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Speech impediment - Definition and Overview |
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Speech disorders are a type of communication disorders where 'normal' speech is disrupted. This can mean stuttering, lisps, stammering, vocal dysphonia etc. Many of these types of disorders can be treated by speech therapy, but others require medical attention by a doctor in phoniatrics.
Classifying speech into normal and disordered is more problematic than it first seems. By a strict classification, only 5% to 10% of the population have a completely normal (with respect to all parameters) and healthy voice, all others suffer from one disorder or another. Dysphonia, that is, incomplete functionality of the vocal folds, is one of the most common and can be observed as, for example, an unusual roughness of the voice. Stuttering is also quite common, about 7% of the population suffer from it at some point in life.
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Example Usage of impediment |
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TheAlucinaut: @papamurf812 Ha! This has been pointed out before, & upon a dual viewing, Ackbar's got a bit of a speech impediment. Probably the gills. |
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TashaRooRKO: @WelkersAngel12 I'm guessing abt his kissing from his slight speech impediment.. bearin in mind i have one and i'm an okay kisser |
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jonsac: Still think houses in Jewish Jerusalem are main impediment for peace? RT @Jerusalem_Post: Major terror attack foiled http://bit.ly/4FFibA |
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