Dysphemia (Dysphemia)

Dysphemia (from ancient Greek δύσφημος - “bad speaker”) is a speech disorder in which involuntary repetitions of sounds, syllables or words occur, as well as involuntary speech stops.

Dysphemia is a type of stuttering. In this fluency disorder, a person may repeat the beginning sounds of words or phrases repeatedly, as well as make unintentional pauses in the middle of words or sentences. This leads to disruption of the tempo and rhythm of speech.

Dysphemia usually occurs in childhood or adolescence. The main reasons are neurological and psychological factors, such as increased anxiety, stress, and psychological trauma.

Treatment of dysphemia includes speech therapy correction, psychotherapy, and medication. With an integrated approach, many people can achieve significant improvements in fluency of speech.

Dysphemism, also known as dysfluenza, is an abnormal way of expressing words in which, in spoken or written speech, a word is pronounced in a distorted manner or outside the range of its normal pronunciation. Impaired diffusion ability can manifest itself in the form of deviations from the norm for individual sounds (or letters), words or phrases. Such a violation, in addition to voicing, can also affect the perception of words and their meaning.