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What is stammering?
Stammering is an obstacle that affects the verbal communication abilities of a significant proportion of the population within our community. Stammering is a communication disorder in which the normal flow of speech is broken by repetitions, prolongations, or abnormal stoppages (no sound or block) of sounds and syllables. A person who stammers may exhibit one of these or a combination of all these characteristics. There may be unusual facial and body movements, associated with the efforts to speak.
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What causes stammering?
There is no single cause for stammering. Stammering may occur when a combination of factors come together and may have different causes in different people. The current research is focussed on the connection between stammering and the neurological coordination of speech. Lot of research has been made about the factors, which contribute to its development in the areas of genetics, neurophysiology, child development, and family dynamics.
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Is it stammering or stuttering?
Two different words, with the same meaning. Stuttering is a term used most commonly in America, Australia while stammering is used most commonly in the UK, Europe, and India.
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Is stammering a disease?
No, it is a speech disorder. It is not a disease, so it cannot be treated through medicine.
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Is stammering inherited?
Yes, in some cases stammers have a family history of stammering.
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Is stammering due to organic problem?
No, its not, reason being, stammer doesn't stammers all the time. Sometimes he/she is very fluent in speech.
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Is stammering a psychological problem?
Yes, it is a psycho speech disorder.
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What's the right age for getting treatment for stammering?
When a sufferer himself/herself wants to get rid of stammering or the parents of the child really want their child to get rid of this speech disorder and really want to work on it.
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Is there any medicine, to get rid of stammering?
As it is not a disease, so it cannot be treated through medicine.
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How much time it takes to get rid of stammering?
The improvement starts from the very first day; maximum it may take 6 months.
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My child doesn't stammers for month's altogether, then suddenly one day he starts stammering, why is it so?
Yes, it can be the initial stage, occasional stammering, don't miss this stage, it's the right time to take treatment.
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My child doesn't stammers while singing or reciting a poem, why is it so?
That is not his/her original style of speech; it's a copied style.
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How many people stammer?
Approximately 1% of the population stammers.
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What is the ratio of males to females who stammer?
Stammering affects about four times as many males as females.
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Can stammering be treated?
Yes, there are a variety of successful approaches for treating both children and adults. In general, the earlier, the better is a good advice. Early intervention improves the possibility of curing the stammerer.
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Is there some instant cure for stammering?
There are no instant miracle cures for stammering. However, a qualified speech therapist can help with Psychotherapy, not only children, but also young adults, older adults make significant progress towards fluency.
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My child has started stammering, should I wait or seek help?
It is best to seek help as soon as possible. If the stammering persists beyond three months or is particularly severe, or there is a family history, you should seek help from a speech pathologist, who specialises in stammering treatment.
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