how do you stop stuttering?

Answer 1

I have several uncles and cousins who used to stutter. They all found help through The Stuttering Foundation at www.stutteringhelp.org and their book "Self Therapy for the Stutterer." Only one uncle also went to a speech therapist who specialized in treating stuttering while he worked through the book. They all said that the book is one that you can't just read; you have to work on each step diligently and practice, practice, practice. They all speak very fluently now with some exceptions of times of extreme stress. The book is available at some public libraries as well as on The Stuttering Foundation's e-store.

Answer 2

That depends on why you stutter.

As a child I had problems with certain sounds. It is actually caused by my toung. My older boy has the same probelm. It took more time for me to learn to control it correctly. My toung is a little longer than most. When I close my mouth my toung will hit my front teeth and then curl down and under, that is relaxed.

But some people it has to do with there hearing. When they start to say something there hearing does not pickup on it, or the timeing is wrong so they have severial false starts until they hear the sound itself, then they continue on. So the false starts are the stutter. The guy that figgured this out had a problem and he could not fix it, so he invented this special hearing aid just for it. It takes the first start and plays it in a way so you hear it. They say often when it is put in the person will stop stuttering in a few words.

So I would say google hearing aid and stutter and see if you can find it...

Hope that helps.
Hugs Kim Lynn

Answer 3

there used to be a guy on tv who couldn't stop stuttering, and so they gave him a guitar and told him to sing....he learned to sing, became a singing star and his stuttering went away...that's a true story.

I have no idea why that worked, perhaps the guy relaxed, perhaps he was sure of what he was singing because it too was a kind of repetition, maybe his mind kept repeating things as it was geared to do that, maybe he was afraid of something, or was mistreated as a kid, who knows....all I know is that singing is one answer.

I had a tendency toward stuttering when I was a kid and it embarrassed me greatly and it was because my teachers tried to shame me for not knowing the answers when I was called on in class. But there were twins boys in my class (one stuttered and one didn't) which was strange and their being brought up the same seemed to mean that it was not a problem at home. But since there were the two of us who stuttered (one light, one heavy) that I tend to think it was because of the fright from being embarrassed in front of people by others. Building confidence helps a lot.

Answer 4

Who knows what causes it. Most stutterers have problems saying sounds that begin with the letters B; P; and T. These are sounds that you cut off your air supply when you say them. Practice saying words that begin with these letters and try not cutting off your air supply. Another interesting way not to stutter as much is to wear ear plugs. Most people don't stutter if they can't hear themselves speak. A non-stuttering person can be made to stutter if a milisecond delay is introduced between the time a word is spoken and heard. (Most people hear what they say instantaneously)
Also try slowing down your rate of speech and don't start a sentence with one of the sounds stated above.

Answer 5

I agree with the person above I heard singing is good. Have you noticed if you stutter if you sing or not?

Answer 6

reading out loud helps alot. It keeps you from stumbling on your words since they arent your words. This acts as practice, and practice makes perfect. Good luck.

Try short ryming poems. That way each poem acts as a lesson for that specific word sound. Any reading works though and so does singing. Not all of us are pleasing to the ear though lol.

Answer 7

Just become more confident when you speak. My Spanish is horrible when I'm trying hard to speak, but I actually talk better Spanish when I'm just relaxed and not worried about how to say things the right way. Then I just speak well without trying.

Answer 8

Check out stutteringhelp.org

Answer 9

You could try hypnotherapy or voice training. Here's some info~

Answer 10

If it's serious, you need to go to a doctor.