Adaptive altered auditory feedback (AAF) device based on a multimodal intelligent monitor to treat the permanent developmental stuttering (PDS): A critical proposal

Abstract

Despite first references to stuttering appear in ancient Egyptian and China civilizations, the mechanisms underlying Permanent Developmental Stuttering remains unknown. This paper reviews concisely the causal hypothesis and treatments of stuttering, and presents the specifications that a stuttering therapeutic device should verify in the light of the current scenario of this disorder. As a result of the analysis, an adaptive altered auditory feedback device based on a multimodal intelligent monitor, within the framework of a knowledge-based telehealthcare system, is shown. A critical analysis, based partly on the successful outcomes of a similar intelligent monitor, supports the feasibility of this novel proposal, as well as its capacity to assist in the translation of knowledge between research and clinic.