Treating stuttering by changing the way you think. Traditional treatments for stuttering

EFFECTS YOU DID NOT EXPECT

The method of "Therapeutic phonetic rhythmic speech reconstruction" has proved its

efficiency is already in the process of its creation, now we have an excellent debugged

a valid tool for correcting any type of stuttering in a correctional family.

The use of reconstructed speech revealed a number of features, each of which has

own correctional and therapeutic value, which causes the use of LFRRR not

only with stutterers and not only to correct speech. We do not set ourselves a goal in this chapter

explain the mechanism of occurrence of the described effects, tk. this is a separate, serious

research work, and confine ourselves to their abstract description.

Memory

We have noticed that the treatment of stuttering in children by the LFRRR method is very serious.

improves memory in children, adolescents and adults.

From notes. “Six-year-old Artem B. has a moderate stutter. Mother

complained that it was difficult for her son to study poetry. The child on examination could not

to tell not a single one, reproducing only the first line: “The hostess left the bunny.” Start

work after the removal of silence showed a severe lag in the development of memory.

We studied the poem "Bull" (4 lines) for a total of 12 hours before

the boy was able to tell it without mistakes. Every day new verses learned more and more easily:

"Bunny" (4 lines) - 5 hours, "Bear" (4 lines) - 2 hours, "It's time to sleep" (6 lines) - 2 hours,

"Clumsy Bear" (8 lines) - 1.5 hours. Further it became clear that the improvement of memory

prose stories. A complex poem of 64 lines was given to Artyom completely without

labor."

“Slava S., 12 years old, suffers from severe stuttering. According to mother

stuttering prevented him from studying at school, and they turned to a school psychologist who, in

as a tip to facilitate oral responses, she suggested memorizing paragraphs.

The boy, together with his mother, tried to teach, but soon this led to an additional nervous

disorder, because it turned out that the child fundamentally suffers from a weak memory and,

trying to tell everything exactly, he only stuttered more. On treatment teenager is very

quickly mastered LFRRR. In the third week of application, as an experiment, he was

it was proposed to learn a paragraph from the story on one and a half pages of the textbook. Vyacheslav learned

paragraph in 1 hour and retold it almost flawlessly. I was very surprised at my luck, and this

was an additional motivational stimulus for successful treatment.

“Five-year-old Gosha D. has severe stuttering. The boy was different

speech was easy, poetry too. In the third week, the child read a fairy tale for retelling

"Come visit", set out according to the content of the cartoon of the same name. We waited

retelling and prepared to correct inaccuracies, but George told the tale by heart

completely absolutely correct. Subsequently, a uniquely developed memory did the same

the same with all other books for retelling.

“Maxim V., aged 17, does not suffer from stuttering. The son of our acquaintances was very eager

to enter a literary university, but was worried that he would fail the oral exam with

a work prepared by heart. We offered the young man's parents

develop his LFRRR memory and they agreed. The young man was given the task of learning several

selected by us poems and stories in a reconstructed form, one daily, and then

Also tell your parents one by one. Two weeks later, Maxim reported that the last -

"Borodino" taught 25 minutes. He drew attention to the fact that memory really became

better, and increased self-confidence. During the exam, the teacher stated that

notices the announcer's pronunciation, and put "excellent".

Speech quality

The speech of the vast majority of people who stutter suffers from reduction, fuzziness

pronunciation, substitutions and omissions of sounds, "swallowing" the endings of words, which in general

significantly reduces its quality. Reconstructed shape eliminates all

the above disadvantages, significantly improving the quality of speech.

From notes. “Stepa Sh., 6 years old, has severe stuttering,

multiple substitutions and omissions of sounds. Kindergarten teachers

(DDU) and parents claimed that peers do not understand the boy's speech because of stuttering.

The mastery of LFRRR was accompanied by mass, "cutting the ear" substitutions of vowels and consonants

sounds in the direct syllable. In the third correctional week in the process of development work

LFRRR skills recorded a complete absence of omissions and substitutions of sounds.

“Thirteen-year-old Lera N. has a stutter of moderate severity, developed

logophobia. Speech is emotionally poor, indistinct, quiet. The girl had previously visited

speech therapy kindergarten, where they tried to eliminate the erased form of dysarthria (SFD), but it

residual effects persisted, mainly as a consequence of insufficient automation

correct pronunciation. Valeria was deeply worried as her main defect -

stuttering, and the fact that her speech sounds incomprehensible and incorrect even in cases where

LFRRR SFD residual effects overcome. As a result of the inherent

reconstructed speech of sound localization, the correct pronunciation was normalized without

any further correction.

“Olga K. is 23 years old. She never stuttered. In childhood, she suffered from general underdevelopment

speech (ONR) and SFD. She attended a specialized kindergarten, and then a school for children with

severe speech disorders. Residual effects of dysarthria persisted. The girl was

training in the LFRRR technique, during which Olga fully mastered the reconstructed

speech form, using it constantly and performing special speech tasks. After 1 month

the examination revealed the complete elimination of the residual effects of dysarthria.

Olya's mood improved a lot. “Now I will always reconstruct speech, I think that

it sounds better in a new way, ”said the girl.”

Efficiency of correction of sound pronunciation

Children with severe speech disorders for effective treatment

stuttering according to the method of phonetic speech reconstruction, their preliminary correction is necessary.

The child should not doubt the pronunciation of individual sounds and thereby make it difficult

which is prepared exclusively for stutterers. In addition to traditional speech therapy

classes, it includes some elements of the development of LFRRR. We noticed that

the use of reconstructed speech by a speech therapist during classes significantly speeds up

corrective process. Children who have been correcting their speech for years in specialized kindergartens

are able to normalize it in the shortest possible time. Trying on an intuitive level

imitate the teacher, they quickly master the correctional material, the severity of stuttering

From notes. “Six-year-old Igor B. suffers from severe stuttering,

general underdevelopment of speech, an erased form of dysarthria. In total, the child

14 sounds are broken. The boy studied for 2 years with a private speech therapist who came to the house.

the use of LFRRR completely eliminated the SFD, overcome the ONR. Severity of stuttering

decreased from 8 points in the classifier to 2 points.

“Mitya R., 7 years old, has severe stuttering and an erased form

dysarthria. A 2-year-old child attended a speech therapy group for stutterers. In this institution

defective pronunciation was not eliminated, moreover, as a result of the application of unscientific

speech therapy techniques, the boy significantly increased the severity of stuttering. During

eliminated SFD. The severity of stuttering according to the classifier decreased from 9 points to 1 point.

“Five-year-old Anya T. has a diagnosis: general underdevelopment of speech, an erased form of dysarthria.

The girl has 12 defective sounds, no stuttering. Experimental on an outpatient basis

children's polyclinic in Volokolamsk, Moscow region, 46 speech therapy sessions were held with

using LFRRR. The result is the overcoming of the OHP, the complete elimination of SFD.”

“Nastya N., 4 years old, has moderate stuttering and speech delay

(ZRR). Experimentally on an outpatient basis in a children's clinic in Lotoshino

Moscow region held 28 speech therapy classes using LFRRR. Result

- stuttering is eliminated completely, ZRR is overcome. Parents made their own decision

on the termination of classes due to the complete normalization of speech.

Elimination of dysgraphia

The use of LFRRR in working with stuttering and non-stuttering children allows, in the course of

traditional speech therapy classes to quickly eliminate dysgraphia (violation of writing).

From notes. “Ten-year-old Dasha A. has a diagnosis of moderate stuttering

severity, residual effects of an erased form of dysarthria and speech underdevelopment,

dysgraphia. The girl attended a speech therapy kindergarten, where she practiced widely

common technique for correcting stuttering. Mother complained of poor academic performance

LFRRR eliminated stuttering, residual effects of SFD and ONR. The number of errors in the letter

decreased to the acceptable level. School teacher Dasha Galina Anatolyevna Sh., discovering

instant correction of speech and writing, contacted us by phone to clarify

reasons for such changes. She turned out to be an interested, searching, unique teacher,

overcome stuttering in his own grandson on his own.

“Sonia Ch., 9 years old, has residual effects of an erased form of dysarthria, dysgraphia. stuttering

no. The teacher demanded that the child be transferred to a speech school, justifying her position

an exceptionally large number of spelling errors. The parents did not want this, but the teacher

sought the decision of the medical-pedagogical commission. Experimentally in outpatient

conditions with the girl held 23 speech therapy sessions using LFRRR. Result -

residual effects of SFD are overcome. Progress in Russian at 4 and 5. Teacher

changed her mind about the girl, and the conflict with her parents was resolved.

