anybody here try speacheasy device?

[thatCALIdude]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9mvqN1BrMs

im seriously thinking about trying it but its so damn expensive. im not as severe as this girl in the vid but i used to be almost like her before i started therapy a year ago and have progressed since.

[troutbum]

i want to try it also. speecheasy also has a leasing option which might be helpful more than paying in full.
i was curious how the DAF,FAF worked and sounded, and how i my speech would improve as i am a moderate stutterer. check out http://www.fluencycoach.com/ it's an inexpensive software that you use as a home therapy,making phone calls, etc. i've been using it for about a week and it does improve my speech. check it out. we got nothing to lose. i still want the speecheasy though.

[Jamus]

Haven't tried it but sent for the brochure and all that. After reading up on it thoroughly and seeing a handful of videos, I've decided not to try it. I know it is only a tool in aiding you in your speech and not a cure. And it's not natural, so I thought, if my speech did get better as a result from using this, it would be limited to just using the device and not using natural therapies and techniques to condition myself to change the way I speak... which is what I want out of my fluency. Not another temporary fix.

Although, I would get it and experiment with it just to see what I can get out of it if it wasn't so expensive.

[Mullen]

I would think that if it were a legitimate tool for improving one's speech that most speech therapists would at least have it available in their offices, if only to let their patients try it out. If that is the case, it might be safer to test it out with a therapist rather than buying one with the hope that it might help you.

[Bill Hargis]

I was a severe stutterer, blocks, contortions, and the whole bit. I became fluent with the speecheasy. after wearing it most of the time for a year I became 99% fluent without it. I still carry it in my pocket for use in certain situations such as a driveup or talking to strangers. It is worth the money. I enjoy fluency, I enjoy not being laughed at.

[stutterfly]

hey guys, i recently tried a VoiceAmp anti-stuttering device which is basically the same as the speach easy, you can check it out on www.voiceamp.net. These devices work great, completely taking away my silent blocks, but you need to take into account that they only work efficiently in QUIET enviroments. Even with the maximum filter level turned on some background noise always comes through. For anyone thats thinking of buying one, just remember that it WILL help in some situations (phone calls, quiet rooms, presentations) but first evaluate how noisy your enviroments are or you may be disappointed with all the background noise and other people's voices that will be projected in your ear.

[sst]

I just don't believe these could work. I can't see myself putting what amounts to a hearing aid in my ear. :rolleyes: I'd be too self-conscious.

[202]

I've tried the speecheasy.It didnt work.I get severe blocks.They said it only works if if you have a certain degree of fluency.

[sst]

I've tried the speecheasy.It didnt work.I get severe blocks.They said it only works if if you have a certain degree of fluency.

This is what I'm talking about. Thanks for backing me up. These things only work if you have some control over your stuttering. In Happy's situation he makes it sound like his is the worst stuttering ever, so how is this going to help someone like him.

For me personally, I also have blocks. But my stuttering isn't as bad as some people's I do admit.

[takinyede]

Speecheasy does not work if your stuttering is mostly blocks. The only thing that work with blocks is slowing down and easing into the words.

[sst]

Speecheasy does not work if your stuttering is mostly blocks. The only thing that work with blocks is slowing down and easing into the words.

Well just ask Happy about how badly he stutters. ;)

[Bill Hargis]

Speecheasy does not work if your stuttering is mostly blocks. The only thing that work with blocks is slowing down and easing into the words. Speecheasy does work if the stuttering is mostly blocks, I and many others are living proof. Happy don't let all this negativity deter you from obtaining the device. You can become fluent too.

[sst]

Speecheasy does work if the stuttering is mostly blocks, I and many others are living proof. Happy don't let all this negativity deter you from obtaining the device. You can become fluent too.

I don't think anything can deter him, facts or otherwise. :rolleyes:

[takinyede]

Speecheasy does work if the stuttering is mostly blocks, I and many others are living proof. Happy don't let all this negativity deter you from obtaining the device. You can become fluent too.

Well it did not work for me. Sure, the echo distract me but I still blocked on the words I did before. A device is only a short term bandage on a long term problem. What happens when you recieve a call at night? or when you meet people at the gym? My advice for this chap is to do some self evaluation (by taping himself) and see where the problem lies and how he/she stutters. Then go about trying of one of the many speech modifying techniques out there to see which one helps.

