15 ways to get rid of Stammering: Exercises,

Treatment, Home cures

Collection of Exercises, Speech therapy, treatment and home cure for stammering
(stuttering).
Index of Contents
 What is Stammering ?
 People vulnerable to stammering
 Implications of stammering
 What causes Stammering ?
 Exercises for Stammering
 Lifestyle changes to treat Stammering
 Food for those who Stammer
 Other recommendations for Treating Stammering
 Stammering Trivia
 Stammering: Free Downloads
 Video resources: Curing Stuttering/ Stammering

Stammering is a fairly common problem. As per an estimate; approximately 1.5% of

the world population is affected by this speech disorder.
What is Stammering ?
Stammering is an involuntary interruption or inability to push a syllable or letter while
speaking. This difficulty is usually encountered when speaking words beginning with
or sounds produced by letters b, d, g, k, p and t. Stammering may also be
accompanied by allied symptoms like a red face, tremor of the jaw and blinking of
eyes when speaking.

Who are affected ?

Stammering generally occurs in childhood, between three and seven years and is
perfectly acceptable. Stammering becomes a cause of concern, when it extends
beyond 10 years of age. Statistically, 1 out of every 4 children who stammer, retain it
up to adulthood.

It can affect members of either sex, but is more common in men than women.

Implications of stammering
Stammering is benign condition with no physical implications. Stammering in
childhood (2-5 years) is normal as children develop their speech abilities in this age.
This should normally disappear with age.
However, if stammering lasts longer or is left untreated, it has vital social, emotional
and psychological implications.

Stammering may result in a significant loss of motivation to speak and induce a

person to be silent in friend circle, school or at workplace, for fear of ridicule.

What causes stammering ? Physiological factors are primarily responsible for

stammering in children. Children stammer due to one of the following causes:
1) Inability to control muscles of the organs of speech

2) Obstruction in the organs of speech.

3) Neuromuscular problems

4) Difficulty in the movement of the tongue and lips

However, stammering in advanced age is also attributed to psychological factors

like: loss of confidence in ones ability to speak without stammering. Other
psychological factors that can ‘trigger’ stammering include scorn, anxiety, arousal
and tense family atmosphere.

Exercises for stammering

Exercises are effective in treatment of physiological causes of stammering. In
general, exercises are meant to provide strength to the organs associated with
speech including tongue, lips, jaw, trachea and lungs.
Many people who stammer have found these exercises to be beneficial in reducing
the intensity and in some cases, completely curing stammering problem.

The exercises should preferably be done every night in a secluded area, before
going to bed. An exercise regimen comprising of the following exercises are
beneficial in treatment and cure of stammering.

Stammering Exercise #1 Loudly and clearly pronounce the vowels A, E, I,

O and U. Be overly articulate and distort your face strongly, every time
you utter the vowels.

Stammering Exercise #2: Open your jaws as wide as you can without
exerting hard. While the jaws are still open, lift your tongue upwards
to touch the roof of mouth with the tip of your tongue. While still in
contact with the roof of your mouth, drag the tip of your tongue
towards the back of your mouth. When your tongues get stretched to
the maximum (without hurting), hold there for few seconds. Next pull out your tongue
outside the mouth and stretch it downwards as if attempting to touch the chin. Hold
in that position for few seconds. Repeat 4-5 times.
Stammering Exercise #3: Deep breathing exercise are very
effective in curing speech disorders like stammering as they help
to strengthen the respiratory organs and to relax neuromuscular
tension that builds up in the body.
Stammering can be controlled by learning to voluntarily control
the rhythm of words by implementation of specific breathing
patterns. There can be many variants of deep breathing
exercises and one can choose any or all exercises which he/she is comfortable
doing. Some of the variants are:

a) Inhale deeply through mouth and exhale slowly, immediately after inhalation.

b) Inhale deeply through mouth and push your tongue outside the mouth while
exhaling.
c) Inhale deeply through mouth, at the same time, press your chest muscles inward.
Exhale slowly
You can have your own variations of these deep breathing exercises, as long as they
provide some respiratory motion, swelling of the abdomen and workout for chest and
other speech organs. Do not overdo any exercise and bring variations, every one or
two minutes.

