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Prephonatory chest wall posturing in stutterers.

R J Baken, D A McManus, S A Cavallo

    Journal of Speech and Hearing Research
    |September 1, 1983
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    Stutterers exhibit normal chest wall movements for speech but show altered lung volume adjustments, suggesting delayed glottal closure rather than breathing issues.

    Area of Science:

    • Speech-language pathology
    • Respiratory physiology
    • Stuttering research

    Background:

    • Prephonatory chest wall posturing is crucial for initiating voice.
    • Previous studies suggest potential respiratory differences in individuals who stutter.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate abnormalities in prephonatory chest wall adjustments in stutterers.
    • To differentiate between ventilatory and laryngeal dysfunction in stuttering.

    Main Methods:

    • Observing rib cage and abdominal circumference changes in stutterers (N=5) before /alpha/ production.
    • Comparing stutterers' chest wall adjustments to a previously studied group of normal men.

    Main Results:

    • Chest wall postural adjustments for speech were qualitatively similar between stutterers and non-stutterers.

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  • Stutterers demonstrated significant differences in lung volume changes during postural adjustments.

    • Conclusions:

    • The observed lung volume differences indicate delayed glottal closure in stutterers.
    • Findings suggest laryngeal timing, not primary ventilatory disturbance, may underlie stuttering behaviors.