Communication Disorders

Children with auditory-processing disorders or APD have difficulty understanding language because their central nervous systems or brains process sounds differently. These children may hear a...

Even if you don't realize your nervous habits, other people do. The dictionary's definition of a habit is: "a thing done often and hence, usually, done easily; practice; custom; a pattern of...

Though electronic devices that are designed to help stutterers speak more fluently have been available for several years, researchers are still trying to understand how well they work and how long...

Fatty liver disease is a disorder often associated with alcoholism. Although alcoholism is a primary cause of the disease, there has been an increase in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or...

Assistive technology is an essential tool for people with speech disabilities. These devices provide ways for people to communicate without the use of an interpreter. Becoming familiar with...

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by a number of symptoms including widespread pain. According to the European Network of Fibromyalgia Associations (ENFA), lack of awareness of...

Voice disorders are medical conditions or problems that affect a patient's ability to speak. Common symptoms of a voice disorder include hoarseness, voice strain and breathiness. These can all...

Stuttering, also known as stammering, is a speech disorder in which sounds, syllables or words are repeated during conversation. Those who stutter usually struggle when speaking, and the...

Voice disorders in adults may be caused by a number of conditions. They may be result of strain or overuse of your voice, an illness or the result of surgery. Vocal chord damage is usually not...

A voice-fluency disorder is a type of speech problem, the primary type being stuttering. Stuttering is characterized by disruptions in the smoothness of speech and most commonly occurs in very...

Stuttering is a speech disorder that manifests as repeating a word or phrase, usually accompanied by rapid eye blinking and a tense jaw or throat. As a form of anxiety, stuttering can hinder...

Hyperfunctional voice disorders occur when people misuse or abuse their vocal cords. The vocal cords line the center of the larynx and, by vibrating and overlapping, allow people to make sounds....

The goals of the treatment of voice disorders are to restore the voice and optimize the functioning of the vocal cords. Treatment depends on the cause of the voice disorder. Health factors such as...

Stuttering is a natural and common problem, but most people who stutter are interested in finding a way to stop stuttering. There are many tips and tricks to help you stop stuttering, and there...

Self-confidence is an important attitude for an individual to possess. It can be described as a positive belief that a person is in control of his or her life. It is the ability to take advantage...

Tinnitus is the medical term for hearing ringing, buzzing or other types of noises in the ear. While many people experience tinnitus occasionally, some people suffer from severe and prolonged...

Hearing ringing, buzzing, or other noises in your ears is known as tinnitus. While it's not unusual to occasionally experience mild tinnitus, some people experience recurring, severe tinnitus that...

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) states that around 36 million people in the United States suffer from hearing loss to a certain degree. The NIDCD...

Stuttering and stammering affects many people in the world and can be very frustrating. Stammering is a vocal disability in which speech is continually disrupted by ticks and involuntary actions....

Sinus pressure can cause pain and distraction from daily activities, but it can be alleviated with natural home remedies. Applying hot compresses, using aromatherapy and breathing in steam, are...

Speech therapy is used to treat people with speech and communication disorders or defects, especially children. A fluency disorder is when people hesitate, repeat or prolong words, syllables or...

An auditory processing disorder (APD), also called central auditory processing disorder, occurs in a child when his brain incorrectly interprets sound. This child is not deaf. He hears as well as...

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld once said that people are more afraid of public speaking than dying. Fear of embarrassment and failure while performing a speech in front of others is very common.

Mental abuse occurs when one individual mistreats another individual. There are numerous kinds of abuse, including verbal, psychological (or mental), physical and sexual. Mental abuse can occur...

My husband is addicted to Everquest. He has played for years and actually quit playing for the last two. It was a nice break for all of us. His excuse was that it kept him home when his friends...

Dyslexia is a type of learning disability usually diagnosed when a child attends elementary school and starts to learn how to read. Dyslexia involves the brain's inability to make sense of written...

Stuttering, alternatively called stammering, is a type of dysfluency, or interrupted speech flow. Although the disorder often clears up on its own with little or no intervention, it can still...

Do you find that you have trouble finding the right words to express yourself? Or, do you sometimes reverse words in your sentences? If you're struggling to become more well spoken and articulate,...

Milestones are like goals. They are events that take place in life that are reached or achieved at various time periods. For children, developmental milestones are reached when they go through...

Vericose veins or spider veins are dark purple, sometimes raised veins that can look unsightly. Most often these occur in the legs or feet, but they can occur in any part of the body. Although...

Speech and language impairments are among the most common disabilities of both childhood and adulthood. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 7.5...

Stress is when the body reacts to a stimulus like pain or fear , which interrupts the physiological balance of the body. Anxiety, pressure, and worry are other kinds of stress. The hair follicles...

Apraxia in children is called "developmental apraxia of speech." It is a type of speech disorder that results in a child's inability to say what he wants to correctly or consistently. Children...

As a parent of a child with apraxia of speech, you are probably wondering what you can do at home to help your child. I know I did. Please, learn from my experience!

Most people are having a hard time discovering who they are from within. When you know you've discovered it, reflecting it onto your outer self, would be of an easy task. Your inner self is what...

Living in Los Angeles has turned me into a Cold Germ Fighter. Thousands of people have viruses floating around them making it easy to catch a cold. Once you have a cold, it isnt pretty, so...

If you've ever had a cold sore, you know the discomfort that accompanies those crusty, oozing blemishes. Herpes Simplex Virus 1 causes cold sores. By age 40, nearly 90% of adults have been...

You recognize that burning, itching, tingling sensation. It stings and hurts and is so annoying. You want to pick at it and get rid of it fast. Its the start of one of those nasty cold sores. You...

Smoking can calm nerves and reduce stress, but the can also cause serious and sometimes irreparable damage to the body. The many carcinogens and poisons in cigarette smoke can damage your body on...

Speech pathologists are instrumental in working with people who have speech and language disorders. They evaluate and diagnose problems with speech, language and communication and provide therapy...

A person who stutters, have a difficult time communicating with others. They are intelligent people just like anyone else, but the words just don't come out as fluently or quickly as a person who...

Its that time of the year. Fall will be coming and then winter. With this changing weather, hot to cold and cold to hot, it is not good for our bodies or immune systems. Since I am currently...

Communication is essential in our everyday lives. We need to be able to communicate effectively with each other, to maintain better relationships. By building on your communication skills, you...

Communicating with people suffering from various dementias and Alzheimer's Disease is challenging. Sharing faith with them is often a mutually rewarding experience. Lessons in a Lunchbox gives you...

It's likely you know someone who cannot control their anger They blow up over small things, they don't think before they react and they throw things. Perhaps they curse and end up doing something...

Dementia is often perceived as a disease. This condition, however, is actually a combination of symptoms that include loss of memory the ability to reason. Many of the details that surround...

What is a speech disorder?A speech disorder is typically defined as a impediment of normal speech communication. Most speech disorders are characterized by slurred or stammered speech or the...

Apraxia is a motor-speech programming disorder that results in difficulty making or coordinating (sequencing) the oral-motor movements necessary to produce and combine speech sounds. It's a...

While speech disorders are common amongst children, these disorders also affect adults. People who suffer from a speech condition may have difficulty pronouncing words, and others may have a hard...