Teaching stuttering children to read without stuttering

Based on the experience of using LFRRR, we came to the conclusion that stuttering children cannot be taught

reading according to generally accepted methods, having a division of the text into syllables, and the name of the letters

it is inadmissible to formulate in the classical form. The traditional way of teaching stutterers

children reading by syllables has a serious destabilizing effect on them. Stereotype

stuttering, formed in oral speech, is symmetrically transferred to the sound-syllabic

displaying written language, thereby doubling the "volume" of the negative experience of stuttering,

and in the most complex speech process - reading. It is for this reason (and not because

traumatism) the speech of the majority of stuttering children is seriously impaired upon admission to

a school where reading aloud is a mandatory component of development. Our methodology allows us to teach

stuttering children with letter names like EM (m) or BE (b), teachers and parents additionally

complicate the psycho-speech process, already disorganized by stuttering. Stuttering children

should, studying the letters of the Russian alphabet, call them as sounds, that is, not EM, but M, not BE, but B, not

ER, and R. Reading using reconstructed speech, which includes only pure

sounds and direct syllables, we absolutely always managed to stop the progression at first

stuttering, and then significantly reduce its severity. At present, we are convinced

that the use of LFRRR in teaching stuttering children to read is the best and most affordable way

correction of stuttering in the outpatient setting.

From notes. “Six-year-old Pasha K. suffers from severe stuttering,

general underdevelopment of speech, an erased form of dysarthria. Experimentally in outpatient

conditions of the children's clinic in Volokolamsk, Moscow region, 48

classes using LFRRR. The result is reading without stuttering, overcoming OHP and SFD,

decrease in the severity of stuttering from 9 points according to the classifier to 3 points. On examination

6 months after the end of classes, the severity of stuttering was estimated at 2 points.

“Egor M., 6 years old, has a stutter of moderate severity. Experimentally in

using LFRRR. The result is reading without stuttering, a general decrease in severity

stuttering from 6 points to 1 point. On examination after 6 months, the severity of stuttering did not

has changed."

“Julia Z. 5 years 7 months. suffers from severe stuttering. Passed

holidays in Greece. The result is reading without stuttering, the severity of stuttering is 1 point.

Examination after 6 months found no stuttering.”

“Six-year-old Sasha T. has a moderate stutter. Bilingualism in the family.

residence in Italy. The result is reading without stuttering, a general decrease in severity

stuttering from 10 points to 3 points. The result remote for 1 year has not changed».

Tachycardia, hypertension and EEG

Almost all stutterers have such health problems as frequent situational

tachycardia and hypertension. Moreover, they arise in situations that are by no means always associated with

speech activity. Treatment according to the LFRRR method frees a person from these unpleasant and

harmful violations. In twenty years of working with stutterers, we have not seen a recurrence of these

we observed the effect of reconstructed speech in situational tachycardias in people who did not

those suffering from stuttering. In addition, we recorded several cases of improving the picture

electroencephalogram (EEG) after treatment of stuttering by the LFRRR method.

From notes. “Kirill N., 12 years old, has severe stuttering, logophobia,

developed complex of a stutterer. He and his parents noticed that in speech (and later in

non-verbal) situations, the boy's heart began to beat faster, and his face turned very red. On the

examination when reading a fairy tale, the pulse rate was 148 beats per minute (at a rate of 70-

80), blood pressure 150/95 (at a rate of 120/70). The teenager was admitted for treatment

LFRRR method. During the period of silence, the boy had such states before going to bed, with

washing in the bathroom, when returning from a walk. After removing the silence and starting to apply

reconstructed speech, we noted a gradual decrease in the duration

situational state, and then its disappearance in the third correctional week. After

said that he no longer remembers that "the heart once jumped out of his chest."

“Twenty-five-year-old Elena G. suffers from severe stuttering. On the

examination, in addition to complaints of stuttering, reported that in the event of a speech situation,

her heart palpitations are observed, the head begins to hurt, and then there is

extrasystole (extra non-periodic contractions) of the heart, causing respiratory failure.

The young woman was constantly observed by a cardiologist, internist and neuropathologist. Not

parted with medicines, her handbag smelled of Corvalol, which was used in

large quantities during an attack of tachycardia. Elena passed the experimental

from the third correctional week, she began to assert that the attacks did not appear. General

Lena's emotional state has improved significantly, however, going for a walk, she

I also took Corvalol with me. After treatment, stuttering was not detected, after 1

a year later, the woman developed neurosis-like pauses; the severity of stuttering was 1

score (versus 10 before treatment). No more seizures were observed, however, the old vial

heart remedy continued to rest in a cosmetic bag next to lipstick.

“Denis L., 6 years old, has a diagnosis of severe stuttering, general

underdevelopment of speech, an erased form of dysarthria, eye tics. EEG: significant

dysfunction of the frontobasal cortex, epileptiform activity (peak-wave) with

with an accent in the frontotemporal regions on the right, single generalized spike-wave discharges.

The rhythm is disorganized. The child was constantly observed by a neurologist and received

drug treatment: actovegin, cortexin, pantogam. The boy is hyperexcitable, restless,

anxious, unable to remain without a mother even for half an hour. With the child spent two

we have identified a severe impairment of auditory-speech memory, which required special

control over the correction process. However, by the end of the fourth week, Denis became

significantly more adequate and calm, and the pedagogical process is more intense. By the end

the form of incomplete automation of the sounds Pb and L. The severity of stuttering decreased from 9 points to

the result is no stuttering. In total, more than

400 correction hours. The child showed significant progress both in speech

activities and communication, as well as constructive praxis, subject and game

examined on the electroencephalograph "Mizar-201". The survey showed significant

positive dynamics - normalization of the rhythm and the absence of epileptiform activity.

English, Deutsch and Español

Despite the methodological principle that is basic for therapeutic reconstructed speech

non-informational rhythmic division of speech into sound and direct syllable, when crushed

speech flow in several foreign languages ​​therapeutic efficacy of LFRRR

kept in full. This phenomenon is probably associated with deep and unexplored

the restorative nature of the reconstructed speech. We draw attention to the fact that

reconstruction in a foreign language is subject to the phonetic structure depicted in

Bindweed (Convolvuluv Pluricaulis) blooms with beautiful white flowers. This Ayurvedic remedy helps control blood pressure and works well for stuttering. It is especially recommended for students to use this tool during exams.

Generally, stuttering affects people from childhood. While some people manage to get rid of stuttering later in life, others are forced to turn to different specialists.

A person suffering from a stuttering problem is easily identified in a crowd of people. During a conversation, he repeats sounds or words. This may be accompanied by some expression, such as a nod and clenched facial muscles. Basically, these people get stuck during a conversation, and this impairs their ability to speak and communicate.

According to the observation, there is an equal proportion of boys and girls suffering from stuttering among children. But in adults, cases of stuttering are more common in men than in women.

In this article, I want to draw your attention to the fact that there are folk remedies for the treatment of stuttering. Traditional healers and Ayurveda have a wide arsenal of remedies for the treatment of stuttering.

Ayurveda remedies for stuttering

In Ayurveda, herbs are believed to be able to cure stuttering. These Ayurvedic remedies control Vata, Pitta and Kapha of the body.

Ayurveda played a prominent role in the ancient medical system and is still highly regarded for its benefits. Indian folk remedies help eliminate stress, anxiety and other ailments in a natural way. There is no harm in using Ayurvedic remedies to lead a better life. There are herbs in Ayurveda to treat stuttering.

Herbs that can cure stuttering

Ginger - a remedy for the nervous system

It has a wonderful effect on the entire human body. It not only improves the problems associated with the emotional and nervous system, but also improves brain function. This Indian folk remedy helps in the proper functioning of the immune system and has multiple positive effects on other organs of the body.

Ashwagandha easily treats stuttering

Ashwagandha is another Ayurvedic remedy that helps cure stuttering easily. This herb contains substances that allow you to overcome memory loss, stress and other chronic diseases. Most of these problems are lifestyle related and cause neurological imbalances. People suffering from stuttering often complain of fatigue, weakness in the body, and an inability to conserve energy.

The use of this Indian remedy improves the functioning of the brain, making it sharper and healthier. Ashwagandha improves memory, improves sex life and thus helps reduce stress.

