Medical Advice on "Speech Therapist"

How to make a 27-month-old toddler learn to speak words?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As reported by you, we need to evaluate the hearing of your child by an audiologist. If he does not have any kind of hearing loss. Further, you have to consult a speech therapist nearby or online for detailed ev...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anuja Rajendra Sonawane

I always stammer while speaking. Please guide me.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Stammering or stuttering is either because of structural or functional aspects. A structural defect is most commonly tongue-tie if you had at birth during your speech development. Functional aspects are almost always...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Alok Rathi

A 2-year-old has been diagnosed with moderate receptive delay and has problem in speech. Kindly help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is possible that ear infection or glue ear hampered your child's hearing which in turn could have impaired his normal speech and language development. With support, he will be able to catch up if everything else is...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Suresh Kumar G D

How to treat spasmodic dysphonia without surgery?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Spasmodic dysphonia is one of the difficult conditions to treat and patient motivation is most important. Speech therapy is tried always and some benefit is there. Botox injection in spastic muscle will give best result...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Alok Rathi

Why does puberphonia occur?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The problem you suffering from is puberphonia and it can be corrected through speech therapy. Consult a proper speech therapist either nearby your area or you can consult online. For further information consult a...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anuja Rajendra Sonawane

I have trouble in uttering certain words. How do I overcome this?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You can try to practice the stomach breathing techniques. Try pronouncing each and every vowel in an exaggerated way. For example, continuously say 'Aaaaaaa' for 15 seconds and so on for each vowel sound, you have troub...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anuja Rajendra Sonawane

I have a stammering problem when I have to speak in front of a crowd. Why?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Be relaxed. You get better results while being relaxed. Some relaxation exercises like one word one tap and reducing the rate of speech, open mouth approach, and changing your suprasegmental aspect of speech will help a ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Satyabrata Panigrahi

How to start teaching a nonverbal child with Down syndrome through online sessions?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You can have a one-line answer. Create a situation where he has to communicate verbally. Get their favorite things out of reach and do not respond to nonverbal modes like finger-pointing. Use finger puppet and talk. Give...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Satyabrata Panigrahi

Please suggest some medicine or exercise to pronounce R words correctly.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all, I hope you consulted a speech therapist. Because he can help you correctly and quickly than you can do it by yourself. R sound of the retroflex is the sound where the tongue performs a vibrating motion t...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anuja Rajendra Sonawane

My 4-year-old son is stammering nowadays. Does he need speech therapy?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I will try to answer all of your questions. Stuttering in 90 percent of the case is a learned behavior or a habit developed due to various circumstances. So, in the first part, you mentioned that he is almost four y...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anuja Rajendra Sonawane