What is Stuttering?
Stuttering means the deterioration of the fluency of speech as a result of involuntary prolongation, repetition or stuttering of sounds or syllables in speech. Sometimes, stuttering, lengthening or repetitions in speech can be accompanied by different movements such as blinking, grimacing, shaking the head, and keeping the pace of the foot.
Is it a Common Ailment? Will it fix?
Studies report that approximately 4% of people stutter at some point in their lives. It typically starts between the ages of 2 and 7 years. It most commonly starts at the age of 5 years. It is expected that 80% of stuttering, which starts in the preschool period, will improve over time. However, it is usually long-term. Sometimes, partial recovery periods lasting weeks or months can be observed.
What are the Causes?
Although there is no clear consensus among experts, it is stated that stuttering is caused by many environmental, structural and genetic factors. While it sometimes occurs as a part of a psychiatric disorder, the psychiatric problems that stuttering can cause by itself can be more serious as a result of the deterioration of communication, exclusion from the circle of friends and social isolation of the child over time.
Can Different Ailments Accompany?
Speech is one of the basic building blocks in our interaction with our environment. Impairment of the fluency of speech causes social isolation, deterioration in interaction and communication with the environment in many children and adults. Therefore, it is common for stuttering to be accompanied by psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorders and depressive disorder.
Is There a Cure? Why?
Initially, due to my own experience with my own patients, I was able to treat stuttering one hundred percent, definitive results in a week, etc. I suggest you stay away from internet and newspaper advertisements such as Apart from this, many different unscientific or unproven methods applied in many centers for commercial gain are not applied in any university institution in our country. If you are looking for a method similar to this, I recommend that you consult a specialist beforehand. Although various drug treatments were used for stuttering many years ago, it has been proven that it does not have a direct effect on stuttering today. If stuttering is accompanied by different psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorder and depression, drug treatments may be beneficial during the treatment process. In the treatment of stuttering, speech therapy applied by a speech language therapist is the basis. In general, two different techniques are often used in therapy. The first of these is direct speech therapy. In this method, the mechanical errors that occur in the formation processes of the voice are tried to be corrected directly by the expert, and fluent speech is tried to be achieved. In another method, it is aimed to reduce tension and anxiety during speaking with relaxation exercises. Studies on hypnosis show that although it provides partial improvement in the short-term, it is not effective in the long-term.