Bacopa (Brahmi) Improves Brain Functions

Brahmi is an amazing tranquilizer filled with numerous properties. This herb allows the brain to function properly. This Indian folk remedy is widely used to treat problems such as depression and stress.

Brahmi is the main ingredient in memory supplements and health tonics. This tool helps to cope with stress, hair loss and nervous problems. I recommend bacopa for those who want to sharpen their minds, combat memory loss, and improve their overall health.

Gotu kola helps increase concentration

This herb is quite rich in nutrients that help in boosting concentration. This Ayurvedic folk remedy is used for several problems related to nerves and fatigue caused by increased stress levels among people of different age groups.

Bindweed multiple - a means for good grades on exams

Bindweed (Convolvuluv Pluricaulis) blooms with beautiful white flowers. This Ayurvedic remedy helps control blood pressure and works well for stuttering. It is especially recommended to use this tool for students during exams.

Calamus ordinary - an effective remedy for stuttering

It has a positive effect on people facing speech problems. It allows the body to recover from several nerve-related disorders.

Melissa - Anxiety Remedy

Melissa is one of the widely used effective herbal remedies for stuttering. It calms the heart and nerves of a person, reduces anxiety and nervousness. Take 30-40 lemon balm leaves and boil in 1 cup of water.

Drink 1/3 cup of this melissa tea 3 times a day. This folk remedy will help calm the nervous system. In addition, lemon balm is very effective for treating stuttering.

You can use all of the listed folk remedies in different combinations. If you use these herbs regularly, you will soon get rid of stuttering. Finally, be patient and do not lose confidence in the possibility of healing from stuttering with the help of folk remedies.

Successfully treated, everyone knows. Moreover, despite the abundance of modern methods of therapy that correct speech in logoneurosis, experts do not reject traditional methods, “tested over the years.” We will talk about the most common methods of treating stuttering in this article.

Traditional treatment for stuttering

Doctors have long studied logoneurosis and even picked up some methods of getting rid of the disease - it is about them that we will discuss. Surely many have noted that a stuttering person never stutters while singing. This is because the words are spoken in a singsong voice and the person's breathing at this moment is “built” in a completely different way than in a normal conversation. It is on this that breathing exercises are based - the first remedy for getting rid of stuttering.

The principles of breathing exercises Strelnikova

It was this doctor who developed a set of exercises within the framework of breathing exercises, which helps to normalize the child's speech and get rid of stuttering. Moreover, such exercises can be performed not only in childhood, even adults can do this in a similar way - yes, they will take more time, it is unlikely that they will be able to achieve an ideal result, but speech improvement is guaranteed.

Strelnikova's respiratory gymnastics complex consists of 10 exercises, but we will give only two of them - they are the basis and are most often recommended for implementation:

1. "Pump". The person should stand up straight, lower his arms and lean forward slightly, rounding his back. At the same time, the head and arms are lowered, and the neck is as relaxed as possible. Now you need to take a quick breath and rise a little, but do not straighten up, then a long exhalation is made. Next, you need to bend over again, take the starting position and repeat a quick inhalation and a slow exhalation (it can be done with both the nose and the mouth).
2. "Head Turns". You need to stand up straight, and lower your hands down, relax. Now the patient turns his head to the left and immediately inhales noisily and quickly. Next, you need to start moving your head from left to right and at the same time exhale, without stopping in the middle. As soon as the head is on the right, we again take a noisy breath and repeat the entire exercise.

Note!During the performance of any of these two exercises, the neck should not be tense, the torso and arms remain motionless. Between exercises, you need to take short breaks, but in general it is supposed to be performed per day 3 sets of 32 breaths each.

Breathing exercises teach a person to breathe deeply, with all the lungs and contribute to the training of the diaphragm, which is involved in voice formation. At the same time, the vocal cords become as mobile as possible and closely close during a conversation, which causes getting rid of stuttering.

The above exercises should be performed two to three times a day for 15 minutes - in the morning, at lunchtime and in the evening. You should not expect quick results, since the first effect will be noticeable only after 2-3 months of regular breathing exercises. The person will have a more natural voice, his breathing will be free, and the sounds will come out much calmer and without frequent stuttering.

speech therapy classes

They are carried out, as a rule, with a group of children who stutter and have quite a lot of opportunities. There are several methods that have been developed by doctors and scientists, here are just a few of them (the most used):

1. Methodology of Vygodskaya, Uspenskaya and Pellinger. The course of treatment is designed for 2-3 months, during which 36 sessions are held. The basis of the technique is the phased creation of game situations that form independent speech skills in stuttering children. Only then does the specialist help the children move from verbal communication to extended phrases. Without fail, a speech therapist performs special exercises with children that help relax muscles and relieve emotional stress.
2. Smirnova's technique. Classes according to this technique are held daily for 20 minutes in the morning. All exercises are conducted in a playful way and are designed for 30 weeks, which is one academic year. Smirnova's technique helps:
   • develop a sense of rhythm and tempo of speech;
   • develop fine motor skills of the hands;
   • achieve relaxation of muscle tone;
   • develop speech and motor coordination.
3. Silivestrov's technique. The duration of the classes will be 3-4 months, in total, 32-36 classes will be needed. This technique includes three stages:
   • preparatory - an absolutely calm environment is created for the child and verbal communication is limited;
   • training - a transition is made from quiet to loud speech, from calm games to emotional ones. At this stage, not only stuttering children are involved in the classes, but also their parents;
   • fixative - smooth speech is modeled for a long story, conversation or reading.

   Note:the listed methods of speech therapy classes, which are included in the stuttering treatment regimen, are adapted for preschool children.
   If we are talking about eliminating stuttering in adolescents and adults, then the following methods will be used as part of speech therapy classes:

4. Shklovsky's technique. The course of treatment will be about three months, and the patient with logoneurosis must stay in the hospital. A psychiatrist, a psychotherapist and a neuropathologist will work with the patient, and the technique itself includes three stages:
   • examination of the patient and identification of the true cause of stuttering;
   • ingrained skills are "broken down" and rebuilt with the help of psychotherapy;
   • speech training in a life situation.

   The patient, in the course of treatment, gains confidence that he will be able to cope with stuttering in any life situation.

5. Methodology Harutyunyan. The first 24 days of treatment are carried out in a hospital, then 5 more courses are prescribed for 5-7 days during the year. The peculiarity of the technique lies in the synchronization of speech with the movements of the fingers of the leading hand. Thus, a new psychological state is formed, when the patient's speech is associated with calmness, correct intonation, facial expressions and confident posture.

Note: at first, the patient's speech will be very slow, but it is she who makes it possible literally from the first lessons to speak to the patient without hesitation.

Alternative treatments for stuttering

Modern medicine offers slightly different methods of treating stuttering. And First of all, you need to highlight the multimedia computer complexbreath Maker, which provides "prosthetics" of the speech circle between the speech center (Broca's center) and the speech recognition center (Wernicke's center). The essence of the technique is as follows: a patient with stuttering speaks into a microphone, and his speech is recorded and corrected by a special computer program. Then the already corrected speech is fed into the headphones and analyzed by the speech recognition center correctly. The result of this procedure is to get rid of the tone in the speech center.

The Breath Maker technique is aimed at eliminating the psychological problems and self-doubt of the patient. The fact is that even with a slight hesitation, a stuttering person thinks that others perceive him critically, and this leads to maximum overexcitation of speech centers, which leads to aggravation of speech impairment.

And another non-traditional treatment for stuttering is acupressure, which is carried out in long courses. It should be noted that speech improvement can occur even after the first course of acupressure, and this leads to the fact that subsequent ones (they are carried out every 6 months) are simply rejected by patients, and this is wrong! It is mandatory to undergo a full course of treatment with acupressure, so that the result is not only positive, but also long-lasting. In some cases, after the first course of acupressure, a person begins to stutter even more and then the doctor decides to conduct the next course ahead of time.

Note:parents of stuttering children, and an adult with the same problem, can conduct acupressure courses on their own at home. But first, a specialist must demonstrate the technique of carrying out this procedure - this is the main condition for obtaining the desired effect.

