Speech disorder -causes,symptoms,diagnosis and treatment
                     
Speech disorder -causes,symptoms,diagnosis and treatment



Speech disorder 
-causes,symptoms,diagnosis and 

treatment

A Common-speech-disorder is a condition in which a 
person has a problem creating the speech sounds needed 
to communicate others.


     Some common speech disorders are:

● Voice disorders
● Disfluency
● Stutter-and-stammer
● Articulation disorder

          
     Causes:
    
Disfluency are the disorders in which a person repeats a word,phrase or sound.         
Sluttering may be the most serious disfluency. 

   Some causes are the include:
 
● Cancer of the throat
● Acid from the stomach moving upward


● Hearing-loss
● Vocal cords 
● Brain damage
● Respiratory weakness
● Strokes 

 Speech is one of the main ways in which we communicate with those around us. It 
develops naturally,along with other signs of normal growth and development.

  Some cases, speech disorders may be hereditary which can develop over time:

● Oral cancer
● Autism
● Laryngeal cancer
● Dementia
● Drug abuse


Symptoms :
Symptoms are the most effective way of determining if a person has a certain medical 
condition.

Here are some symptoms of speech disorder:

● Pronunciation problem : there are several symptoms of speech disorder. The 
first or the last sound of the words might be left out or changed completely. The 
patient might have a problem in pronouncing the same kinds of sounds in other 
words.

● Repeating words :  using extra words and sounds are the symptoms for speech 
disorder there might also be a tension in one’s voice or sound.

● Jerking or blinking :  you feel very frustrated when you want to communicate 
with people. Jerking or blinking too much are signs of disorder.

● Taking different pauses while talking.


Diagnosis :
They are several ways for the diagnosis-speech-disorders.and these are 
mentioned here:

● Denver articulation screening exam : these are one of the most preferred 
test, which helps to evaluate the clarity of your pronunciation between the age 
of two and seven.

● Early language milestone scale 2 test : this test helps to test a child’s 
language development. Delayed disorder related to language can be 
identified using this test.

● Peabody picture vocabulary test :  it can help test the ability of a person to 
speak.this test has been revised several times. People who are blind can’t 
take the rest.


  Treatment :
In some cases , speech disorder does not required any treatment. Some get 
improved with speech-therapy. But some require medical attention.

The treatment are depend on the type of speech disorder. Let us have a quick 
look at the treatment procedure that can help with speech disorder.

● Speech therapy
● Language therapy
● Medication
● Perseverance 
● Practicing of words


 Conclusion :

Speech disorder is a common problem, which is faced by a lot of people. There 
are many treatments which are available and can help you to solve your problems. 
Modern science and technology various options to get rid of any speech 
irregularities or speech disorder.