Patient's question:
At first, when speaking, she would say one or two consecutive words in a sentence, but now she can only say the first word and can't continue. Sometimes when she can't speak, she makes hand gestures. How can this be treated?Doctor's answer:
The method of oral muscle exercise includes articulation therapy and characteristic therapy. Oral muscle exercise methods believe that the fundamental cause of stuttering is due to the lack of healthy growth in certain muscle tissues of the body, primarily insufficient blood supply to the heart during speech, leading to rapid breathing, and dysfunction of the speech organs. It has no essential connection with the patient's mental state. The root of stuttering is the difficulty in pronunciation, causing unclear articulation, which is formed as a speech disorder under the promotion of psychological barriers. It focuses on articulation exercises, aiming to strengthen the muscle tissues responsible for articulation, so that the pronunciation is clear and each sound is powerful.