[sst]

Well it did not work for me. Sure, the echo distract me but I still blocked on the words I did before. A device is only a short term bandage on a long term problem. What happens when you recieve a call at night? or when you meet people at the gym? My advice for this chap is to do some self evaluation (by taping himself) and see where the problem lies and how he/she stutters. Then go about trying of one of the many speech modifying techniques out there to see which one helps.

Your good advice is going to waste, unfortunately. :)

[Bill Hargis]

Seven years is not really short term. I enjoy being fluent, I enjoy not being laughed at. I enjoy not being ridiculed, something I hated for 62 years. Sure it doesn't work for everyone. It has worked for a lot of people.

[sst]

Seven years is not really short term. I enjoy being fluent, I enjoy not being laughed at. I enjoy not being ridiculed, something I hated for 62 years. Sure it doesn't work for everyone. It has worked for a lot of people.

These things should have free trials, so if it works for you, then you can buy it. If it doesn't, then you can move on.

[happy7117]

I'm just watching the sparks fly for once instead of jumping in with a typical response:D

Bill Harris is right on about nothing holding me back.

No one should be ashamed to try any device that will benefit them..including Speecheasy.

Why doesn't Speecheasy help for blocks??

Aren't blocks stuttering???

What about devices that help blocks??

[happy7117]

These things should have free trials, so if it works for you, then you can buy it. If it doesn't, then you can move on.

As you might be able to guess, I have ordered every DAF software peice from the net.

[sst]

I'm just watching the sparks fly for once instead of jumping in with a typical response:D

Bill Harris is right on about nothing holding me back.

No one should be ashamed to try any device that will benefit them..including Speecheasy.

Why doesn't Speecheasy help for blocks??

Aren't blocks stuttering???

What about devices that help blocks??

Well I think you focus too much on devices to help you. Really, you will just set yourself up for disappointment, Happy. We don't want see you do that, that's why we're giving you this advice.

As you might be able to guess, I have ordered every DAF software peice from the net.

Software? I thought we're talking about devices.

[studentdoc]

Money isn't an issue for me, but I don't waste it. I did my research on this and the overall response was that it is temporary. It is temporary because it is a distraction. And once that distraction becomes "normal" and no longer a distraction, the stuttering returns, sometimes worse than it was before. Becareful of companies taking advantage of our weakness.

[stutterfly]

hey guys, i've returned my anti-stuttering device after being giving it for a week trial period. I've decided not to get one for myself for various reasons and hope they can be some asistance for other stutterers. 1) Feedback - the device will pick up other people's voices, background noise and other sounds and project them in your ear which isn't very nice. 2) Its difficult to hear anything else when you are speaking as your own "robot echo" overpowers all other sounds making it difficult in certain situations. 3) I'm not sure about how effective it is for stutterers who block as opposed to stutterers who repeat sounds. I am a blocker and when you get into a silent block, the device can't pick up any sound and therefore won't get you out of the block. 4) Appearance, some people won't mind as much as others but I wasn't happy about having to walk around with a mic receiver, the device, and earphones. The other more discreet option is to have a receiver directly implanted in your ear , which has its own drawbacks. For anyone interested the two things that have had the most success for me are 1)conventional speech therapy, for blockers its imported to learn soft contacts, prolongations, and pull-outs. and 2) 5-htp, an amino acid with calming properties. Hope i helped someone, sorry for the length of this post.

[thatCALIdude]

hey guys, i've returned my anti-stuttering device after being giving it for a week trial period. I've decided not to get one for myself for various reasons and hope they can be some asistance for other stutterers. 1) Feedback - the device will pick up other people's voices, background noise and other sounds and project them in your ear which isn't very nice. 2) Its difficult to hear anything else when you are speaking as your own "robot echo" overpowers all other sounds making it difficult in certain situations. 3) I'm not sure about how effective it is for stutterers who block as opposed to stutterers who repeat sounds. I am a blocker and when you get into a silent block, the device can't pick up any sound and therefore won't get you out of the block. 4) Appearance, some people won't mind as much as others but I wasn't happy about having to walk around with a mic receiver, the device, and earphones. The other more discreet option is to have a receiver directly implanted in your ear , which has its own drawbacks. For anyone interested the two things that have had the most success for me are 1)conventional speech therapy, for blockers its imported to learn soft contacts, prolongations, and pull-outs. and 2) 5-htp, an amino acid with calming properties. Hope i helped someone, sorry for the length of this post.

how would you describe the severity of your stuttering? maybe your not the type who would benefit greatly from it?

