whistling in ny times

[akabraces]

Here is an article from the nytimes about why some people
with dental treatment (or not) whistle on their 's''s:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/science/01whis.html


enjoy,

*aka

[Yeatsmom]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. The "s" thing has bothered me since I got braces last October. Before that, I never had any odd sounds on any letters or words. I figured it was the braces and hoped that when they are removed, it would go away. My husband remarked early on that my voice had changed. I figured he meant pronunciation, particularly the S, and particularly when preceded or followed by certain vowels or dipthongs. He probably noticed because his name is Simon; fortunately, the Si sound is not as bad as some others.

However, one of the main areas of movement is my front teeth. They had been slowly flaring outward and overlapping my canines as I aged; however, I guess it had happened so slowly, my speaking adjusted itself. Not so with the brackets. I'm sort of thinking it will all go away when the brackets come off, because I am very aware of odd positioning of my upper lip with them there. But this article makes me wonder. Perhaps it is here to stay, and the price of having lovely teeth. I do wonder whether I'd have done it under those circumstances, as I no longer like speaking in private, never mind public, both of which I used to enjoy and which are often part of my job as a journalist. Hmmm.....

Well, I do, in any case, thank you very much for posting the url to that article. It is extremely informative, and has convinced me to speak with my ortho about this and make sure the permanent hissing, if any, can be mimimized.

[akabraces]

Glad you liked the article and that it was helpful and informative!!!!

*aka