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Unfortunately the N95 masks are the only ones that the virus particles can't enter, and unfortunately are very restrictive :/...

Less restrictive mask for stutterers?

Less restrictive mask for stutterers? I support wearing a mask, but being someone who stutters and having to talk with it on is absolutely terrible. I feel more restricted in how I can talk because I ...

Breathing 50 times a day helps a lot to open the lungs which help to relax the muscles, that through these exercises enables you to have no problem in blockages....

1.) Speed. Firstly, try to talk slow. I know it sounds obvious and intuitive but it's the foundation of your recording. You and I both know that when you're trying to talk especially under the microsc...

Right around then. She’s 3 now. Right when she transitioned from communicating primarily through gestures/body language to primarily through speech. The blockages at times were intense, she’d get real...

Gotta figuratively open the voice box and the dozens of muscles it takes to make speech, I agree, be in such a mood where u feel u control your stutter...

It's called a secondary stuttering behavior, and it usually develops as a way for people to physically overcome the stutter - but it ends up becoming part of the stutter itself. It may be similar to a...

Yeah this happens to me sometimes too. Sometimes I’ll hurt my jaw, or I’ll scratch/pinch a part of my body. It got really bad at one point where I dropped my phone to twitch and broke it. Incredibly h...

kind of, but in the moment im so caught up in the stutter that i panic and the only thing thats on my mind is getting through it...

It is called a secondary. People do have them but usually dont hurt themselves with them. It is anything else that you do along w. a stutter. I dont stutter myself so if possible, id like to ask one t...

Weird Symptom

Weird Symptom does anyone else hit/scratch/physically hurt themselves when they hit a block or stutter? this is happening to me more often since i'm taking online classes and it's starting to get pain...

Hello, I have a condition called Dermatillomania where I pick at my skin and scalp when I am nervous and I have definitely done that while I talk and I stutter. Hair pulling is Trichotillomania I beli...

There will always be those secondary behaviours. Try giving her something else she can play with. Like a new bracelet or something. In my experience it's the equivalent of a fidget spinner, and as lon...

I also have done that. For example, I blink hard when I stutter. Idk if that makes sense :). I wouldn't worry about it. That kind of subsides after some time. I have also had good times and bad times ...

That's what we call "secondary behavior". It's something we do whenever we stutter to help us speak (but not necessarily). Not all of us have them but it's nothing serious. We appreciate the fact that...

What's common is developing habits alongside the stutter. Pulling on the hair might be that, but it might be its own thing. We're not doctors/professionals, so please consult with those. I imagine it...

Pulling on hair while stuttering

Pulling on hair while stuttering My 5 year old has started pulling on the roots of her hair when she is hung up on a word. Is this common or is there a way I can help her? She started speech with an e...

My stutter is exactly the same. I've noticed that when I use hand gestures my blocks tend to smooth out....

It hides the facial tics some people, like me, get when they have a block....

Ah - I guess "fear of looking a bit odd when speaking" falls into that whole stressful territory that comes with stuttering. A mask might help with that, but I suppose in the long run it'd be better t...