[stutterfly]

hi thatCALIdude, in response to your question, at the current time I would rate myself as having a slight stutter that mostly consists of blocks. At certain points in my life I'm sure I would have been viewed as being an extremely severe stutterer (incredibly long, frequent blocks, terrible secondary behaviour) . From continuous speach therapy I've managed to reduce these blocks so that from a 5 minute conversation I would maybe have 1-2 stammers (others none). I believe speach therapy is the only way forward for us, we need to change the way we talk, breath, and pronounce our words. We can't just slap on a device and expect years and years of disfluency will instantly be rectified. For anyone that has achieved success from an anti-stuttering device, I'm happy for you and hope you can maintain smooth speaking.

[Paranoid]

Goin in for my ear impression this Wednesday, speech easy here I come! ;)

[Jamus]

Found the following below in the back logs. It's a program you install and can use online. I believe it's exactly like the SpeechEasy device. You can practice it online by yourself or with others next to you in person, or practice with it talking on the phone if you have a headset. Only problem is you can't bring it with you out in public (unless you have a cell phone or other device to plug it into and have a mini wireless mic to stick into your ear

It is very cool! I've always to try it but not go through the hassle of going through the speecheasy stuff.
(PS sorry about the double post in the other Dopamine thread!)

"Quote:
Originally Posted by marcopolo View Post
Delayed auditory feedback (DAF) delays your voice to your ears a fraction of a second. It give you the illusion that you are talking in unison with another person...

I use a headset with one ear that also has a microphone. this connects to my pc that runs the software and I simply use the phone on the free ear.
here is a link...http://www.artefactsoft.com/daf.htm

I have found a DAF unit called Telephone Fluency System that is made from casa futura. I found a site that sells it for 495. Thinking of getting it because you use both your ears in the delay and can plug it into the phone and hear the callers voice as well while the caller hears no delay.../Quote"

[omarious]

i have one and it works...kinda.. do you know how you can sign along to a song and you wont stutter. its the same kind of situation with the speakeasy devise. when you use the devise, you will hear yourself in your ear as you talk. it is like speaking with two people at the same time.

Unfortunatly, it does not work too well for me. I find it too distracting hearing that other voice in my head that i can concentrate and lose my place in my sentence more often. and because i am distracted i stutter more because i cant concentrate on what i am supposed to do with the device to help my speech. Stuttering is a , and nothing will ever cure it. maybe advanced surgery in the future but thats it.

lets settle in then, we are all in it for the long haul.

[sst]

lets settle in then, we are all in it for the long haul.

This is the best quote I've ever heard about stuttering. I love your attitude towards stuttering, I wish more people on here would take your advice. :)

[omarious]

This is the best quote I've ever heard about stuttering. I love your attitude towards stuttering, I wish more people on here would take your advice. :)

i wish i could take my own advice, that was me in a decently good mood, it still feels like a life sentence for some crime i didnt do. ha, imagine we could do that. for criminals, subject them to a certain disability for the degree of a crime. for con men or other lesser crimes stuttering. for murderers cerebal palsy..dont mean to affend anyone who has that.

[sst]

i wish i could take my own advice, that was me in a decently good mood, it still feels like a life sentence for some crime i didnt do. ha, imagine we could do that. for criminals, subject them to a certain disability for the degree of a crime. for con men or other lesser crimes stuttering. for murderers cerebal palsy..dont mean to affend anyone who has that.

Well you're among friends, I don't think you can offend anyone here. :) Yeah I have my own views on things, and sometimes the views sound great, but I never actual take my own advice either. Things are easier said than done, although in our case sometimes doing things is easier than saying them.