Complex methods

There are so-called neurological treatments for stuttering, which can be combined into one group. As a rule, the following recommendations of doctors are included in the framework of complex methods for the treatment of stuttering:

1. A patient with stuttering should be on medications that provide medical inhibition, such as Phenibut, anticonvulsants, and tranquilizers.
2. Without fail, a patient with logoneurosis must take sedatives, but in the form of decoctions of medicinal plants with a calming effect.
3. Reflexology and acupuncture.
4. Drugs are prescribed to strengthen the nervous system and immunity.
5. The patient must attend psychotherapy sessions.

Stuttering is a problem for all mankind, so it is not surprising that developments in relation to new and effective methods of treating this ailment are ongoing. For example, a drug has recently been developed in the United States, which has already been successfully tested on laboratory mice and suggests that in the near future stuttering will be treated with pills. University of California scientist Gerald Maguire believes that stuttering may be due to increased production of dopamine. This process is successfully suppressed by haloperidol, but due to the many side effects, the wide distribution of this drug is not possible. The scientist proposes to use olanzapine in the treatment of logoneuroses, and laboratory studies of such a drug treatment of stuttering are currently underway.

Treatment of stuttering is a difficult and lengthy process. Many parents turn to "grandmothers" and healers of various levels with this problem of their children, but this can hardly be called a reasonable solution. Yes, cases of “miraculous” getting rid of stuttering thanks to ancient conspiracies are known, but they are not documented and not studied by science, which means that it is impossible to talk about “grandmothers” and healers as a method of treating stuttering. But the fact that it is possible to achieve the restoration of normal speech and minimize stuttering using the methods indicated in this material is reliably known and proven by official medicine - you must admit that such a statement of the verdict is more credible.

Tsygankova Yana Alexandrovna, medical observer, therapist of the highest qualification category

Stuttering- violation of speech, which is characterized by frequent repetition of sounds, syllables and words or their lengthening. There is also a frequent stop and indecision in speech, breaking its rhythmic and smooth flow.

A synonym for stuttering is logoneurosis (obsessive fear of communication).

Statistics

Notably, boys are three to four times more likely to stutter than girls.

Also, pupils of orphanages are more prone to stuttering than children attending ordinary kindergartens and schools. In this case, an early separation from the parents plays an important role, so the child's psyche is injured (the child receives stress).

Whereas in rural areas, stuttering among children is much less common, which is associated with a calm environment.

Stuttering in most children goes away as they grow up, so only 1-3% of the adult population suffers from it.

It is noteworthy that the incidence of logoneurosis in siblings is 18%. That is, there is a hereditary predisposition to the disease. Mentions of stuttering reach us from ancient times. It turns out that some Egyptian pharaohs stuttered, the Persian king Bat, the prophet Moses (judging by the description, he had a speech defect similar to stuttering), the philosopher and orator Demosthenes, the Roman poet Virgil, Cicero and other prominent figures of ancient times.

Stuttering is also mentioned in the writings of Hippocrates: he believed that the cause of stuttering is the accumulation of moisture in the brain. Whereas Aristotle (the founder of scientific philosophy) believed that logoneurosis occurs due to improper concussion of the articulatory apparatus.

However, the true causes of the development of logoneurosis remained unexplored until the beginning of the nineteenth century. Therefore, both folk methods (spells, ointments, wearing amulets, and others) and truly barbaric methods were used to treat stuttering: cutting the frenulum of the tongue or removing part of its muscles (the proposal of the German surgeon Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach). And such cruel methods of treatment did help some patients.

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, American and French scientists developed therapeutic exercises that helped get rid of stuttering. But she did not give instant results, so she was not successful.

However, the greatest contribution to the study of stuttering was made by Russian scientists - psychiatrist I. A. Sikorsky (for the first time he systematized all knowledge about stuttering) and physiologist I. P. Pavlov. Thanks to their work, the reasons for the development of stuttering became clear. Also at the beginning of the twentieth century, special techniques were developed to help get rid of stuttering and other speech disorders. In addition, a new direction in medicine was founded - "Speech therapy" (the science of speech disorders). And all this is the merit of Russian scientists.

However, much is still unknown. For example, it is not explained in any way, the fact that most patients with logoneurosis do not stutter when they speak by themselves, while singing or speaking in chorus.

Celebrities who stutter

Famous personalities also suffered from stuttering, but defeated their illness: Winston Churchill (became a great orator and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature), King George VI, Sir Isaac Newton, Elvis Presley, Samuel L. Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, Gerard Depardieu, Anthony Hopkins and others.

Anatomy and physiology of speech

Central department

• Frontal gyrus the cerebral cortex is responsible for the work of the muscles and ligaments involved in the formation of oral speech (sounds, syllables, words) - Broca's center (motor center). During the first year of a child's life, it gradually activates.
• Temporal gyrus responsible for the perception of their own speech and the speech of others - Wernicke's auditory center.
• parietal lobe The cerebral cortex provides understanding of speech.
• Occipital lobe The cerebral cortex (visual area) is responsible for the assimilation of written language.
• Subcortical nodes(kernels of gray matter located under the hemispheres of the brain) are responsible for the rhythm and expressiveness of speech.
• Conducting paths(groups of nerve fibers) connect different parts of the brain and spinal cord.
• cranial nerves depart from the brain stem (located at the inner base of the skull) and innervate the muscles of the speech apparatus, neck, heart, and respiratory organs.

Right-handers have a more developed left hemisphere, while left-handers have a more developed right.

Peripheral department

• respiratory department(serves to supply air) includes the trachea, chest, along with the bronchi and lungs. Speech is formed during exhalation, so it becomes longer than inhalation in the ratio of 1:20 or 1:30.
• Voice department(serves to form the voice) consists of the larynx and vocal cords.
• Articulatory department(forms characteristic speech sounds) consists of the tongue, lips, upper and lower jaws, hard and soft palate, teeth and their alveoli (dental socket in which the tooth is located).

To the bottom of the oral cavity, from the middle of the lower surface of the tongue, a fold of the mucous membrane extends - the frenulum, which limits the movement of the tongue.

* Hard and soft palate, making various movements, modify the shape of the oral cavity, form cracks and bonds. Thus, they contribute to the formation of sounds.

The coordinated work of the peripheral and central speech apparatus forms a speech circle.

Mechanism of speech formation

The respiratory department is the first to move: a stream of exhaled air breaks through the closed vocal cords, so they begin to oscillate. Thus, the voice is formed. Its height, strength and timbre depend on the frequency of vibration of the vocal cords.

The resulting sounds are converted in speech resonators: mouth, nose and pharynx. Due to their structure, resonators can change in shape and volume, giving speech sounds timbre, loudness and distinctness.

Then, according to the feedback principle, the formed sounds and words with the help of hearing, as well as sensations, go from the peripheral speech organs to the associative department (Wernicke's auditory center, the parietal lobe of the cerebral cortex), where they are analyzed.

Thus, a speech circle is formed: impulses go from the center to the periphery → from the periphery to the center → from the center to the periphery - and so on along the ring.

And if an error occurs somewhere, then the central parts of speech are informed in what position in the peripheral speech organ the error occurred. Then a signal is sent from the central section to the peripheral speech organs, which accurately gives the correct pronunciation. Such a mechanism operates until the work of the speech organs and auditory control are coordinated (speech synchronization occurs).

The mechanism of development of stuttering

It is believed that under the influence of causes or provoking factors, Broca's center is overexcited, and its tone increases. Therefore, the speed of his work increases, and the speech circle opens.

Further, overexcitation is transferred to areas of the cerebral cortex, which are located nearby and are responsible for motor activity. This leads to the fact that there are muscle cramps in the peripheral part of speech (tongue, lips, soft palate and others). Then Broca's center relaxes again, closing the speech circle.

That is, a person begins to stutter due to a sudden violation of the coordinated work of the speech organs when pronouncing sounds, which is caused by a spasm that has arisen in one of the sections of the speech apparatus (language, palate, and others).

It is noteworthy that both muscle spasms involved in the formation of sounds and respiratory ones can occur. As a result, not only stuttering develops, but also breathing is disturbed (there is a feeling of lack of air).

Stuttering mainly occurs on consonants, less often on vowels. And most often hesitation occurs at the beginning or middle of speech.

New theory in the development of stuttering

Reasons for the development of stuttering

However, even the presence of causes does not always lead to the development of stuttering, they are only triggers. And whether stuttering will develop depends on the initial state of the central nervous system and the tone of Broca's motor speech center.

