A biofeedback treatment for stuttering.
Auditory feedback of laryngeal muscle tension was found to reduce stuttering dramatically in an exploratory study of a single patient. Amplitude of EMG signals was similarly reduced. Apparently, the therapeutic effect of biofeedback cannot be attributed to masking, distraction, or suggestion.
D000328:Adult; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013342:Stuttering / Q000628:therapy*