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Stuttering is a speech disorder where the individual’s natural flow of speech is disrupted by prolongations or repetitions of certain sounds, syllables and words.
Other than the difficulty in speaking, this is usually accompanied by tremors of the lips or jaw, raid eye blinks, and tremors in the upper body. Stress worsens the situation when the sufferer has to speak to a big crowd or even talk on the phone. When one is relaxed, this dissipates when one is singing or speaking alone.
Based on studies, there are 3 million Americans that stutter. This starts at the early age of 2 to 6 since this is the time that they are still developing language skills. The ratio between boys and girls is 3 to 1. The redeeming news is that many children outgrow this and only a small percentage of those who suffer are adults.