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'Good days' and 'bad days'

Aphasia can vary from day to day. Aphasia can seem worse if you're:

• tired
• frightened
• anxious
• upset.

What you can do:

If you have had aphasia for some time, you'll know what things seem to make it worse.

You may want to avoid the things that make talking more difficult for you.

For example, you could:

• make important phone calls when you feel relaxed and have plenty of time
• arrange to meet a friend in a quiet place so that you can talk more easily
• move away from a noisy situation or ask for the noise to be cut down.

If your aphasia gets worse suddenly and stays worse, tell your doctor.

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