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Stuttering and stammering, may be described as spasmodic speech defects, resulting in a sudden check in the flow of words, of a rapid repetition of a consonant or consonants with which the person has difficulty. Usually the difficulty is with the sounds p, b, m, and w, which are sounds made by the lips.
The stutterer or stammerer does not, however, always have difficulty with the same sounds. His emotional state at the time of speaking may be a factor in how he speaks.
Stuttering or stammering is almost never due to any organic weakness, either in the organs used in speaking or in the nerves and nerve centres that control them. Physical factors may, however, sometimes aggravate it. The doctor will first make sure that inflammation of adenoids, abnormal length of uvula, abnormal size of the tongue, and improper development of the mouth are not involved.
Often children who stutter develop behaviour changes; a fear of appearing ridiculous produces a subsequent lack of confidence. Persons naturally left handed but trained to use their right hand stammer more frequently than others, and males more often than females. Anyone acutely embarrassed or terrified is likely to stammer, until his emotion is under control. Stammering is usually and expression of self-consciousness, shyness, or fear.
In an eager youngster, however, it may be nothing more than failure to keep up with his rapid flow of thought; words and thoughts are conceived faster than they can be expressed. Stammerer's almost always can sing and talk to themselves quite fluently.
Because stuttering and stammering are primarily conditions, which have emotional causes, treatment is directed toward the person’s mental conflicts. When the conflict is solved, the person will probably regain self-confidence and the speech defect disappears. The person with a speech defect may benefit from special speech correction classes. A class may be preferable to personal instruction.
Source: the New illustrated Medical and Health Encyclopedia – Odhams Books Ltd – London, UK. Edited by Morris Fishbein, M.D. with the collaboration of 60 Leading Specialists in Medicine and Surgery.
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