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Tartamudeo - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

El tartamudeo y los niños; Falta de fluidez en el lenguaje; Tartamudear

Síntomas:

El tartamudeo puede empezar con la repetición de consonantes (k, g, t). Si el tartamudeo empeora, se repiten palabras y frases.

Posteriormente, se desarrollan espasmos vocales. Hay un sonido forzado y casi explosivo para el discurso. Puede parecer como si la persona estuviera luchando para hablar.

Las situaciones sociales estresantes y la ansiedad pueden hacer que los síntomas empeoren.

Los síntomas del tartamudeo pueden abarcar:

  • Sentirse frustrado al intentar comunicarse
  • Hacer pausas o dudar al empezar o durante las oraciones, frases o palabras, con frecuencia con los labios juntos
  • Poner (interponer) sonidos o palabras extras ("fuimos a... uh... la tienda")
  • Repetir sonidos, palabras, partes de palabras o frases ("yo quiero... yo quiero mi muñeca", "yo... yo te veo" o "Pue-pue-puedo")
  • Tensión en la voz
  • Sonidos muy largos dentro de las palabras ("yo soy Booooobbbby Jones" o me "guuuuuusta")

Otros síntomas que podrían verse con el tartamudeo abarcan:

  • Parpadeo del ojo
  • Movimientos involuntarios de la cabeza u otras partes del cuerpo
  • Movimiento espasmódico de la mandíbula

Los niños con tartamudeo leve son a menudo inconscientes de su problema. En los casos más graves, los niños pueden ser más conscientes. Se pueden presentar movimientos faciales, ansiedad y aumento del tartamudeo cuando les piden que hablen.

Algunas personas que tartamudean descubren que no lo hacen cuando leen en voz alta o cantan.

Signos y exámenes:

Usualmente no se necesita ningún examen. El diagnóstico del tartamudeo puede requerir una consulta con un logopeda.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/13/2010
  • Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Psychiatry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Prasse JE, Kikano GE. Stuttering: an overview. Am Fam Physician. 2008;77(9):1271-1276.

Stuttering. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. NIDCD. NIH Pub. No. 10-4232. Updated March 2010. Reviewed OCtober 2008.

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