Speech Disorder Treatment: Become Confident with VR Therapy
Children are considered fast learners due to their exploring and curious nature. They are ready to learn new things and languages every second. Around the age of five, most youngsters are able to communicate effectively.
However, some children take time to learn new things.
Children learn language through listening to others and practicing it themselves. When people repeat and respond to the noises and sounds they make, even small babies notice.
Hearing a variety of words strengthens a child's language and cognitive abilities.
Some children have a hard time identifying new sounds, words, and sentences. That develops the speech disorder. However, all ages of people can be suffered from speech disorders.
- As per reports of the National Institute of Deafness and other Communication Disorders- a speech, voice, or language issue affects around 18.5 million people.
Types and Symptoms of speech disorder
The most common type of speech disorders is stuttering, apraxia, and dysarthria. Some people with speech difficulties know what they want to say but are unable to format their thoughts to speech.
This may result in low self-esteem and the onset of depression. Children, who are suffering from autism disorder and cerebral palsy, may face problems of speech disorder.
Some of the common symptoms that may be experienced by those who have one or more speech disorders are as below:
- While speaking, blinking numerous times
- Repeating or weird sounds
- Show frustration, while speaking
- Taking many pauses while speaking, and
- Distorting sounds
Speech therapy with VR
The major reason behind Speech disorder is any sort of brain damage. That damage can occur due to any disease or any injury. The condition may improve with speech therapy.
VR and AR are emerging technology that shows significant improvement in speech disorder therapy.
Speech therapist uses audio and visuals to improve the condition of people with speech disorder. Virtual Reality based speech therapy is designed to help the person with a disorder that is easily understandable.
Traditional speech pathology management entails therapy aimed at addressing the communication deficit and teaching skills for overcoming communication barriers. These treatments are only available in a clinic setting, with little chance for practice in real-life scenarios.
VR offers the ability to provide a secure, supportive lifelike environment in which people undergoing communication rehabilitation can practice treatment tasks and gain confidence before entering real-world communication situations.
Better communication lies in three different steps- Rehearse, Review and Repeat. Virtual reality rehabilitation provides a platform where a person can do these steps at the ease of home, without stepping out.
Virtual Reality also proved effective in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT is widely accepted for treating neurological and psychological disorders.
Benefits of Virtual Reality Speech Therapy
- One of the major benefits of VR speech therapy is, it can be customized as per the requirement of the person.
- Therapy becomes portable and simple to utilize with the help of a VR headset.
- Virtual reality (VR) promotes patient participation, resulting in a better outcome than traditional methods.
- Traditional therapy is severely limited and can only be performed in a professional setting, whereas VR allows a person to continue treatment at home.
- Speech therapists can use this method as USP for their clinics.
Conclusion
Speech is one of the most important ways of expressing things. Speech disorder affects a person’s confidence and self-esteem. VR healthcare solutions can help a person at their own comfort with tailor-made solutions. This is a good option for therapists as well.
Cognihab works around the clock to introduce innovative therapies with the support of healthcare professionals and therapists. For current offerings, you can visit our website cognihab.com
