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ABSTRACT –

Stuttering also known as stammering or diffluent speech is a speech disorder which disrupts the normal fluency or flow of speech. The sounds, syllables, words or a consonant are repeated or prolonged which make it difficult to communicate with other people.

CAUSES –

• Hereditary factors
• Emotional trauma and distress
• Feeling nervous or pressurized on certain situations
• Stroke
• Traumatic brain injury
• Other brain disorders

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS –

• Difficulty to start a word, phrase or sentence while speaking
• Extend a word or sounds for long time
• Repeating the same sound, syllable or word
• Takes pauses and anxious while talking
• Changes in body language
• Can’t communicate efficiently
• Constant eye blinking
• Tremors in the lips or jaw
• Facial tics
• Head jerks
• Clenching fists

DIAGNOSIS –

• Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)

TREATMENT –

• Speech therapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Electronic devices which can help to enhance the speech fluency.
• Interaction with family members

EPIDEMIOLOGY –

• As per the research, the prevalence rate has shown 0.72% were affected by Stuttering among the total population out of which highest prevalence was found in children and lowest among adolescents.