Chris Kamara, the legendary former Sky Sports pundit, has revealed that he has apraxia of speech and is doing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy 2x a week to help increase blood flow to his brain, promoting healing and ease of symptoms for apraxia of speech.
This can be because of strokes, brain injury, brain tumours, dementia or progressive neurological disorders.
An underactive thyroid — when the gland does not make enough hormones — can also lead to problems with speech.
Tell-tale signs of AOS include slow and halting speech, difficulty moving the tongue, lips and jaw, and inconsistency in the pronunciation of words.
Patients are given speech and language therapy, which can slow the decline, but there is no cure for the condition.
Chris is currently also doing hypnotherapy — usually used for pain, stress or anxiety — and takes two sessions a week in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber to improve blood flow to the brain.
The Middlesbrough-born presenter quit Sky due to the demands of live broadcasting but has continued working for ITV on a number of pre-recorded television shows.
Chris fought to overcome his speech issues and returned to screens to co-host The Games and Ninja Warrior UK earlier this year.
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