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Knotted Tongues: Stuttering in History and the Quest for a Cure

Benson Bobrick

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Description:A former stutterer, Benson Bobrick here offers his perspective on the condition as well as an interesting history of how physicians have treated it.Stuttering, or stammering (the terms are interchangeable clinically), occurs four times more frequently in males and ranges from mild hesitation in speech to severe disability. Hot irons were applied to stutterers' lips in the Middle Ages, and in the mid-19th century, risky tongue operations were performed in failed attempts to effect a cure. Bobrick discusses famous stutterers Charles Darwin, Henry James, Winston Churchill, and Jimmy Stewart, and he describes the adverse impact of their condition on their lives. In this century, psychological trauma has often been cited as the cause of stuttering, but recent evidence points to a genetic disorder involving a disturbed auditory function. Therapeutic practices differ, but the author credits a voice feedback system with bringing his condition under control.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Knotted Tongues: Stuttering in History and the Quest for a Cure. To get started finding Knotted Tongues: Stuttering in History and the Quest for a Cure, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A former stutterer, Benson Bobrick here offers his perspective on the condition as well as an interesting history of how physicians have treated it.Stuttering, or stammering (the terms are interchangeable clinically), occurs four times more frequently in males and ranges from mild hesitation in speech to severe disability. Hot irons were applied to stutterers' lips in the Middle Ages, and in the mid-19th century, risky tongue operations were performed in failed attempts to effect a cure. Bobrick discusses famous stutterers Charles Darwin, Henry James, Winston Churchill, and Jimmy Stewart, and he describes the adverse impact of their condition on their lives. In this century, psychological trauma has often been cited as the cause of stuttering, but recent evidence points to a genetic disorder involving a disturbed auditory function. Therapeutic practices differ, but the author credits a voice feedback system with bringing his condition under control.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Knotted Tongues: Stuttering in History and the Quest for a Cure. To get started finding Knotted Tongues: Stuttering in History and the Quest for a Cure, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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