Over 3% of the American population has a stuttering problem. If you tend to stutter, it is important to realize that you are not alone. Stuttering is a treatable speech impairment, and you should not feel that there is no hope or that there is nothing that you can do about it. If my personal story can help you feel some reassurance, I stuttered severely throughout most of my life. However, I never gave up on trying to improve my fluency and was eventually able to learn how to stop stuttering. I am going to explain and help you become familiar with some of the treatments for stuttering available to you.
By the time you finish reading this article, you will have a better idea of what your options are for treatments and hopefully will be able to decide what option is right for you.
1.) Therapy For Stuttering: Therapy is probably the most common form, out of all the treatments for stuttering available. It is most effective if started at a young age, to correct stuttering at it’s early development. However, many adults who start therapy are still able to at least significantly reduce their stuttering if unable to cure it entirely.
2.) Drug Therapy: Drug therapy is becoming an increasingly more popular form of treatment. This is one method that I don’t like and advise you to use only as a last resort. Despite it’s growing popularity, it is widely considered ineffective. The FDA has yet to actually approve any drug specifically for the use of treating stuttering. Most of the drugs prescribed for this purpose, are actually for anxiety or depression.
3.) Stuttering Devices: The use of stuttering devices, is by far the newest out of all the treatments for stuttering. It seems that many people seem to claim that these devices do in fact work. However, this is not to be considered an actual cure because if you stop using the device you will continue to stutter again. Also, the price tag on these devices are around $2,000-$3,000.
I hope you have found this article helpful, and have a better idea of the treatments for stuttering.
More good sites for information and help for stuttering:
What are some effective treatments for stuttering?
However, treatments can help adults as well. It may take a bit more work because habitual patterns are already ingrained, but hard work can often pay off with positive changes.
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PC Magazine - Scientists at the Hollins Communications Research Institute, a stuttering research and treatment center, have completed successful trials using Apple’s iPhone as a stuttering therapy tool for transferring fluency skills from a clinical .
Treating stuttering at Hollins Communications
Having this data immediately available to stuttering therapy program participants makes speech practice more effective and helps improve the speed with which fluency results are achieved.
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