New Device

[stardust]

I found by almost by accident, a company that will launch a new anti stuttering device this spring.
the website is www.griffinlab.com,
and the device is called "ovation"
the cost I think will be $600.

Does anybody have any extra info?

[happy7117]

I found by almost by accident, a company that will launch a new anti stuttering device this spring.
the website is www.griffinlab.com,
and the device is called "ovation"
the cost I think will be $600.

Does anybody have any extra info?

I just checked out the site-- it looks like a great DAF
FAF tool!! It does not look bulky!! It's at $600-- that's a price I can definately afford!! I'm there!! Every poster in these forums should get their hands on one--but if that happens they will be sold out and there will be no more to buy!! We all need to order one as soon as it comes available!!! I wonder if we
can pre-order them-- let's hope so!! They better
have alot in stock!!

[Vermillion]

Every poster in these forums should get their hands on one--but if that happens they will be sold out and there will be no more to buy!! We all need to order one as soon as it comes available!!! I wonder if we
can pre-order them-- let's hope so!! They better
have alot in stock!!

Gimme a break

[happy7117]

Gimme a break

Excuse me?? What do you mean by
"gimme a break"??

Because it's bad that many people
on this forum might benefit from this device..!!??
I say every stutter person should use any advantage
as possible...but everyone has the right to their opinion!

Well at least $600 bucks is better
than those $2,000 devices!!
I'm not looking for a cure but suppose
if this did help, it's worth tryng...

[stardust]

I think it worth a try. I requested more info
A realistic goal is to look for alleviate the imparment, so I think I will try it

[happy7117]

I'm anxiously awaiting it's release so I can
see about ordering!!

I want a reduction or relief,
but NOT a CURE-- cures are not
possible(maybe some day!!), but
great treatments are. But major
treatment and alleviation can FEEL
like a cure!!!

If stuttering is reduced enough,
and the person is feeling confident,
I would say greatly helped, but
not eliminated...

[dave]

What are you going to do when you are about to enter a very important speaking situation and your device craps out.

Been there, done that. Never used the speecheasy since.

Plus it took 1 year to get it repaired (terrible costumer service).

I must add that was the worst 6,000 I have ever spent.

[happy7117]

What are you going to do when you are about to enter a very important speaking situation and your device craps out.

Been there, done that. Never used the speecheasy since.

Plus it took 1 year to get it repaired (terrible costumer service).

I must add that was the worst 6,000 I have ever spent.

Good point!!

Well if it breaks down.. I would probably
abandon the speaking situation...!!

But hopefully it will not break down,
at least for a while!!

When a device breaks down, one has to
get another one!!

Cross that bridge when one gets there!!!

It's always good to have a back up stuttering
device if the one your usng conks out!!

Sucks about that speecheasy--
it's either hit or miss with these things!!

It gives a stuttering person more reason
to be angry!! The stuttering causes a ton of anger,
but having a device that could help break down
just fuels it!!

Good luck!!

[dave]

What I meant is that devices are not reliable. You can (and most likely will) adjust to the DAF/FAF in a short period of time.

It would be better to see a competant speech therapist who knows how to treat stuttering.
Look here: www.westutter.org.

Don't get me wrong these devices do increase fluency, but people who stutter don't need a device to talk anymore than the next guy.

[happy7117]

What I meant is that devices are not reliable. You can (and most likely will) adjust to the DAF/FAF in a short period of time.

It would be better to see a competant speech therapist who knows how to treat stuttering.
Look here: www.westutter.org.

Don't get me wrong these devices do increase fluency, but people who stutter don't need a device to talk anymore than the next guy.

If these devices are not reliable and wear
off- they should not be sold!!

It's great they do help temporarily but
it's also setting the stutterer up for a major
anger crash when the device stops working...

So basicaly the devices gives us a false
sense of hope..

They give us a sample of fluency that makes
us feel fantastic- and when that sample of
fluency fades-- we get very depressed and angry!!

but people who stutter don't need a device to talk anymore than the next guy.[/QUOTE]
A person who stutters a whole lot needs any
help they can get--including devices--but the devices
need to last a long time and not crash!!

My point:: We stutterers should not be getting
devices that give us false hope like the speecheasy!!!

We need something that will last a very long time,
will not break, that covers all symptoms, and can
be repaired when not working!!

We have yet to hope for that!!

You can (and most likely will) adjust to the DAF/FAF in a short period of time. [/QUOTE]

How can one adjust to DAF?FAF??

[Grambo]

I saw a Program called ' Tomorrows World ', where they deduced that people wouldn't stutter using a device : it consisted of a throat switch - which would switch on a buzzer through earplugs, the moment the person begins to speak the buzzer operates so they can't hear what the're saying.
A mate of mine built me one with a hand operated switch - I tried it in a busy Pub one night and it definetly worked - although it was difficult not knowing how loud you were talking......

[dave]

Correct me if I am wrong - haven't devices been around since the 70's/80's. It seems to me that there is a period where people are unfamiliar and only a few are trying them out, a period when the demand is high, a period period following that when the manufacturer is struggling to stay open.

Since the invention of devices, I think, DAF (possibly FAF) has been used. I do not know why they cost so much more than regular hearing aids and the manufacturers cl they have new technology.

When I was getting my device I asked the following questions that would make or break my decision of purchasing the device:
1. What is the long term success of using this device?
Their response: Your fluency will gradually increase using it over time. (I was 100% fluent during the trial. I could not make myself stutter)
2. The device is picking up on all noises will the device I get pick up all noises or just my voice?
Their response: It it only pick on on your voice.
3. How long do these devices last being in a hot moist environment such as my ear or could my ear change in shape causing the device to no longer fit?
Their response: These last forever and you ear will remain the same shape.

1.It stopped helping my in 3 months and actually made my speech worse than it ever was. I can not sing or whisper fluently anymore.
2. It is virtually impossible to carry on a conversation when you hear the person in one ear normally and the other ear high pitched on an echo.
3. It was broke 3 times in a year.

That was my experience.
There are a few people they work wonders for, supposably.

[Grambo]

Yeah, I only tried mine for a couple of days, and it was twenty years ago - it was awkward and uncomfortable, with wires hid in my shoulder length hair.
Think I'll stick to therapy

[happy7117]

Or therapy combined with usage of a device!!
Therapy alone never did it or does it for
me..the skills we learn in therapy are extremely
hard and pressuring to use in everyday
communication outside the thearpy room...
that's where a device could help you--
it will ease your stuttering so you
can speak more fluently without having to
remember to use fluency techniques which in the
real world I find so frusterating to use!!

No I would not rather stutter, but I don't
want to have to consciously remember to use
fluency skills--a device would help me ease the
fears of the latter two problems!!

[Grambo]

Yes, stuttering is a monumental problem and there's times when I just want to crawl into a hole.
Medical advancement is always happening and someone has to try it.