What did Moses, Winston Churchill and James Earl Jones all have in common? Well they all stuttered. Until recently it was widely thought to be a nervous or even emotional condition. There is growing evidence to suggest that stuttering is neurological and they may soon be a pill on the market for stuttering treatment.
For some people who suffer from stuttering making a simple phone call could be nerve wrecking. Most have stuttered since they were children and for many years may even try to hide it. So often they do not talk until they absolutely have to.
There are three million Americans who stutter and most of them start when they first learn to speak. It has been proven that boys tend to be affected by this condition more than girls.
For years the conventional therapy has been speech therapy, but often children come up with creative ways to cope. Some even imitate cartoon voices just to cover the stuttering.
Some of the world’s leading experts on stuttering now believe that stuttering is not caused by a physiological weakness but by an anatomical problem in the brain. They are learning that stuttering is actually a miscommunication between the brain speech centers and the mouth.
These researchers now believe that an anti-anxiety medicine called Pagoclone can control stuttering by controlling dopamine with no side effects. The medication is effective in reducing stuttering in over half the patients that have been involved in the clinical trial.
It is important to note that this drug does not cure stuttering it just curbs it. These experts also believe the future of treatment for stuttering will combine therapy and medication.
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