Exercises are effective in the 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 the stammering problems.
The exercises should preferably be done every night in a secluded area, before going to bed. An exercise regimen comprising of the following exercises is beneficial in the 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 the 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 a few seconds. Repeat 4-5 times.
Stammering Exercise #3: Deep breathing exercise is 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 the 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 the mouth and exhale slowly, immediately after inhalation.
b) Inhale deeply through the mouth and push your tongue outside the mouth while exhaling.
c) Inhale deeply through the 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 the 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 a very effective remedy for stammering.
Many people who stammer have found these exercises to be beneficial in reducing the intensity and in some cases, completely curing the stammering problems.
The exercises should preferably be done every night in a secluded area, before going to bed. An exercise regimen comprising of the following exercises is beneficial in the 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 the 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 a few seconds. Repeat 4-5 times.
Stammering Exercise #3: Deep breathing exercise is 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 the 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 the mouth and exhale slowly, immediately after inhalation.
b) Inhale deeply through the mouth and push your tongue outside the mouth while exhaling.
c) Inhale deeply through the 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 the 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 a very effective remedy for stammering.
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