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Aphasia, the Brain, and "Singing Therapy"
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I've also heard speaking in unison with another person's voice can be helpful. Some people have found that a hearing aid that simply echoes their own voice into their ear simulates that experience.
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Quite a few well-known people are (or were) stutterers. I immediately thought of country music legend Mel Tillis, who would often show up on talk shows back in the day, hardly able to get a word out ... until he starting singing his latest song.
But Tillis is hardly the only entertainer who'll admit to it. Among them, amazingly, is James Earl Jones.
But Tillis is hardly the only entertainer who'll admit to it. Among them, amazingly, is James Earl Jones.
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Is it wrong that the first thing to come to mind was A Fish Called Wanda, when John Cleese tries to get Michael Palin to say Cathcart Towers, and finally gets him to sing it? After he takes the french fries out of his nose, of course.
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I have a panic disorder that sometimes manifests itself in an inability to speak, but I can still sing. It's super strange, but it works. (it also feels ridiculous, which helps to lessen the panic altogether)
I first tried it after observing a music therapist work with nonverbal kids by getting them to sing.
I first tried it after observing a music therapist work with nonverbal kids by getting them to sing.
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