[happy7117]

Well I think you focus too much on devices to help you. Really, you will just set yourself up for disappointment, Happy. We don't want see you do that, that's why we're giving you this advice.



Software? I thought we're talking about devices.

Software DAF/FAF is the next best thing, if I cannot afford a much desperatly needed device.

[happy7117]

Just watched that video: Here are my thoughts.

Fantabulous video. The cruel thing is though, that aid is like $4,000, and many people who stutter may not be able to afford that nightmarish price, so they cannot get the device.

She should consider herself lucky she won that contest to win a free device.

Suppose she had not won that device to relieve all that stuttering pain??

Had she not won that contest, she probably would be still stuttering greatly.

All stutterers should be getting this device for free. It's a slap in the face.

[sst]

All stutterers should be getting this device for free. It's a slap in the face.

I wouldn't want one, even for free.

It would really be extremely depressive (to say the least) to expend the $5K just to find out that you are in the 10th percentile of folks who show evidence of absolutely NO improvement from the device...:(

E

Exactly. We might as well be burning our money or at least gambling it away. At least that way we might come out on top.

[happy7117]

I wouldn't want one, even for free..

I take it that your stuttering is not severe, and that you stutter lightly, and that's why you don't want a device. In that case, I'm so happy that you have an eaiser time with the "stutter "!

If your stutter is nasty, and you don't want a device even if it was for free to ease up your stuttering, you must have a heck of a lot of will power.

If your stutter is light and easy, then I wouldn't want a device either.






Exactly. We might as well be burning our money or at least gambling it away. At least that way we might come out on top.[/QUOTE]

[sst]

My stutter is severe. My stutter is mild. My stutter is non-existent at times. It's such a strange thing, stuttering. ;)

[happy7117]

My stutter is severe. My stutter is mild. My stutter is non-existent at times. It's such a strange thing, stuttering. ;)

And it would make me feel so much better if we were able to pin the sucker down to be able to reduce it.

Stuttering seems to always change it's rules making it hard to pin it down. It's never consistent.

Here today, gone tomarrow, but never gone forever, but always there.:confused:

[sst]

Yes, which maybe tells you that a stuttering device probably won't help, since stuttering is not a constant. :)

[Bill Hargis]

If a severe stutterer and stammerer wants to be fluent what is wrong with it? Me and several other stutterers have been made fluent with the device. After being a severe stutterer for 62 years it was a godsend for me. You try it before you order it and can turn it back in within 60 days for money back. I've been fluent for 7 years. I love not being laughed at. I love not being riduculed. I love going to a drive up and ordering a large vanilla cone. I ate chocolate for several years because I couldn't say vanilla. The device was developed by a leading university in north carolina by slps and was used as a classroom teaching aid in almost every Major University in the country. In 2001 it was codensed to fit in the ear. Yes I did a lot of research before buying it.

[Paranoid]

If a severe stutterer and stammerer wants to be fluent what is wrong with it? Me and several other stutterers have been made fluent with the device. After being a severe stutterer for 62 years it was a godsend for me. You try it before you order it and can turn it back in within 60 days for money back. I've been fluent for 7 years. I love not being laughed at. I love not being riduculed. I love going to a drive up and ordering a large vanilla cone. I ate chocolate for several years because I couldn't say vanilla. The device was developed by a leading university in north carolina by slps and was used as a classroom teaching aid in almost every Major University in the country. In 2001 it was codensed to fit in the ear. Yes I did a lot of research before buying it.


Quick fix, that's what I'm talkin 'bout yo!

[sst]

Quick fix, that's what I'm talkin 'bout yo!

I don't know whether to think you're just taking the piss or you're really serious about wanting a quick fix for something like a stutter. :rolleyes:

[happy7117]

I don't know whether to think you're just taking the piss or you're really serious about wanting a quick fix for something like a stutter. :rolleyes:

Maybe both. Maybe he is looking for a quick fix and is just taking the piss.

[happy7117]

If a severe stutterer and stammerer wants to be fluent what is wrong with it? Me and several other stutterers have been made fluent with the device. After being a severe stutterer for 62 years it was a godsend for me. You try it before you order it and can turn it back in within 60 days for money back. I've been fluent for 7 years. I love not being laughed at. I love not being riduculed. I love going to a drive up and ordering a large vanilla cone. I ate chocolate for several years because I couldn't say vanilla. The device was developed by a leading university in north carolina by slps and was used as a classroom teaching aid in almost every Major University in the country. In 2001 it was codensed to fit in the ear. Yes I did a lot of research before buying it.

