What are the treatments for stuttering?

Many parents are shocked and nervous when they find out that their children stutter. They don’t know the reason and whether the disease can be cured. In fact, stuttering refers to the phenomenon of repeating sounds or interrupting words and sentences when speaking. It is a habitual language defect. It is related to many aspects such as genetic genes, neurophysiological development, psychological stress and language behavior. So, follow the editor to continue to learn some treatments for stuttering.

There are only a few reasons why children stutter

1. Physiological reasons: Some people believe that stuttering is related to genetics, the superiority or inferiority of the two cerebral hemispheres, or some kind of brain dysfunction, and is related to defects in language nerve endings.

2. Psychological factors are the main cause of stuttering in children. Stuttering is a manifestation of mental unhealthiness and instability. Most children are frightened, severely reprimanded, punished, ridiculed, suffer from sudden changes in environment, or experience anxiety and panic caused by death of parents, divorce, family disharmony, etc.

3. Language neurological dysfunction, that is, disorders in the nervous system that are closely related to the development of language understanding, and even reading and writing.

4. Stuttering is also likely to occur after illness, infection outside the brain, head injury, and some infectious diseases such as whooping cough, measles, and scarlet fever.

5. Imitation and suggestion. Childhood is the time for learning and mastering. The psychological characteristics of this period are strong imitation and susceptibility to suggestion. Out of curiosity and mischief, children imitate the language of stuttering patients and thus suffer from stuttering.

How to prevent stuttering in children?

Do not force children aged 3 to 7 to memorize long stories or poems that are not suitable for their language ability.

The key to correcting children's stuttering is to cultivate good speaking habits. For children who stutter, parents and teachers should teach them patiently, telling them how to speak clearly and how to express their ideas correctly. If he speaks correctly, we should encourage him for "well spoken" and help him build confidence in learning and mastering speaking skills. If he speaks unclearly or unfluently, listen patiently and do not interrupt or scold him at will, which will make the child afraid to speak in front of others in the future or cause him to be nervous and stutter when he speaks.

Music can play a good role in correcting children's stuttering. Rhythmic singing and reciting are helpful for children's language training. After listening to music, children are in a good mood and their attention is distracted from speaking. They are not only focused on the speaking movements. This makes it easier for children to say what they want to say.

Storytelling is also a way to help children correct stuttering. Parents can let their children narrate what happened in kindergarten or school; talk to their children and tell them about new books or TV series they have watched. It should be noted that parents and teachers should be patient, and children with stuttering should also remain calm and not panic. Each session should not be too long, as it will easily make the child with stuttering feel mentally tired. Generally 20 to 30 minutes is enough.

Parents or school and kindergarten teachers should provide warmth and help in many aspects to children with stuttering, and people around them should not tease, laugh at or deliberately imitate the children's stuttering.

How should children's stuttering be treated and medicated?

First of all, we need to help the child overcome the inferiority and tension caused by stuttering. He or she can speak calmly and slowly, and gradually master the rules of fluent speech. Parents should treat children who stutter correctly, not over-correct their speech, and avoid punishment or discrimination. Take stuttering correction training treatment in time. Encourage children to participate in group activities and exercise. People with severe stuttering can be treated with small doses of haloperidol, 0.5 to 2 mg, 1 to 2 times a day, or anti-anxiety drugs.

To prevent children from stuttering, it is important to arrange their daily lives and cultivate good hygiene habits. Children's daily life should be regular. They should eat at regular times and ensure adequate sleep and rest. In addition, we must know that treating stuttering is a long process. During this process, parents need to have absolute patience to guide children with stuttering.