Stammering Exercise #4: Reading exercises are helpful in

identification of patterns of repetition of syllables that cause
stammering and thus reduce bottlenecks of fast reading. For this
exercise, take a text and read it fast without laying emphasis on
the quality of speech. Speedy reading will help a subconscious identification of each
word. Prefer the speed to the quality of speech. Let the words be wrongly spoken
and do not stop on any particular word or syllable. This exercise, if continued for 2-3
months is very effective in relaxing muscular tension and correcting all obstructions
of the speech.
Stammering Exercise #5 Singing is a very effective exercise for
stammering. Singing helps the sufferer learn to better control breath
and the phonatory muscles. Another very effective treatment for
stammering involves participation in theatrical activities. Theatre helps
shed down several inhibitions and is very effective remedy for stammering.
Lifestyle Changes to Treat Stammering
Fighting inferiority complex: Developing confidence in ones own ability to speak
correctly is probably the only real solution to cure stammering. However building self-
confidence when one makes nervous mistakes in every sentence is not easy.
Inferiority complex is natural in people who stammer. Dealing with this complex is the
most paramount task in overcoming stammering. Talking openly when the person
approaches with the subject is vital in handling this complex. Maintaining a relaxed
environment at home gives the child an opportunity to speak without stress.
Watch out your breath: As a general thumb rule, one should breathe from the belly
and not from the chest. Breathing from the belly naturally calms down and relaxes
nervous and muscular tension and is a helpful habit in curing stammering and
related disorders.
Family support: Family support is of vital importance in treatment of stammering.
Family members should use all possible means to deliver the person of his state of
anxiety which is the only cause of stammering in a large number of cases. Family
members must:

 Not punish or react harshly on a person who is stammering

 Listen carefully, when such a person speaks
 Adapt to speak slowly and not interrupt when a person stammers
 Be patient and wait for the person to complete words
 Not complete sentences or words when such a person is trying to
speak.
Consulting a speech therapist: Speech therapy has been used
to cure or reduce the intensity of stammering. Speech therapist try to diagnose the
causes of stammering and accordingly prescribe exercises, medications and/or
scalpel intervention in certain cases.
In case of physiological defects, speech therapy is compulsory to treat stammering.
While speech therapist mainly concentrate on speech corrections, they may also
adopt psychotherapies like hypnosis, impoco, role plays or cognitive behavioral
therapy, if diagnosis suggests a psychological cause for stammering. Many therapist
also use acupuncture, yoga spa treatment and other relaxation techniques to assist
in treatment of stammering.

Many cities have specialized speech therapy centers which offer intensive cures and
therapies for stammering.

Hearing aid: There are also some hearing aids that help to reduce or
eliminate stammering. The electronic device records the user’s voice
using a microphone and sends it back to his ears after a delay of
about split seconds or at a slightly different frequency.
Simultaneous speaking and the ability to listen to how it is heard by others is very
effective in helping one who stammers correct his errors.
Though familiarization with the device may take up to a few months, they often
succeed in breaking the psychological barrier that prevents normal speech. Once the
barrier is broken and the practitioner gains confidence, he/she can start speaking
normally without using the device.

Food for those who stammer

While there are no particular foods that can be used to cure
stammering, some food are known to be beneficial for speech organs.
For instance, chewing Indian gooseberry, Almonds, Black pepper,
Cinnamon and dried dates are known to clear speech congestions.
Thus they can be taken internally in moderate quantities to address symptoms of
stammering.

Other recommendations for Treating Stammering

Stammering is known to be aggravated by fatigue, anxiety or nervousness. A

positive environment at home and at workplace is of paramount importance in
helping a
person who stammers cure his disorder. Above all, stammering can not be cured
overnight. It takes time and patience but the rewards at the end of it all are really
worth the time.
Stammering Trivia
What’s common amongst Aristotle, Churchill, Darwin, Moses and Rousseau
?Ans: They all stammered!
Stammering: Free Downloads
Stammering can be cured to a large extent using simple home remedies, natural
cures and exercises in most of the cases. You can download two of the most
published books on self treatment of stammering below.
Self Therapy for the Stammering
Stammer No More
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exercises to treat stammering.
Video resources: Yoga for Curing Stuttering/ Stammering
 Analysis by Samarth Aggarwal

I am Samarth Aggarwal, pursuing my M.Tech. from IIT Delhi. I have been stammering since I
was probably 5 or 6 Years old and like most stammerers, I too had a horrible school life. I used to
bunk language periods on a regular basis just to avoid reading in the class. My problem is
basically confined to vowels and my surname itself has given me plenty of problems in the past.
Group discussions and interviews during my B.Tech placement days were also a very difficult
hurdle to cross. The problem continued till my 1st year in IIT where I even put my degree at stake
just because of the fear of presentations but then things changed.

I joined Delhi Speech Therapy Centre on Dec 1 09 and could give a presentation on 24th of the
same month simply because of the confidence I got from the Saturday public speaking sessions.
The Saturday sessions along with the speech organ exercises and Sir`s techniques (which vary
from individual to individual) are the perfect remedy to cure stammering. Though I had joined
various Speech Therapists during my initial days, it was Dr. A.P Singh with whom I finally found
solace.

It is said that stammering is a habit and old habits die hard so my problem with take its time
before it gets completely eradicated but I am sure I am on the right track with Sir`s guidance.

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