Stuttering in children

Also, in young children, the processes of excitation prevail over the processes of inhibition. Therefore, excitation is easily transmitted from sensory fibers to motor ones. As a result, reactions in the form of a "short circuit" sometimes develop.

In addition, the movements of the organs of articulation (tongue, lips, and others) in babies are weak and not elastic enough, and their work is poorly coordinated.

Hearing plays a leading role in the formation of speech, starting to function from the first hours of a newborn's life. However, children are not aware of the difference between the sounds, syllables and words of others. Therefore, they do not understand speech well, mixing one sound with another.

In addition, at the age of 2 to 4 years, there is an intensive development of the child, the active formation of sound pronunciation and speech in general. However, at this age, the speech function is still not sufficiently formed. Therefore, the load on the nervous system increases, and its work may fail.

It is these factors that explain the instability of the child's speech and the high probability of the formation of its violations.

Risk factors for stuttering in children

Emotionally labile nervous system

Toddlers are whiny, they have increased irritability, restless sleep and poor appetite, they are attached to their mother.

An abrupt change of scenery can provoke the development of stuttering in children: the beginning of a visit to a kindergarten, a move, a long absence of a mother, and so on.

Early start of speech

At the age of one, children have a large vocabulary (normally, the baby correctly pronounces only 3-5 words). In the future, such babies quickly increase their vocabulary: at 1.5-1.8 they already speak in detailed phrases or whole sentences.

In this case, the crumbs lose their breath during the pronunciation of a long phrase. After all, he wants to tell everything at once. However, his tongue and lungs cannot yet cope with such a volume of speech.

Late start of speech

The first correctly pronounced words in such babies appear only by the age of two, and detailed phrases - not earlier than three years. Stuttering is caused by motor disinhibition of the nervous system. Therefore, babies often speak indistinctly and do not pronounce sounds well.

Stuttering in a family member

There is an imitation of the child's parents, brothers or sisters.

Insufficient emotional contact of the child with others

Children receive insufficient affection and warmth. Adults do not listen to the baby, being busy with their own affairs. As a result, the baby feels unwanted, so he may start to stutter so that his relatives pay attention to him.

Overly strict attitude of adults to the child

Often dads “sin” with this. Life is strictly according to the schedule: getting up, sleeping, the barracks system of punishments and so on. As a result, the baby grows shy and stiff, and is also afraid to make an independent decision so as not to anger the strict parent.

Features of the formation of speech

At the age of 2 to 6 years, kids often repeat or stretch out words and syllables, and sometimes insert extra sounds that do not carry any semantic or emotional load (“well”, “a”, “here”, and so on) As a result, such a habit is fixed, creating the prerequisites for the development of stuttering.

The physical condition of the child

Frequent colds, the development of allergic reactions, the presence of congenital pathology push the baby to realize that he is "not like everyone else." Because there are often restrictions. After all, mom constantly pulls back: “Don’t eat orange / chocolate, because the rash will appear again”, “You can’t play in the yard, you’ll catch a cold” and so on. As a result, the child closes in on himself.

In addition, frequent visits to medical facilities lead to the development of “white coat phobia”.

Mastery of two or more languages ​​at the same time

Especially if the parents at home speak different languages. In this case, the coordinated work of speech motor centers is disrupted. Since the baby still does not speak his native language well enough.

Excessive demands on the child

Sometimes parents want to demonstrate the extraordinary abilities of their child to all their acquaintances and friends. Therefore, they are forced to memorize complex poems and recite them at a birthday or other family celebration. Whereas in a baby, the corresponding areas of the brain have not yet matured, and the muscles of the articulatory apparatus are not ready for such a load.

gender

Boys are more likely to develop stuttering than girls. Since girls develop motor functions in a shorter time: they start walking and talking earlier, they have better developed motor skills (movement) of their fingers. Apparently, therefore, in girls, the nervous system is more resistant to various factors that provoke the development of stuttering.

left-handedness

The harmonious interaction between the symmetrical structures of the brain of the right and left hemispheres is weakened. Therefore, the child's nervous system becomes more vulnerable, which is reflected in the development of speech. Moreover, the risk of stuttering increases if a left-handed baby was retrained to use his right hand with rough methods.

Probably, the weakness of some brain structures that are involved in the formation of speech is inherited.

Reasons for the development of stuttering in children

The state of the central nervous system

Children who have had diseases that affect the nervous system are prone to stuttering: intrauterine hypoxia, trauma during childbirth, traumatic brain injury, infectious processes (caused by viruses, protozoa, bacteria, fungi) and other pathologies.

After past illnesses, there are residual effects that lead to structural changes in the brain (organic damage). As a result, insufficiency of the motor parts of the brain (for example, Broca's center) develops in varying degrees of severity. Therefore, the transmission of nerve impulses to the muscles from the central parts of speech is disrupted. While smooth speech requires coordinated work and maturity of the central nervous system.

Such children are emotionally labile, impressionable, they have an increased level of anxiety, they do not adapt well to new conditions (for example, the beginning of attending a kindergarten), they are timid, worried, and so on.

Past mental trauma

Under the influence of stress, the coordinated redistribution of muscle tone involved in the formation of speech is disrupted. That is, muscles contract and relax inconsistently. Therefore, there are convulsive repetitions of sounds, syllables and words.

Moreover, stress can be chronic or acute (fear, constant fear, death of a loved one, family troubles, and others), and the strength of its impact does not matter.

Stuttering in adults

Risk factors for stuttering in adults

Male gender

Men are more likely to develop stuttering than women. Professor I.P. Sikorsky explains this by the fact that in women the left hemisphere, in which Broca's motor center is located, is much better developed than in men.

hereditary predisposition

There is a congenital weakness of the central parts of speech, therefore, when exposed to adverse factors (for example, stress), their work is disrupted.

Causes of stuttering in adults

The heavy loss of a loved one, a traffic accident that occurred before our eyes, military operations, an earthquake, disasters, and so on.

Under the influence of stress, the coordination of the muscles responsible for the formation of sound is disrupted: they contract and relax inconsistently. As a result, muscle cramps develop. That is, there is a relationship with the emotional state of a person.

Diseases of the central nervous system

Traumatic brain injuries, neuroinfections (viral, bacterial, fungal, affecting the nervous system), encephalitis, meningitis and others. Since the transmission of nerve impulses from the brain along the nerve pathways to the muscles responsible for the formation of speech is disrupted.

In adults, strokes or the presence of brain tumors (benign, malignant) play an important role in the occurrence of stuttering, if the central parts of speech are affected. Since there is a mechanical obstacle to the transmission of a nerve impulse.

Moreover, in these cases, there is no relationship between stuttering and emotional stress. That is, a person stutters at rest, alone with himself, while singing and speaking in chorus.

Types of stuttering

Types of stuttering in the form of seizures

• Clonic stuttering- when several short-term convulsions following one after another lead to involuntary repetition of individual syllables and sounds.
• tonic stutter- if the muscles are contracted for a long time and strongly. The result is speech delay.
• mixed form develops when both types of speech impairment are combined.

Types of stuttering downstream

• Constant - stuttering, having arisen, is constantly present in all situations and in forms of speech.
• Wavy - stuttering does not disappear until the end: it appears, then disappears.
• Recurrent (recurrent) - a speech defect, having disappeared, reappears. Sometimes after fairly long periods of speech without hesitation.

Types of stuttering by clinical forms

neurotic form

Patients have no data on the presence of intrauterine hypoxia or birth trauma in the past.

The impetus for the development of stuttering is mental trauma (acute or chronic stress) or the early active introduction of a second language of communication (at 1.5-2.5 years). That is, the disease is functional in nature, and brain structures are not affected. Therefore, this form of stuttering is more treatable.

Characteristics of children prone to the development of a neurotic form of stuttering

Initially, such children are timid, impressionable, anxious, touchy, irritable, whiny, afraid of the dark, do not stay in a room without adults, have difficulty getting used to a new environment, and do not sleep well. Also, their mood changes quickly, and more often - downwards.

Mental, physical and motor development in children is age appropriate. However, the formation of their speech occurs somewhat earlier: the first words appear by 10 months of age, phrasal speech - by 16-18 months. 2-3 months after the start of phrasal speech, children are already building complex sentences and speech constructions.

The pace of speech is accelerated: children "choke", do not finish the endings of words, skip prepositions and words. In addition, speech is sometimes slurred.

Symptoms

In children the disease occurs suddenly, usually between the ages of 2 and 6 years.