See. You found out it worked after making an informed purchase. I bet you feel overjoyed and relieved now as you should be. Enjoy the fluency, and be sure to get your device fixed whenever it breaks so you can continue that fluency.

All the power to your fluency..now go out and chat up some chicks with some smooth words.:D

[sst]

There are many others who haven't had success with these devices.

[Bill Hargis]

Quick fix but a fix. Not temporary because I've been fluent for seven years. And thousands have been helped by this device. No i don't work for speecheasy. If you haven't stuttered for 62 years you can't know what a relief I felt. Sure it doesn't work for everyone but anyone can become fluent I'm happy for them.

[sst]

Quick fix but a fix. Not temporary because I've been fluent for seven years. And thousands have been helped by this device. No i don't work for speecheasy. If you haven't stuttered for 62 years you can't know what a relief I felt. Sure it doesn't work for everyone but anyone can become fluent I'm happy for them.

I've stuttered for almost as long as I can remember. I'll probably stutter forever. :)

[happy7117]

Quick fix but a fix. Not temporary because I've been fluent for seven years. And thousands have been helped by this device. No i don't work for speecheasy. If you haven't stuttered for 62 years you can't know what a relief I felt. Sure it doesn't work for everyone but anyone can become fluent I'm happy for them.

I am 30 now and been stuttering since age 8. I think I am due for a break.

For those the Speecheasy works for, be greatfull, but for those the S.E. does not help, keep looking.

[happy7117]

I've stuttered for almost as long as I can remember. I'll probably stutter forever. :)

Same with me, untill I can afford a device to ease up the problem. Bill is one lucky guy to experience so much success from the S.E. Bill is proof with the right device, stuttering can be greatly minimized or gone.

[annalisa7]

I tried it..a number of years ago. My speech has always been very unpredictable, sometimes it's fine and sometimes it..well ya know.

The one I tried was the older model, that fit over the ear. It was expensive, over $3000. I had to drive across Washington state to the closest therapist that sold it, at the time.

I didn't see any marked improvement...luckily I got most of my money back!!!

But it works for some. If you can return it and get your money back, try it.

[Scott1]

Hello,

This is my first post. I have the speecheasy device and it helps but hasn't really solved my problem of stuttering. I'm 34 and my speech has been a hindrance my whole life.

For those of you looking to get the device, if you're not working at the moment go to your local workforce 1 (it's what it's called here in Florida) and tell me to get you on vocational rehab. Vocational Rehab paid over $5000 for my device, they help those who are in financial distress.

I plan on sticking around on these boards, I want to stop stuttering and I hope I can get all the help I can get here.

[Bill Hargis]

I'm hoping the patent runs out on the speecheasy soon. Several companies will be making it and the price will drop drastically and it will probably be improved.

[happy7117]

I'm hoping the patent runs out on the speecheasy soon. Several companies will be making it and the price will drop drastically and it will probably be improved.

That would be great if the price drops drasticaly. Many of us like me don't have that sick ongodly price tag of $4000.

They sell a device for $5000, but stutterers cannot afford it.

How do companies expect to make money from stutterers who can't afford something so costly?

[troutbum]

scott1 is correct. i'm in the early stages of the process with my state vocational rehab, and from what i've heard, they will pay 90-100% of the cost.

i am a moderate PWS and was promoted to management 2 months ago and i have to use the phone often, which at times can be difficult, but it must be done, and feel the SE will be be beneficial. i was told however, that i have to be diognosed as a stutterer by my PCP before even applying for state funding. so i'm hoping everything goes well with my PCP next week.

if that doesn't work out, i will start to save my $$

[couture57]

Interesting thread. I've thought so much about the SpeechEasy over the last few years. Way back in the early 1980s, I used a DAF device (back when they were the size of a transistor radio and you had headphones and a clip-on mic) as part of speech therapy. Back then, they were using it as an aid to teach therapy techniques, helping to learn to slow the rate, smooth onset, etc. but never intended it to be used all the time (at least not at the place where I was getting therapy). Anyway, every time I put the thing on it was like a miracle! My stuttering is so severe that I usually cannot get through more than about 3 words without a severe block or unending repetition. I also have a multitude of embarassing secondary mannerisms. The idea that a little box could help me was so wonderful! But of course, I couldn't use it all the time, and eventually I stopped therapy because I moved to another city, and couldn't afford therapy in my new home.

