Stuttering is a speech disorder in which sounds, syllables, or words are repeated or last longer than normal. These problems cause a break in the flow of speech. It is considered that there is no best treatment for stuttering. Drug and electronic devices therapies have been tried but none have been proven to work. Traditional speech therapy treatment can help by making the patient feel better about the stuttering and making the speech flow smoother. Also speech therapy focuses in working with members of family.

Compared with speech therapy hypnosis focuses more on the patient who is taught how to manage the anxieties and other self-hypnosis techniques. Under hypnosis the patient’s subconscious will receive powerful suggestions on how to deal with stressful situations without having the speech fluency altered. Stuttering is often associated with a state of agitation, stress, inability to relax on the part of the patient. Studies have shown that the state of deep relaxation and positive feelings of confidence and well being induced and learned under hypnosis will help the patient overcome the speech impediment.