[Stammering: a new approach to its treatment]

Conventional approaches to the treatment of stammering were judged ineffective in terms of both the percentage of patients cured and the relapses rate. Application of the new devices, e.g., biofeedback ones, combined with the conventional techniques only fairly improved the situation. A new combined technique is offered. It derives from a neurophysiological approach allowing one to destabilize the pathological speech pattern and create prerequisites for a quick learning (10 to 20 days) of the logopedical skills. The technique proved highly effective both in adults and in pre-school children. It was used to cure more than 500 patients with 1.5 to 7 years follow-up.