Immediately after a psychological trauma, which becomes the “last straw”, the child stops talking for a while (mutism). At the same time, an expression of fear is “written” on his face. Then, when the child begins to speak again, it is already stuttering. The kid becomes irritable and whiny, sleeps badly, is afraid to talk.

With the introduction of a second language of communication, the child receives mental stress, as the load on the speech apparatus increases. While some children, due to age characteristics, did not master their native language enough.

Stuttering in crumbs increases when exposed to any stress, emotional stress or anxiety. That is, the course of the disease is undulating: periods of stuttering alternate with light intervals when the child speaks without hesitation. Whereas if the baby is sick (his body temperature rises, he coughs, and so on), then his stuttering does not worsen.

The neurotic form of the disease proceeds both favorably and unfavorably. In the first case, a cure occurs, and in the second, the disease becomes chronic.

In the chronic course of the disease over time, stuttering becomes more severe. By the age of 6-7, children are reluctant to talk to new people. And at the age of 11-12, children's behavior changes dramatically: they withdraw into themselves. Because they are well aware of their defect and are afraid to make an unfavorable impression on the interlocutor.

Children develop logophobia - fear of talking with an obsessive expectation of speech failures. That is, a vicious circle is formed: convulsive stammering in speech leads to the emergence of negative emotions, and they, in turn, increase stuttering.

In adults logophobia becomes obsessive. Therefore, stuttering arises only from the thought that there is a need for communication or when remembering unsuccessful speech contacts in the past. As a result, adults feel socially inferior, they have a constantly low mood, there is a fear of speech, so they often consciously refuse to communicate at all.

neurosis-like form

In patients from the anamnesis (data from the past), it turns out that the mother suffered severe toxicosis during pregnancy, there was a threat of miscarriage, asphyxia (suffocation) or trauma during childbirth, and so on. That is, there is an organic brain lesion (dystrophic changes in brain cells), so this form of stuttering is more difficult to treat.

For a neurosis-like form of stuttering, the manifestations of a speech defect do not depend on external factors (for example, emotional stress).

Characteristics of children prone to the development of a neurosis-like form of stuttering

In the first years of life, such children are noisy, sleep poorly, restless, fussy. Their physical development is somewhat behind their peers. They have awkward movements and poor coordination, they are disinhibited and easily excited, irritable and quick-tempered.

Children do not tolerate heat, riding in transport and stuffiness. They quickly get tired, and also exhausted during physical and / or intellectual stress.

They have a delay in the development of speech, the pronunciation of some sounds is impaired, vocabulary accumulates slowly, and phrasal speech is formed late.

Symptoms

In children stuttering begins around the age of 3-4 years for no apparent reason, growing gradually. The beginning, as a rule, coincides with the formation of phrasal speech.

In the first half of the year of the disease, periods of "stammering" gradually become longer and appear more often, and "light" intervals (when the child does not stutter) are not observed. That is, the disease proceeds on a "one note".

Next, the children begin to add extra phrases and words that do not carry a semantic load (embolophrasy): "a", "e", "well" and others. At the same time, the pace of speech itself is either accelerated or slowed down. As a rule, there is a sharp violation of breathing during speech: words are pronounced at the moment of inhalation or at the end of a full exhalation.

In addition, there is insufficient mobility, as well as coordination of the organs of articulation (tongue, palate and others), arms and legs. Also, convulsions can occur in the mimic muscles of the face or hands. As a rule, such children have a poor musical ear.

During the examination, it turns out that most of the children have an organic brain lesion of a residual (residual) nature. Therefore, children often have reduced memory and working capacity, they quickly get tired and suffer from headaches, they have attention deficit and hyperactivity.

In adults in the chronic course of this form of the disease, there are often severe convulsions in all parts of the speech apparatus. As a rule, their speech is accompanied by nodding movements of the head, monotonous movements of the fingers, swaying of the body, and others. That is, there is a violent contraction of other muscle groups that have nothing to do with the formation of speech.

In a severe form of the disease, adults are tired of communication, so soon after the start of the conversation they complain of fatigue and begin to answer in monosyllables.

In addition, adults find it difficult to adapt to new conditions, they have reduced memory and attention, increased fatigue and exhaustion.

Classes with a speech therapist bring relief to most patients, but only if the work is carried out regularly and for a long time.

Which doctor should I contact?

Neurologist and psychiatrist are engaged in the treatment of diseases of the nervous system with the help of medicines.

Psychotherapist uses various types of psychotherapy: hypnosis, auto-training and others.

Psychologist studies the personality of the patient, revealing the weaknesses of the character and helping to correct them. Teaches communication with others in various life situations, helps patients express themselves emotionally and creatively.

Speech therapist - speech correction specialist. His job is to teach proper breathing during speech, the use of voice, smooth and rhythmic conversation. The speech therapist does not correct the incorrect pronunciation of syllables or words, but informs the patient that they can be easily pronounced, like all other words. Then the patient's fear of stuttering gradually decreases.

Acupuncturist acting on special points with needles, relieves nervous tension and improves blood circulation in the brain.

Physiotherapy instructor with the help of special exercises helps patients develop the necessary coordination and the ability to move freely.

At what age is it better to start treatment in children?

A favorable outcome from treatment is achieved if it is started at the age of 2 to 4 years, less favorable - from 10 to 16 years. Since the slight vulnerability, the desire for freedom and intimacy, which occur in adolescence, adversely affect the results of treatment.

Treatment for stuttering

Techniques for the treatment of stuttering

The article presents only some of the techniques used to treat stuttering in children and adults.

Elimination of stuttering in preschoolers

The course is designed for 2-3 months (36 lessons).

The basis of the methodology is the gradual creation of game situations that form independent speech skills in stuttering children. And then they help to move from communication in words to detailed phrases. In addition, the technique includes speech therapy classes at each stage: special exercises are performed to relax muscles and relieve emotional stress.

Methodology L.N. Smirnova "Speech therapy in stuttering"

A system of gaming exercises is used, designed for 30 weeks (one academic year). Classes are recommended to be carried out daily for 15-20 minutes in the morning.

Goals

• Ensuring speech and personality correction
• Developing a sense of rhythm and tempo of speech
• Improving attention and memory
• Development of fine motor skills of the hands and relaxation of muscle tone
• Development of speech and motor coordination

Duration - from 3 to 4 months. Course - 32-36 lessons.

The methodology includes three stages:

I. Preparatory. A calm environment is created and verbal communication is limited. Further, the active work of the child on his speech is stimulated.
II. Training. They move from quiet speech to loud, and from a calm type of activity to emotional. For this, active, creative games are used. Moreover, at this stage, parents also take part in the treatment.
III. Fixative. Smooth speech is fixed in more complex situations: conversation, story, and so on.

Elimination of stuttering in adolescents and adults

It combines the work of a psychiatrist, a neuropathologist and a psychotherapist. The course of treatment is 2.5-3 months. During treatment, the patient stays in the hospital.

The technique includes four stages:

I. The patient is carefully examined and the cause of stuttering is identified.
II. The ingrained skills and disturbed attitudes of the personality are rebuilt.
III-IV. Speech training is carried out in a living environment in which a stutterer usually resides. Thanks to this, speech activity is brought up in the patient, and the confidence is strengthened in him that he will be able to cope with stuttering in any situation.

Method L.3. Harutyunyan

Initially, treatment is carried out for 24 days in a hospital, then five courses of five to seven days during the year.

The technique consists of several stages:

• Work is underway to eliminate speech spasms
• Reduced anxiety associated with the act of speaking
• Patient awareness of their condition and confidence in recovery

New techniques for the treatment of stuttering

When using the technique, the speech circle is "prosthetized" between Broca's center (speech center) and Wernicke's center (speech recognition center).

The essence of the technique

The stutterer speaks into a microphone, his speech is recorded and then corrected by a computer program. Further, the corrected speech is fed into the headphones and analyzed by the Wernicke center correctly. As a result, the tone is removed from the center of Broca.

Such a mechanism is aimed at eliminating the psychological dependence and self-doubt of the patient. After all, with a slight hesitation, he thinks that others perceive him critically. Therefore, there is an even greater overexcitation of speech centers, which leads to aggravation of speech disorders.

Motivation is the basis of treatment

However, you can and should fight with your speech impairment. And most importantly, remember that the “magic” pill for stuttering has not yet been invented.

What should parents do?

