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can your speech be affected by anesthesia?

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It depends on what you mean by affected? You can certainly be hoarse for a few days if you've been intubated, but assuming there was no injury during intubation, there should not be any voice change.

Ronald Levy, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
UTMB-Galveston

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Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. I am a board certified anesthesiologist who can answer all questions related to any type of Anesthesia with the exception of Pain Management.

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