Fast forward over 20 years - we spent the money for our son to get a Speech Easy about 2-3 years ago. We got it through the speech therapist, and they do a lot of trial work with you before you are "committed" to paying for the thing, so you do get a chance to see if it is going to do any good before you are stuck with the bill. One of the reasons it is so expensive is that each one is custom-fitted to the ear (they took impressions of my son's ear, which were sent off to the company who then made the device to fit him) and then it has to be programmed for the individual. They recommend that you continue to have therapy to help you get used to speaking with the device in.

Unfortunately, my son did not have a good outcome with his SpeechEasy. He readily admits now that it probably would have helped him more if he had been more willing to work with it and learn the techniques needed for best results. He said that the background sounds bothered him too much, for one thing. He is a musician, and he just couldn't stand the slight distortion of everything he heard when he had the device in.

I don't know if he is truly one of the 10% for whom it just doesn't work, or if it is as he said, he just didn't give it enough of a chance. But anyway, he no longer uses it, and since we spent the $5000 on it for him, we can't afford to get one for me, as well. I wish I could just take his and use it, but as I said, they have to be custom-fitted and programmed for the individual user, so his would probably not work for me, anyway.

[FreetoSpeak]

Hi everyone,

I posted this elsewhere before realizing there was a thread already. I am in my late 40s and have stuttered severely my whole life. I got SpeechEasy about 4 years ago and have had impressive results. Now, this may be because the results were obviously measurable/noticeable. Even so, I am very very pleased with the device and what it has done for me.

What I notice from the thread here is SpeechEasy is not a quick-fix or a fix at all for everyone. I had to train with it for about 4 months and still have to work at it when using it.

I'm wondering about has anyone else had any side effects? I saw one person here saying their son hated the distortion of the feedback. In my case, my hearing suddenly became not as sharp, first in the ear without the device (making me think my brain was trying to balance out the inputs), and now both ears have the sound quality akin to having cotton batten stuffed in both ears. Also, I immediately seemed to have "slowed down" thinking-wise.

Also I see that for some people in the forums, the effect wears off. I wear it for about an hour nearly every day, and the effect lingers in my head for the rest of the day, but notice that if I don't use it for several days, my stuttering returns with a vengeance.

So I have been wondering, has anyone else had side effects? Has it affected your ability to hear, learn and remember?

How long does the effect last when you wear SpeechEasy all the time, and should I expect the Choral Effect to wear off if I use it more?

[Bill Hargis]

I don't like the funny noise either but I enjoy fluency. I love going to driveups which was impossible before I got the device. You can become accustomed to the sound. I sometimes turn the sound up or down just for a change. Your provider can change the sound too. I got mine in 2001 and it still works.

[BenLZ]

I tried it. It worked for like the first few minutes but then I got use to it and it didn't really help. It's really just an auditory feedback device, but supposedly for some people it works miracles.

[ATRIANACPA]

Hello fellow PWS. I have tried the speecheasy device. I recommend it for people whose stuttering is severe. The device works but the catch is a dependency compromise. You will become dependent on it and will not be able to function without it because you are telling yourself that you need it to communicate. I would become speechless when not using it and that was a lot worse than my moderate situational stutter. DAF works but nothing feels better than making it on your own without devices. The Ego is very fragile and does not think logically. If you stutter severly and nothing else helps, you got nothing to loose by using speecheasy.

[JFan]

I had it about 4 years ago....and it worked great for about 6 months and then the effects wore off.

[Slider]

I didn't have great success with it either. I found it usually only worked if my speech was overly artificial or manufactured, or if I was in situations where I would normally be fluent anyway.

More negative was the effect it had on my hearing. I couldn't wear it in loud public places, because the feedback made it almost impossible to hear. That was pretty much the deciding factor for me.