Little fidgets are a special category of patients. After all, it is difficult to explain to a child that you need to be silent for only a few days, right now you can’t watch your favorite cartoon, and so on. Because, due to the immaturity of the brain structures, children do not know how to wait. Therefore, parents will have to be patient and learn how to use small tricks.

Organize your daily routine.
Organize a child’s sleep for at least 8 hours a day (if necessary, daytime sleep), exclude active and computer games in the evening. Limit the time you watch cartoons and try not to watch new episodes while the treatment lasts. Thus, the overstrain of the central departments of speech will decrease.

Organize the right communication.
Children don't stutter when they're alone, so try not to be the first to talk to your child. Talk to your baby calmly, slowly and smoothly, pronouncing all the words. When communicating with your child, try to use questions that have simple and one-syllable answers. If your child is having difficulty saying the phrase on their own, say it together.

Observe guard speech mode.
Read only well-known books, do not ask the child to retell a fairy tale, what he saw or learn a poem - the right time will come for this a little later. Choose quiet places for walking. It is better to play calm games (for example, assembling a constructor, modeling, drawing) so that the child comments on his actions, since he does not stutter alone with himself.

Watch your nutrition.
The diet should be dominated by vegetable and dairy foods. Limit chocolate, sweets, spicy, salty and fried foods.

What should adult patients do?

It should be noted that there is a long and painstaking work for both the doctor and the patient. Therefore, before the start of treatment, they conclude a contract between themselves. According to it, the doctor undertakes to treat, and the patient undertakes to follow all the doctor's recommendations: exercise regularly, if necessary, observe silence at the beginning of treatment, and so on.

Then, having conquered his fear, the patient must “enter” into stuttering. That is, keep a diary of speeches, take the initiative in communication (for example, tell jokes or stories), and so on. This tactic gives good results. A striking example is celebrities who have overcome their illness.

STUTTERING- This is a speech disorder, mainly in children and young men, occurs most often after a fright or mental trauma.

In scientific medicine, stuttering is treated with complex speech therapy exercises with the appointment of a calming effect on the nervous system. Traditional medicine uses methods of herbal treatment, massage and psycho-correction, which can be useful in the complex treatment of stuttering and can be carried out independently with home treatment.

At home, with stuttering, you can use one of the herbal collections of medicinal plants tested by scientific herbal medicine:

• Herbal collection No. 1- 5 g of dry herb fragrant rue is poured into 0.5 liters of boiling water. Keep on low heat for five minutes. Filter. Rinse the mouth and throat with warm decoction without swallowing. Keep in mouth until completely cooled.
  Repeat several times a day, duration 2-3 weeks.
• Herbal collection No. 2- 20 g of fresh leaves with white ash flowers pour 0.5 liters of boiling water. Insist 15-20 minutes. Filter. Rinse your mouth with warm infusion, without swallowing, and for 3-5 minutes.
  Repeat several times a day.
• Herbal collection No. 3- 3 drops of juice from an equilibrium mixture of ash leaves and flowers are mixed with 2 drops of stinging nettle juice, placed on the tongue, held for five minutes, not swallowed.
  Repeat several times a day after 2 hours. Duration of treatment - 10 days.
• Herbal collection No. 4- A mixture is prepared in the composition: 100 g of nettle leaves and chamomile inflorescences, 50 g of angelica roots, hop seedlings, lemon balm leaves, heather grass and St. John's wort;
  1 teaspoon of the mixture is poured with a glass of boiling water, insisted for 20-30 minutes.
  Infusion drink half a glass twice a day (morning and evening).

Bindweed (Convolvuluv Pluricaulis) blooms with beautiful white flowers. This Ayurvedic remedy helps control blood pressure and works well for stuttering. It is especially recommended for students to use this tool during exams.

Generally, stuttering affects people from childhood. While some people manage to get rid of stuttering later in life, others are forced to turn to different specialists.

A person suffering from a stuttering problem is easily identified in a crowd of people. During a conversation, he repeats sounds or words. This may be accompanied by some expression, such as a nod and clenched facial muscles. Basically, these people get stuck during a conversation, and this impairs their ability to speak and communicate.

According to the observation, there is an equal proportion of boys and girls suffering from stuttering among children. But in adults, cases of stuttering are more common in men than in women.

There is no specific reason that points to the cause of stuttering in people. However, doctors say that the nervous system is to blame for stuttering problems. See article: Scientists have found the main cause of stuttering.

In this article, I want to draw your attention to the fact that there are folk remedies for the treatment of stuttering. Traditional healers and Ayurveda have a wide arsenal of remedies for the treatment of stuttering.

Ayurveda remedies for stuttering

In Ayurveda, herbs are believed to be able to cure stuttering. These Ayurvedic remedies control Vata, Pitta and Kapha of the body.

Ayurveda played a prominent role in the ancient medical system and is still highly regarded for its benefits. Indian folk remedies help eliminate stress, anxiety and other ailments in a natural way. There is no harm in using Ayurvedic remedies to lead a better life. There are herbs in Ayurveda to treat stuttering.

Herbs that can cure stuttering

Ginger - a remedy for the nervous system

Ginger root has a wonderful effect on the entire human body. It not only improves the problems associated with the emotional and nervous system, but also improves brain function. This Indian folk remedy helps in the proper functioning of the immune system and has multiple positive effects on other organs of the body.

Ashwagandha easily treats stuttering

Ashwagandha is another Ayurvedic remedy that helps cure stuttering easily. This herb contains substances that allow you to overcome memory loss, stress and other chronic diseases. Most of these problems are lifestyle related and cause neurological imbalances. People suffering from stuttering often complain of fatigue, weakness in the body, and an inability to conserve energy.

The use of this Indian remedy improves the functioning of the brain, making it sharper and healthier. Ashwagandha improves memory, improves sex life and thus helps reduce stress.

Bacopa (Brahmi) Improves Brain Functions

Brahmi is an amazing tranquilizer filled with numerous properties. This herb allows the brain to function properly. This Indian folk remedy is widely used to treat problems such as depression and stress.

Brahmi is the main ingredient in memory supplements and health tonics. This tool helps to cope with stress, hair loss and nervous problems. I recommend bacopa for those who want to sharpen their minds, combat memory loss, and improve their overall health.

Gotu kola helps increase concentration

This herb is quite rich in nutrients that help in boosting concentration. This Ayurvedic folk remedy is used for several problems related to nerves and fatigue caused by increased stress levels among people of different age groups.

Bindweed multiple - a means for good grades on exams

Bindweed (Convolvuluv Pluricaulis) blooms with beautiful white flowers. This Ayurvedic remedy helps control blood pressure and works well for stuttering. It is especially recommended to use this tool for students during exams.

Calamus ordinary - an effective remedy for stuttering

calamus root has a positive effect on people facing speech problems. It allows the body to recover from several nerve-related disorders.

Melissa - Anxiety Remedy

Melissa is one of the widely used effective herbal remedies for stuttering. It calms the heart and nerves of a person, reduces anxiety and nervousness. Take 30-40 lemon balm leaves and boil in 1 cup of water.

Drink 1/3 cup of this melissa tea 3 times a day. This folk remedy will help calm the nervous system. In addition, lemon balm is very effective for treating stuttering.

You can use all of the listed folk remedies in different combinations. If you use these herbs regularly, you will soon get rid of stuttering. Finally, be patient and do not lose confidence in the possibility of healing from stuttering with the help of folk remedies.

We do not fully understand the causes of stuttering, but we know something about it. It often runs in families and is more common in boys. This means that in some people it develops more easily. Sometimes it seems as if it begins in those children who are retrained from the left hand to the right. The part of the brain that controls speech is closely related to which hand a person prefers to use. If you force him to use the other hand, it seems to affect the neural mechanism that controls speech.

We know that a child's emotional state is directly related to stuttering. Most often, nervous, stressed children stutter. Some stutter only when they are excited or only when they are talking to one person. Here are some examples. The little boy began to stutter when his newborn sister was brought from the hospital. He did not show his jealousy outwardly. Didn't try to hit her or pinch her. He just started getting nervous. A two-and-a-half-year-old girl began to stutter when one of her relatives left. The girl loved him, and he spent a lot of time with his family. After two weeks, the stuttering temporarily stopped. But then the family moved to a new house, the girl really missed the old one and again began to stutter for a while. Two months later, my father was drafted into the army, and the whole family was very upset. The girl began to stutter again. Mothers report that children stutter much more when they, the mothers, are tense and nervous. It seems to me that children are especially prone to stuttering, with whom they talk all day, tell them something, force them to speak and recite by heart, to demonstrate their talents. Stuttering can begin when the father decides to keep a stricter eye on the child's behavior.

