Category: Stammering

Stuttering and How It Can Be Managed In Ayurveda

Abstract

“The stammer was a way of telling the world that he was not like others, a way of expressing his singularity”, a very famous quote by Ted Morgan, An American writer who was initially a french but later on became an American citizen. This quote states very strong meaning and literally supports the people who stutter or stammer. Stuttering, also called stammering, is a speech disorder and is characterised by various factors. This article is all about stammering or stuttering and how it affects the life of a person. In the last part of the article, some Ayurvedic remedies are also shared or mentioned which can help the patient in case of stammering or stuttering.  

Stuttering

Introduction

Stammering is a thing which a person cannot hide. It means that obviously when stammering is noticed by everyone to whomever the stammering person talks or speaks. Stuttering or stammering is a speech disorder or childhood onset fluency disorder. It involves frequent and significant problems with the normal fluency along with flow of speech. The people who stutter know what they want to say but face difficulty saying it. Like they may repeat or may prolong certain words, a consonant or a vowel sound. They may pause during a speech as they have reached a particular problematic word or sound.

The stammering or stuttering is common in young children as a normal part of learning to speak. The young children may stutter when their speech and language abilities are under development and can face problems to keep up with whatever they want to say.

Most Of the children outgrow this developmental stuttering. But in some cases this stuttering is also seen in adulthood also. This type of stuttering can impact self-esteem and self-confidence.

Such people can benefit from treatment such as speech therapy,using electronic devices. These methods help in improving speech naturally and can also be used as cognitive behaviour therapy.

Causes of Stuttering or Stammering

The causes responsible for stuttering involves the following

  • Family history of stuttering. This cause typically explains the presence of genes or inherited abnormalities.
  • Intellectual disabilities
  • Problems with speech motor control like problems with the sensory motor system.
  • Due to brain injuries or severe medical conditions the stammering  can arise.
  • Some emotional and mental problems also play a role in this.
  •  In addition, some kind of stress can also result in stammering in youngsters or in adults.

Symptoms of Stuttering or Stammering

The Symptoms of Stuttering and Stammering includes the Following

  • Difficulty starting a word or a phrase or a sentence
  • Prolonging a word or a sound within words
  • Again and again repetition of sound, syllable and words
  • Speaking of brief sentences, for syllabus or words
  • Addition of extra words where they face difficulty in moving forward to the next word.
  • Excessive tightness, movement of face while producing a word, even excessive movement of upper body is also done to produce a word.
  • Anxiety before talking
  • Limited ability to effectively communicate
  • Moreover, the speech difficulties like stuttering can be accompanied with rapid eye blinking, facial tics, clenching fists, tremors present in lips and jaw.

The stuttering can become worse, when the person is excited, or is under stress. It can also happen when the patient is self-conscious, hurried or being pressured.

Risk Factors for Stuttering or Stammering

  • The first and foremost risk factor is stuttering or stammering is delayed childhood development.
  • Having relatives who stutter tends to have children with families with the same problem.
  • Stress in the family, or high parental expectations can result in stuttering.

Diagnosis of Stuttering or Stammering

Diagnosis is made by an expert health professional who is trained to evaluate as well as treat children and adults with speech and language disorders.

Treating Stammering or Stuttering

Stammering stuttering can be treated using following therapies in adults as well as in children:

  • Speech therapy
  • Electronic devices
  • Cognitive behavioural therapy
  • Parent-child interaction

Ayurvedic View Point of Stammering or Stuttering

Stammering or stuttering can be correlated with excess of vata dosha in the body. The excess of vata dosha can interfere with the nervous transmission of signals and thus can cause problems like stammering. Moreover, the causative factors like stress, anxiety, emotional problems, inappropriate reactions by families, speech and motor difficulties are the reasons for vata aggravation as well.

So stammering can be well managed in Ayurveda using some medhya herbs. These herbs like brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), shankhpushpi (Convolvulus prostratus) and others really help in vata anulomana and also have their impact on enhancing neuron transmission. 

Herbal Formulations for Stuttering or Stammering by Planet Ayurveda

Planet Ayurveda is a herbal manufacturing company, which prepares effective Ayurvedic products. The products are vegan and do not contain any kind of additives, adulterants, dyes, preservatives, flavour enhancers and other chemicals. The products are prepared using effective Ayurvedic herbs which are effective in managing many conditions efficiently. The products by Planet Ayurveda in this condition can be of great help and helps in giving fruitful results. They enhance the body’s metabolism and also work as an immune modulator. The conditions like stammering can also be very well managed using Ayurvedic formulation. Formulations offered by Planet Ayurveda in Stuttering or stammering are kept under Stam care pack. These formulations are:

