Stuttering Treatment California

More than 3 million Americans suffer from stuttering, a speech disorder which affects three times more men than women. Seeking treatment is the first step to overcoming stuttering and at Pacific Clinical in Southern California, we focus on helping individuals reduce symptoms and regain self-confidence. Stuttering can be an embarrassing and emotionally traumatizing condition to have and can turn everyday activities such as answering phones and talking to colleagues paralyzing experiences. When a person stutters, their normal flow of speech is disrupted by repetitions, prolongations or complete blockings of sounds. Other characteristics of stuttering include:

• Stretching of sounds and syllables
• Hesitations between words
• Muscle tension in the lips, jaw and neck
• A feeling of loss of control
• Onset in school age children