panic you but chronic worsening aphasia in a young adultsets off a number of alarm bells off in my head.