  1. Medhya Churna
  2. Brahmi Capsules
  3. Ashwagandha Capsules
  4. Memory Support Capsules
Herbal Remedies For Stuttering
Herbal Remedies For Stuttering

Product Description

1. Medhya Churna

Medhya churna is a formulation which has many useful ingredients in it. The formulation has ingredients like  Vacha (Acorus calamus), Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), Ajmoda (Carum roxburghianum), Shwet Jeerak (Cuminum cyminum), Krishna Jeerak (Carum carvi), Sonth (Zingiber officinale), Marich (Piper nigrum), Pipali (Piper longum) and many others. The churna gives really good and great results in enhancing the working of neuron transmission. These ingredients are also really great as a vata dosha pacifier and helps in enhancement of brain functions. The formulation gives great results in anxiety and stress as well.

Dosage: 1/4th tsp twice daily after meals with lukewarm water or with warm ghee or warm milk. In addition, scrubbing of churna over tongue is also guided. 

2. Brahmi Capsules

Brahmi capsules have only brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) as its key ingredient. These Capsules are prepared from the standardised extract of brahmi. Brahmi is known to enhance brain working and stimulates brain cells as well. The neuron working is also improved by this formulation and it can help in regeneration of neurons as well. In this case brahmi basically helps by fighting stress and anxiety which patients usually have or face in this condition. Most of the stammering problems are due to these two factors especially in adults. In addition, brahmi is also a marvellous vata pacifier as well.

 Dosage: Two capsules twice daily after meals with Lukewarm water. 

3. Ashwagandha Capsules

These capsulesare prepared using standardised extract of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) herb. The herb helps in improving the body’s capacity to maintain the physical effort.The herb works by decreasing the weakness and strengthening the nerves and transmissions in this condition. The ashwagandha capsules are effective for management of fatigue, body pain and strengthen all over the body. The ashwagandha is having its effect on tridosha and effectively pacifies vata dosha. The formulation has great results in stammering due to its nourishing effect on the body, nerve and nerve cells that are neurons.  

Dosage: Two capsules twice daily after meals with Lukewarm water.

4. Memory Support Capsules

As the name says it is very effective in supporting and also increasing memory. The formulation has ingredients like Vacha (Acorus calamus), Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis) and Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) . All these herbs are effective enough to relieve mental stress and also rejuvenate brain cells. As the name suggests the formulation supports degrading memory and also helps by slowing the process of degeneration. In case of stammering it enhances the communication between the two neurons and as the electric impulses enhance so is the speech.

 Dosage: Two capsules twice daily after meals with lukewarm water.

Contact Planet Ayurveda Support Team to provide you the costing/ordering and delivery information at – costing.planetayurveda@gmail.com or Call at 0172-521-4040 (India), +91-172-521-4040 (Outside India) or Whatsapp at (+91) 842-749-4030.

Conclusion

Stammering is a condition that can happen to anyone and it doesn’t mean that the person who stammers is a fool. These people are just normal, as normal you are but they have this problem, maybe because of anxiety, stress, or any bad experience in the past or something less. But it does not make them someone who can be joked around for no reason. It kills self-esteem and confidence. Instead of making fun of people we should be helping them. In case of any query kindly visit www.PlanetAyurveda.com 

Types of Stammering and Effective Herbal Remedies for Stammering

ABSTRACT

Stammering or stuttering is a speech disorder that is also by name of childhood onset fluency disorder which includes major and frequent problems with flow of speech and normal fluency. People who suffer from stammering know exactly what they want to say but cannot say it fluently and clearly in one go. Stammering makes people prolong a word, vowel or consonant sound or a syllable and may make them repeat the same word several times. They can also stop while speaking a sentence as they find it very difficult to speak a certain sound or word. Stammering can be seen normally in young children when they are learning to speak as their speaking and language abilities are not fully developed yet. However most of them outgrow this stammering problem as they grow and learn to speak correctly and fluently. But some children take this problem forward into adulthood and stammering becomes chronic and speech problems in them. In this article you can learn all about the stammering and herbal remedies to get it corrected naturally.

INTRODUCTION TO STAMMERING

Stammering is also known by the name diffluent speech which is a speech disorder. It is characterized by uneven rate of speech, repetition of same words, syllables or sounds too many times, and halting production of speech. Many children gets this stammering problem at some point of their childhood but most of them do not continue to stammer as they grow into adults. Stammering can leave a child with low self esteem and inability to interact with people confidently.

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AYURVEDIC ASPECT OF STAMMERING

As per Ayurvedic concept the body is govern with balance of tridosha, i.e. Vata, Pitta and Kapha and any imbalance in any one or combination of them causes diseases. Stammering is known to cause vitiation of Vata dosha.

