what are simple speech exercises that one can do to reduce and eliminate stammering?

Question

iam a medical student and a chronic stammerer. i need some self help stammering exercises that can help me to reduce stammering.i tried to find it on net,but there is no advice or an article tellong about such exercises.they all are sponsored and none is available free of cost.so,I REQUEST ALL THOSE WHO HAVE ONCE BEEN CHRONIC STAMMERERS AND ALSO THE SPEECH EXPERTS TO HELP ME OUT.THOSE WHO HAD SUFFERED FROM IT,KNOW HOW HUMILIATING IT IS.PLZ HELP ME

Answer 1

The Stuttering Foundation of America's book "Self Therapy for the Stutterer" is online at http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/Therap...
This is the book that helped several of my uncles and cousins who couldn't go to a speech therapist who specialized in treating stuttering. They said that they had to work through the book and practice rather than just read the book.
You can also find online videos showing therapists working with people who stutter at www.stutteringhelp.org

Check out these blogs, too:
http://notesonstuttering.blogspot.com/
http://stutteringhelp-bud.blogspot.com/

Answer 2

Try singing. Normal speech is controlled by the left side of the brain. Music is controlled by the right side. Melodic intonation therapy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodic_intonation_therapy) is commonly used for more severe speech problems, such as aphasia, but I have heard of it helping people with severe stammering. Start by following the frequency shifts in music as much as possible, and gradually reduce this as you get results. The goal is to end with a speech pattern that is slightly more melodic than the monotone that many people use, but close enough that people think your speech is more expressive than average, but not unusual.

Answer 3

I am sorry, this can be so difficult, and you are probably very intelligent too. I hate the telephone, talking on it is especially difficult.
Have you checked out the DAF. For stuttering? It works becuse it delays the speech in your hearing. This can be very effective. Most speech pathologist teach breathing techniques, how to breath correctly, before you say the words. And one doctor I know, has a botox injection, once a year and achieves fluency. Botox is especially help full if you have laryngeal pharyngeal lockup..
I bet you sing too and can read anything and pronounce anything to yourself when you are alone.