Why is stuttering more common between two and three years of age? Two explanations are possible. This is the age when the child learns speech very intensively. When he was younger, he used short sentences that did not need to be thought about: “Look: car”, “I want to go for a walk”, etc. But when he is two years old, he tries to build longer sentences to express new thoughts. He starts a sentence three or four times but stops because he can't find the right words. Mom, tired of his constant chatter, does not pay attention to this. She absent-mindedly replies: "Yes, yes" - and continues to go about her business. The child is even more embarrassed by the fact that he did not manage to master the audience.

It is also possible that stubbornness, which is a feature of this difficult period of development, is also somehow connected with the appearance of this feature of speech.

What to do when stuttering. You will be especially upset if you yourself or someone close to you has gone through a long and difficult battle with stuttering. But there is no reason to be alarmed. It seems to me that nine out of ten children who begin to stutter between the ages of two and three get rid of this shortcoming after a few months. Only in exceptional cases does stuttering become chronic. Don't try to correct your child's speech or think about special treatment until two and a half years of age. Think about what might explain his tension. If he's frustrated that he breaks up with you for a few days, try to stay with him for a few months. If you feel like you talked to him too much or forced him to talk, refrain from doing so. Play with it doing anything, not speaking about something. Does he have enough opportunities to play with other children he likes? Does he have enough toys and equipment indoors and outdoors to be able to invent his own games without your intervention? I don't mean to say that you shouldn't pay attention to him, but be calm with him and let him take the lead. When he talks to you, listen so he doesn't get angry. If he is experiencing jealousy, think about what you can do to eliminate it. In most cases, stuttering lasts for several months, with waxing and waning. Don't expect it to disappear right away; be content with gradual progress. If you can't figure out why, talk to a child psychiatrist. Don't confuse stuttering with tongue-tied.

Some schools and hospitals have special classes for older children. This often helps, but not always. Such activities are especially valuable for school-age children who want to be helped. If the child is nervous, it is better to first consult with a child psychiatrist, try to establish the cause of nervous tension and eliminate it, if possible.

1. You need a mixture of mummy and honey in a ratio of 1:5, 1:8, 0.2 g of extract. Treatment must be carried out within 4 months.

2. When stuttering, the tongue is smeared with a mummy solution with honey.

Almost everyone who stutters, when they are alone, speaks without hesitation and fluently, reads with someone together, talks with some interlocutor. But when talking to strangers, in a hurry, when speaking in front of a large number of people, their stuttering instantly increases. This is due to emotional excitement and tension, they arise when he communicates with people around him. Stuttering is almost imperceptible when the child is in a comfortable, familiar environment for him - in the circle of friends, family.

In some cases, the child tries to imitate the wrong speech of others and stutters. In a family where adults stutter, the likelihood that such a speech defect will appear in a child will increase significantly.

Sometimes stuttering occurs if a left-hander is forcibly “corrected” into a right-hander, this causes a nervous breakdown, and leads to stuttering.

Treatment of stuttering mummy and honey.
Take a teaspoon of honey and a tablet of mumiyo. We do not swallow the medicine, but keep it as long as possible in the mouth. We accept in the morning, in the evening. And the course of treatment is 6 months. If necessary, after a short period of 2 months, repeat the treatment.

Treatment of stuttering with aromatherapy.
Aromatherapy relieves the tension of the speech apparatus and nervous system, relaxes, and has a calming effect. You can use oils of bergamot and wormwood, thyme, geranium, sandalwood. As well as oils of basil, lavender, sage, rose, pine, rosemary. We apply oil on a handkerchief and apply it to the bridge of the nose four times a day.

A bath with aromatic oils has the same effect. We take ½ cup of kefir and add a few drops of oil, pour it into the bath, the temperature of the water in the bath should be 37 degrees. You can get even better results if you repeat the procedure every day for ten days.

Treatment of stuttering with drugs.
1. We take a collection of mint, valerian, nettle, chamomile, mix and take ½ tablespoon of this collection, pour a glass of water. We insist 15 minutes, then strain. Ready infusion drink ½ cup twice a day. We have been treating for a month. The effect of the decoction is a feeling of confidence and calmness in one's own abilities.

2. Collection of birch leaves, sweet clover, calendula flowers, licorice, lemon balm, take in equal amounts, mix. We take ½ cup of hot water, insist for two hours, then filter. Take during the day, before meals five times a day. This remedy works very well and normalizes the speech function and the human nervous system, has a relaxing and calming effect.

3. Take a collection of tricolor violets, woodruff, cudweed, wormwood, mint. And also from birch, dandelion, hops, cumin, wild rose. Mix and grind. And take 7 grams of crushed raw materials, insist at a temperature of 26 degrees for six hours, bring to a boil and insist 30 minutes in heat. The resulting broth is taken filtered 15 minutes before meals, 70 ml 4 times a day.

4. We take in equal parts a collection of cumin, oats, fireweed, nettle. As well as a collection of hawthorn, raspberries, strawberries, mint, mix and grind. Pour 7 grams of the collection in one and a half glasses of boiling water, hold on fire, but do not boil. Let the broth brew for one and a half hours, then strain. Take still warm 40 minutes before meals, 50 ml.

5. Take a collection of oregano, chamomile, motherwort leaves, anise, lemon balm, St. John's wort, mix and pour 7 grams of chopped herbs with boiling water, insist 3 hours. Before taking the medicine, strain and take 5 times a day.

Treatment with folk remedies.
There are many effective remedies with which we treat stuttering.

1) Add leaves and fresh flowers of white ash tree to boiling water. We insist 20 minutes. We pre-filter the infusion and rinse our mouth with it for 5 minutes. Do not swallow, repeat the procedure several times a day.

2) Take 2 drops of nettle juice and mix it with 3 drops of flowers and leaves of ash tree juice. Keep on the tongue without swallowing for five minutes. Repeat 4-6 times a day. We continue treatment for 10 days.

3) Infusion of 200 grams of honey, cabbage juice, rosehip juice, 100 mg of viburnum juice, 100 mg of lemon juice, mix and take 1 tbsp. spoon twice a day. We recommend eating this medicine with seeds or almonds.

4) Pour a pinch of goose cinquefoil into a glass of cold milk or wine and bring to a boil. We insist the broth, then we filter. The decoction is taken in the morning. We are treated for 10 days. This method will perfectly cope with brain spasms.

5) We take 5 grams of dry fragrant rue and pour ½ liter of boiling water. Boil over low heat for 5 minutes. Rinse your mouth with strained decoction. Keep in the mouth without swallowing until completely cooled. We repeat the procedure 5 times a day. Treatment is carried out for 3 weeks.

6) Let's take chamomile and nettle, mix with a much smaller amount of heather, St. John's wort, lemon balm, angelica, hops. Add 1 tsp to a glass of boiling water. received fee. We insist this medicine for half an hour. We drink in the morning and in the evening half a glass.

In conclusion, we add that stuttering can be cured with folk remedies. But without consulting an experienced doctor, do not engage in treatment, but only after consulting a doctor.

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Treatment of stuttering folk remedies

Stuttering most often occurs in childhood from fear or a strong nervous shock. It happens that it goes away on its own, but there are also more severe cases when getting rid of stuttering becomes a real problem. Of course, treatment should be carried out only in a complex way, that is, it should include classes at the same time with both a speech therapist and a psychologist.

An excellent folk remedy for stuttering is tea made from dried and ground apple peel. You can drink as much as you like.

When stuttering, it is useful to lubricate the tongue with a solution of mumiyo with natural honey (1: 5) after eating. Continue treatment for 4 months. This method is simple and affordable, it is recommended to combine it with treatment by a speech therapist.

Also, special exercises for the treatment of stuttering from the course of Qigong therapy help, which contribute to concentration. You need to open the palm of your left hand and press on the point responsible for the concentration of attention, which is located in the very middle of the palm. This should be repeated 5 times, when pressed - inhale, when released - exhale.

Another exercise: make a strong fist, placing your thumb inside it, and take a deep breath. When weakening the effort - exhale. Repeat with eyes closed 5 times.

After doing these exercises regularly, speech will become more fluent.