[thatCALIdude]

I'm hoping the patent runs out on the speecheasy soon. Several companies will be making it and the price will drop drastically and it will probably be improved.

i think patents last for 15 years so you'll be waiting for a long time

[Thecoherentman]

To go around the patent, I think the speecheasy device can be modified to be inserted in the ass with maximum volume. It sure be more distracting than putting it in the ears and hence more effective.

[Millerboy]

I have the SpeechEasy device, but it does not work well in loud environments, it produces so much background noise that it's ineffective. It works in quiet environments but using it 24/7 means I can't hear anything in one ear because it blocks the ear canal completely. Basically I have 1 ear to hear with on the SpeechEasy.

I think it works, but you have to practice by paying attention to the voice in your ear, and the SpeechEasy voice has to sound different enough from your own voice. I have had my SpeechEasy since 2005, I used it for a few months, and then put it away for years, I just recently started to use it this year, 2009. It's been almost 4 years.

I would only recommend it in quiet environments or for a 1-on-1 conversation where you're close to the person, on the telephone, or anywhere where you can hear the person with your Speecheasy on. Remember that your hearing will be limited to one ear, since the other ear will be blocked, and in loud environments, the blocked ear will be just an undecipherable chatter.

[heyjoon84]

i just started this in speech therapy today. i felt a little stupid, but i think it'll help.

[Bill Hargis]

Yes you have to be consious of that funny noise. It does work for many people. Sadly it doesn't for some. It is a godsend for those whom it does work for. Especially for someone like me. I had such severe blocks that speaking was sometimes impossible.

[FreetoSpeak]

Thanks everyone. Yes, at first I was petrified whenever I misplaced it, or thought I'd left it at the office. But now I am pretty comfortable. But like several here, it cannot be used in loud areas. I especially don't use it when it is windy--oww!

Regretfully it sounds like I am one of the unfortunate few.

Now this might sound weird, but did anyone have any issues with thinking? Has it affected your ability to hear in the other ear (the cotton batten effect I described), learn and remember? I'll admit, I was peeved when my other ear's sharpness was affected, but all in all its a small price for me to pay for being able to speak relatively well.

I ought to mention it is not a panacea--I recently had a senior manager tell me my stuttering was a real problem (paraphrase) and would hold me back from advancing in the company. He never knew me before I got SpeechEasy, so this led me to realize that no matter how little or how much we stutter, there will always be people bigoted against disabled people.

[FreetoSpeak]

I had it about 4 years ago....and it worked great for about 6 months and then the effects wore off.

Even though it works great for me, I'm a bit peeved that the company released it to such great fanfare. Did they release only the good results???

[JFan]

Very few people that have had it for a long time.....4-5 years are still using it. I think their hearts are in the right place.....however they are a 'company" and are out to make money, plain and simple.

[Rich]

For me the speech easy device worked a few weeks and then completely stopped working. Went back for re-adjustments but no help. Tried taking a “vacation” from using it and going back but still no help. So for me this product does not work.

[stutter032]

i have the speacheasy, i had it for a year now. when i graduated from high school i had to have it to go off to school. i used it for like a week. you really can't see it, i have comfort fit. i wear glasses and u really can not see it. but i find it weird. sure i tell my parents i use it. but the idea of being dependent on something isn't something i like. i like that i have it because if i ever did need it i have it. and it does work. but i feel like i sound like a robot. my friends at first said i was delayed but after a few days they would ask if i had it in or not because my speech sounded good. idk i due like that i have it. but it hasn't change my life

[troutbum]

I got my spescheasy in march 2009. like most users have said, it's horrible in loud situations. when i'm in those situations i just take it out. but in quiet environments it's great, especially on the the phone i find it most beneficial. i am the phone often at work and have little blocks here and there, but i let the SE work me through those times.

i got used to the background noise and the volume control let's me turn it down to zero when not needed. i just listen to that little "robot" in my ear and it helps me through tough blocks or situations.