TYPES OF STAMMERING

Stammering can be classified into three types

  1. Developmental- This is very common and many children have this when they are younger than 5 years of age, however males are more affected. This types goes away as the child grows.
  2. Neurogenic- In this type there are abnormalities in the signal process between the brain and the nerves or maybe muscles sometimes.
  3. Psychogenic- This type of stammering emerges when the part of the brain that governs reasoning and thinking do not work properly.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF STAMMERING

Some symptoms are very common and known to people like evident repetition of sounds, words or syllables and also disruption is seen in normal speech rate. People with stammering have trouble in starting a sentence or speaking a certain word. Along with these signs there are some other as well which you may notice like:

  • Physical changes like lip tremors, facial tics, frequent eye blinking and tense body language and facial expression
  • Refuses to speak
  • Jerking of head
  • Fists clenching
  • Frustrated when attempt to communicate
  • Repetition of phrases or words
  • Interjecting an extra word or sound like uh or um into the sentences

People who are suffering from chronic adulthood stammering usually stammer a lot in a high stress environment or social setting in comparison to when they are in a familiar environment or home.

CAUSES OF STAMMERING

There can be different causes for a person like:

  • Genetics- Stammering can run in families. There can be several genes involved in such cases.
  • Brain function- Development of the brains of people who stammer has been found to be different when seen in brain imaging as compared to people who do not stammer.
  • Speech motor skills- The people who stammer are slightly slow in making speech related movements. This breaks the fluency.
  • Environmental and situational factors- People who stammer are usually seen speaking normally when in familiar situations or people and stammer more when interacting with a group of people or are under any kind of stress or pressure.
  • Language skills- When a person is not fluent in a language they want to converse in, stammering occurs as it becomes difficult to organize a word or sentence resulting in pauses and breaking of sentence.

DIAGNOSIS OF STAMMERING

Diagnosis is usually made by a speech-language pathologist, i.e. a health professional who is trained to diagnose the speech and language disorders in children and adults and treat them. They take a complete history, observe the patient thoroughly and closely, ask them questions about stammering and rule out any other causes of irregular speech like Tourette’s syndrome.

TREATMENT OF STAMMERING

Stammering can be treated differently as per the individual case, applying specific approaches as per the requirement of the case. Conventional methods do not cure the stammering but it can help in improving speech fluency, participating in social activities, school or work and developing and developing better communication. This can be attained by Speech therapy, electronic devices, Parent-child interactions and cognitive behavioral therapy.

AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR STAMMERING

As there is seen vitiation of the doshas in stammering, hence the restoration of the balance of these dosha restores the health. This balance can be brought back by the use of certain herbs which possess natural qualities to treat such ailments.

HERBAL REMEDIES OF PLANET AYURVEDA FOR STAMMERING

Planet Ayurveda is a very popular name in the field of herbal remedies manufacturing. All the herbal remedies and products manufactured here are free from chemicals, additives, colors, fillers, dye, preservatives and yeast. For stammering Planet Ayurveda offers a combination of herbal remedies.

Herbal Remedies for Stammering

Herbal Remedies for Stammering

Products List

STAM CARE PACK

  1. Medhya churna
  2. Brahmi capsules
  3. Ashwagandha capsules
  4. Memory support

Products Description

STAM CARE PACK

1. Medhya churna

Different medicinal herbs like Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), Ajmoda (Carum roxburghianum), Vacha (Acorus calamus), Marich (Piper nigrum), Patha (Cissampelos pareira), Pippali (Piper longum), Sonth (Zingiber officinale), Shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis), Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) etc are used in the formulation of Medhya churna. This herbal churna helps in boosting the functions of the brain, enhances concentrating quality and memory which eventually helps in treating stammering.

Dosage– 1/4 teaspoon once daily with 1 spoon of Cow Ghee (Clarified Butter).

2. Brahmi capsule

These herbal capsules are manufactured using standardized extract of single herb, i.e. Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri). Brahmi capsules contain many medicinal qualities that help in enhancing learning and memory, relieves stress and improves functioning of the brain.

Dosage– Take 2 capsules twice daily after meals with plain water.

3. Ashwagandha capsule

These are also single herb capsules, prepared using standardized extract of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera). Ashwagandha capsules improve overall health and brain functioning.

Dosage- Take 2 capsule twice daily after meals with plain water

4. Memory support

These are the poly herbal capsules that are prepared using different medicinal herbs like Shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis), Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Vacha (Acorus calamus), and Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri). Memory support capsules help in enhancing memory, improving mental functions which eventually help in treating stammering.

Dosage– Take 2 capsules twice daily after meals with plain water

CONCLUSION

Planet Ayurveda’s herbal remedies can help in treating stammering naturally along with the speech therapy and other supportive treatment.