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  2. Palilalia - Wikipedia

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    Palilalia is defined as the repetition of the speaker's words or phrases, often for a varying number of repeats. Repeated units are generally whole sections of words and are larger than a syllable, with words being repeated the most often, followed by phrases, and then syllables or sounds.

  3. Cluttering - Wikipedia

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    Cluttering is sometimes confused with stuttering. Both communication disorders break the normal flow of speech, but they are distinct. A stutterer has a coherent pattern of thoughts, but may have a difficult time vocally expressing those thoughts; in contrast, a clutterer has no problem putting thoughts into words, but those thoughts become disorganized during speaking.

  4. From hoarseness to speaking more slowly, how voice ... - AOL

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    Parkinson's can affect the voice in several ways, including speech that’s softer or has a breathy or hoarse-like quality, speaking in a monotone, mumbling, slurring and a faster or slower ...

  5. Speech disorder - Wikipedia

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    Speech disorders affect roughly 11.5% of the US population, and 5% of the primary school population. [5] Speech is a complex process that requires precise timing, nerve and muscle control, and as a result is susceptible to impairments. A person who has a stroke, an accident or birth defect may have speech and language problems. [6]

  6. Speech disfluency - Wikipedia

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    A disfluence or nonfluence is a non-pathological hesitance when speaking, the use of fillers (“like” or “uh”), or the repetition of a word or phrase. This needs to be distinguished from a fluency disorder like stuttering with an interruption of fluency of speech, accompanied by "excessive tension, speaking avoidance, struggle behaviors, and secondary mannerism".

  7. New research reveals scary link between screen time and ... - AOL

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    The study, presented at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, revealed some frightening insight for parents and researchers worldwide.

  8. RFK Jr. speaks candidly about his gravelly voice: 'If I could ...

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    One of the most common treatments for the disorder is injecting Botox into the muscles that bring the vocal cords together. Kennedy said he received Botox injections every three or four months for ...

  9. Stuttering - Wikipedia

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    The lifetime prevalence, or the proportion of individuals expected to stutter at one time in their lives, is about 5–6%, [63] and overall males are affected two to five times more often than females. [64] [65] As seen in children who have just begun stuttering, there is an equivalent number of boys and girls who stutter.