Drugs and Treatments for Stuttering
There is no known medical cure for this speech disorder. Most children who experience stuttering at an early age can just normally outgrow this impediment. In this case, treatments and therapies are not needed in their situation. But when a child continues to have this condition at the age of five onwards, then parents should take this seriously. They should consult a speech language pathologist or a speech developmental pediatrician to check is the stuttering is still permissible.
As for stutterers who are already in their adult stage, it has been discovered that their condition did not improve because of the lack of attention from experts, treatment and negligence.
Experts’ Advice
Practice makes permanent. Speech therapists believe that reinforcement of the drills and techniques learned from the therapies can improve a stutterer’s condition. The need for a trained professional may not be necessary anymore if they will just follow the tips and exercises that will help them outgrow this condition.
1. Maintain good posture all the time. Good posture helps a lot in the elimination of speech disorders for both the young and old. It is very effective for people who have a tendency to slur their word when they speak. The slurring of words is associated to stuttering since they are similar in slow production of sounds. The two may be alike in some aspects but some speech therapists claim that having a good posture does not suffice in eradicating this speech disorder. There may be factual scientific basis connecting poor posture to stuttering still it does not hurt much if maintain a good one just to eliminate this possible cause.
2. When producing the sounds of the letters b,d,g,k, and v. It is best to push out your stomach. These are the letters that have the highest occurrence of stuttering. This is because of the air pushing the sounds of these letters are difficult for some people to say properly thus creating a stuttering effect on these letters or even the words containing these letters.
3. Breathe properly. Deep breathing is vital to speech simply because the air flow controls the sound production of letters in words. The proper breathing in and out helps in the proper alignment of the body. This will make it easier for one’s body to control the flow of air coming out of the mouth. Also, proper breathing relaxes the muscles of the body. Keep in mind that anxiety and pressure are major factors influencing this speech disorder. Breathing properly calms one’s nerves and eradicates these factors.