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The causes of logoneurosis and methods of treatment of neurotic stuttering

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logoneurosis Logoneurosis in Latin means "stuttering."There is a disease in the form of speech impairment and its delay by an involuntary method, frequent repetition of a word or sound.

In general, speech neurosis develops in children from 3 years of age and more often the problem affects boys. If you do not start timely treatment, the pathology will last a lifetime.

This kind of speech impairment affects about 2% of the world's population. Traditionally, the stuttering syndrome is seen as a neurotic disorder caused by a trauma to the psyche, for example, due to severe fright.

The danger of this condition is that a person develops various phobias, discomfort in communication, feelings of inferiority and as a consequence, social inadequacy.

There are two forms of this pathological condition:

  1. Violation of the speech of a neurotic character .There is a pronounced defect in the pronunciation of words and sounds. Children begin to pronounce words much later than their peers.
  2. Neurosis-like stuttering of the .It is noted in a state of mental unrest.
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    • Causes and types of the disease
      • Causes and types of the disease
      • Symptoms of the disorder
      • Developmental stages of the deviation
      • Inspection and diagnosis
      • Correction and recovery
      • Avoiding problems more easily than curing it
      • Interesting facts from the history of the logoneurosis

Causes and types of the disease

According to statistics, neurotic stuttering manifests itself inchildren in the period of speech formation, and the risk of its occurrence is the adolescence. The main reasons for the development of logoneurosis in children are:

  • psychoemotional shocks;causes of stuttering
  • affection of the nervous system of an infectious nature;
  • disorders of the endocrine system;
  • cerebral palsy.

There are three types of logoneurosis:

  • tonic is an involuntary pause in a conversation or a lingering pronunciation of sound;
  • clonic is characterized by frequent repetition of the same words and sounds;
  • mixed form contains signs of clonic and tonic logoneurosis.

Symptoms of violation

The pathological inconsistency of speech, which makes it impossible to express a thought at once, is in itself a symptom, but this pathological condition is associated with such phenomena as:

  • holding a pause in a conversation and often repeating words and sounds;
  • difficult pronunciation of words;
  • spasm of tongue and lips;
  • sensation of lack of air;
  • appearance of grimaces;
  • accelerated blinking;
  • mental stress;
  • sleep disturbance;
  • increased sweating;
  • lack of appetite;
  • development of feelings of inferiority.

Stages of development of deviation

There are 4 main age stages of development of speech neurosis:

  1. Preschool period .Logoneurosis manifests itself with a certain periodicity. After this period, the stuttering in adolescents may recover. In this phase, difficulties with pronunciation are exacerbated when the child is worried, nervous, upset, or if he has to lead a lengthy monologue.
  2. Stage of the elementary school .The disease becomes chronic, with minor manifestations of normal speech. The child realizes and painfully reacts to his complex.
  3. From 9 to 16 years old .Violation manifests itself in a specific situation. Only certain words and sounds are difficult to pronounce.
  4. Stage of adolescent development, growing up .There is a strong fear of stuttering. In this phase, patients avoid communication, words and sounds during pronunciation are incomprehensible and prolonged. A person develops an inferiority complex and logophobia.

Inspection and Diagnostics

In most cases, the disease is diagnosed at the first examination of the patient. Neuropathologist and speech therapist conduct several tests that help to identify the phase of the disease and the causes. Only a competent approach to each patient and the application of the latest techniques will help to eliminate the speech defect in the early stages.

To diagnose the problem, it is necessary to pay attention to the presence of the following factors:

  • speech rhythm disturbances;
  • at the beginning of speech there are faltering and difficulties;
  • there are attempts to cope with stuttering with the help of a grimace on the face.

When these factors are observed for three months, a final diagnosis is established - speech neurosis. To exclude other serious disorders of the nervous system, the patient is prescribed to undergo MRI, REG and EEG of the brain. There is a history of complaints.

The following properties are revealed:

  • psychoemotional situation in the family;
  • persistent or coming problems with speech;
  • at what time complaints arose;
  • with what is associated speech impairment;
  • whether consultation of the speech therapist, the psychologist and the neuropathologist was conducted.

Correction and restoration

Treatment of logoneurosis The main task of the therapeutic process is to eliminate the overexcitement of the nervous system, improve the psychoemotional state, restore sleep, improve the passage of nerve impulses of the speech apparatus.

Logoneurosis treatment takes place on an individual basis, taking into account the peculiarities of the organism of each patient.

A positive result brings complex treatment, which involves the use of reflexology, physiotherapy and the use of medicinal herbs.

Therapeutic physical training and respiratory gymnastics are aimed at strengthening and correcting the muscles involved in the process of pronunciation of speech. Exercise exercises should be supervised by the instructor.

Drug treatment is an adjuvant and is aimed at arresting anxiety conditions, manifestations of depression and other psychoemotional disorders. For this, the patient is prescribed the following medications:

  • sedative : Afobazol, Novopassit.
  • fortified : vitamins of group B, preparations of iron - Ferrumlek.
  • agents that improve cerebral circulation : Glycine, Pyracetam, Acefen.

The suggestive method of treatment is also used. The patient undergoes 1-2 hypnosis sessions. By immersing a person in this state, the specialist Pyracetam influences his emotional sphere, articulation and voice apparatus.

Acupuncture, a relaxing massage, which will have a sedative effect on the patient's body, is widely used. Each of these techniques should be prescribed by a doctor - self-medication is unacceptable.

As a result of stuttering, the child or teenager develops an inferiority complex: he avoids communicating with peers;develops suspiciousness, he feels the difference between himself and other children.

Increases irritability, feelings of aggression, fear, relations with parents and teachers deteriorate. The disease can cause a decline in academic performance, which is caused by shyness and isolation, and in the future often become a hindrance to self-realization.

Avoiding problems more easily than treating it

There are two main groups of actions to prevent logoneurosis. One group includes maintaining and strengthening the health of the child, the other is responsible for organizing speech development. Important factors of disease prevention:

  • balanced and healthy nutrition;child development
  • mode of work and rest;
  • sufficient and high-grade sleep;
  • elimination of development of stressful situations;
  • dosed watching TV and computer;
  • frequent walks in the fresh air;
  • playing sports;
  • communication with peers;
  • learning fluency and slowness of speech;
  • be able to correctly think and express their thoughts;
  • correctly pronounce sounds;
  • follow the facial expressions;
  • create a favorable psycho-emotional situation for the child.

Interesting facts from the history of the logoneurosis

Hippocrates Symptoms of stuttering have been known since ancient times. According to the facts of history, the Egyptian pharaohs suffered this violation.

Speech neurosis was mentioned in the writings of Hippocrates. He believed the cause of the disease is the accumulation of moisture in the brain. But Aristotle assumed that the problem of speech arises from the incorrect tremor of the articulatory apparatus.

Not knowing what the cause of this ailment was, the treatment was carried out with the help of various ointments and conspiracies. A terrible procedure was to prune the bridle of the tongue or its muscles. To some patients such techniques helped.

American and French scientists in the XIX century developed a special gymnastics, which helped to combat the speech disorder. It did not bring quick results and lost its popularity.

Many factors of the disease and to this day are not yet known. For example, scientists can not find the answer, why when talking with each other and singing in chorus, patients who do not have a problem in ordinary life do not stutter.

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