[Vegeta]

I live in Portugal and I went on holiday to UK just to buy it. I tried it and had it for about a week. It didn't work on me and returned it and they gave me all the money back but 200 pounds. One more hope that vanished from my desire of being fluent =(

[Bill Hargis]

I'm sorry it didn't work for you. Sadly it doesn't work for everyone. I'm glad you got most of your money back. It was a godsend for me, I had such severe blocks that I sometimes had to just walk away rather than finish what I was saying. It's a shame there can't be more research on speech impedements. I think there could be a cure other than a device. I continue to write my legislators. If people would look at stuttering has a handicap rather than a source of amut maybe some research could be done. I think if the politicians knew how many of us vote we could get some action.

[FreetoSpeak]

I live in Portugal and I went on holiday to UK just to buy it. I tried it and had it for about a week. It didn't work on me and returned it and they gave me all the money back but 200 pounds. One more hope that vanished from my desire of being fluent =(


My speech therapist tested me several times...first to see if I was a good candidate (only about 40-50% of stutterers are reasonable candidates because of the need to divide attention, she says), then to test my hearing and speaking in a closed testing chamber, then to modulate the software controls to fit me personally.

Did the dealer do each of these steps?

[pee10755]

I had the speech easy for about two years. I say moderate improvement with making phone calls in a very controlled quiet environments. It did not work at all with face to face encounters. After about one year it stops to be of any help to me. I had the behind the ear model so I decided to donate it to the NSA so that I could be given to someone else to try.

I would advise someone considering the purchase to do a lot research and make sure that it is worth the investment. We are all so different that it is hard to say if it worth the money.

[UnknownMan]

These things should have free trials, so if it works for you, then you can buy it. If it doesn't, then you can move on.

I got a letter today and they said they are giving me a free trail.

[thatCALIdude]

I got a letter today and they said they are giving me a free trail.

how did you achieve this? i need details

[jaissal]

Vegeta....You must be a Dragonball Z fan, i am also a fan. nice one! I've seen that video but the price is stupid.

[Dinah]

I have the speakeasy device. It doesn't help me at all. I might just be one of those stutterers that will stutter for the rest of their lives. I have also tried speech therapy, I went for years, no improvement. So, I stopped going.

[howeee]

Hey Dinah,

The speech easy helps some in certain situations, Marty Jezer (a writer and stutterer) used it only to give speeches. Had great success with it. Some just use it for the phone. I dont know if you gave it enough of a chance.

I never tried it but devices arnt my cup of tea. Ill just break it or lose it lol

I am like you had about 41 years and over 25 different speech therapists. nothing works, not only did nothing work, I am sure it complicated my speech and made it much worse.

If pagaclone comes out I will use it.

I stopped 16 years ago all therapy and speech has greatly improved.

If i was still severe I would for sure try xanax, paxil or some of the others that seem to help some stutterers. Just my thoughts.

howie

[UnknownMan]

I tried it 2 days ago, It works very very well. It doesn't demolish your stutter it just increases your feluncy.

To break it down, just imagine your talking to your friend.

Your tlaking and your going fine but you know your going to run out of fleuncy, this device increases your fleuncy flow so you can talk even longer.

[skyblue]

i'v tried it, n it really improved my fluency by 90%. but its juss sooo annoying to use. u hear EVERY sound's louder version TWICE!!
so i stopped usin it

[ccs90]

As you might be able to guess, I have ordered every DAF software peice from the net.

Are those trials or something? DAF software?

[dream431ca]

I tried it and I hated it. It's very intrusive to me. I have a block type stutter and this device seems more effective on people with a repeating stutter.

[HSN]

I've tried the speech easy device. it didn't help me because it cannot do anything when u r in a block or when getting set to speak.

[catman]

I had one and it worked very well for about a week. After that, the severe stuttering returned. Quite a disappointment. Also, you cannot use it in noisy situations- it really only works in quiet environment. I did not pay for mine, vocational rehab payed for it. If I had shelled out the $5000 or whatever it costs, I would be quite irritated.

[marktb68]

My brain adapted to the speecheasy very fast and I improve very SLIGHTLY when wearing it, and in stressful situations it doesn't help one bit.

Mark

[indigo178979]

I tried one where you wear a device similar to a hearing aid. I think it's the same one that you are mentioning. You have a trial period that if it doesn't work they refund you the $5000.00 dollars. It did not work for me.