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From: Joe
Date: 22 Oct 2008
Time: 12:14:13 -0500
Remote Name: 128.252.173.114
Hello, How does the Valsalva Control help with my stuttering? I looked online and found this website. Valsalva Hypothesis: stuttering blocks may involve a neurological confusion between speech and the Valsalva mechanism. Such confusion would tend to occur when we anticipate the need to "try hard" to speak properly or to force the words out. Valsalva Control: its objective is to control the Valsalva mechanism through both psychological and physical means to reduce the likelihood that it will interfere with our natural speaking ability. I developed or adapted a number of relaxation, breathing, and speaking exercises designed to relax or "tune down" the Valsalva mechanism.