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DSA
(Digital Speech Aid) Users' Testimonials
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DSA, developed by
Digital Recordings, is
the most advanced Digital Speech Aid for the reduction and in some cases
complete elimination of stuttering.
The first prototypes of DSA were
finished in May
1992. Initial clinical trials were conducted in Poland and their
results were very exciting.
The device met with good approval from the stuttering people.
Here are some remarks from this early study:
Testimony from a speech pathologist: "
....I think that Digital
Speech Aid (DSA) is extremely effective in the elimination of
stuttering, even in cases of very severe stuttering.
....During my 30-years long practice as a speech pathologist, no
technique was as successful. I believe that we finally have the
green light for people who have till now problems with
elimination of stuttering ...We are waiting very anxiously for
DSA to appear on the market and become available for all
stuttering people......"
Halina Stawikowska, Speech
Pathologist, June 04, 1992.
"....Speaking with DSA brought me big relief. I realized, that
I can also speak like normal person, at relatively fast rate.All
the sudden I got new surge of power.....This device helped me
also in the inter-personal contacts. I am not afraid anymore
!....It is fantastic to realize, that spoken word does not have
to be "bumpy". Thank you , thank you, thank you !!!....",
Anna
Grudzien, 21 years old, June 05, 1992.
"... Speaking with DSA eliminates prolongation of vowels,
speech becomes more fluent. ... Improvement is very good, much
better then with the DAF (Delayed Auditory Feedback). In my case
it was particularly noticeable in the German language, which I
am studying and in which I stutter much more often then in the
Polish language. While reading in German, with DSA I did not
stutter at all....",
Jacek Szot, 24 years old, June 03, 1992.
"... I think, that use of DSA is relaxing.It is difficult to
stutter. I could speak fast without stuttering. Normally I speak
slow......",
Prof. Antoni Stawikowski, Astrophysics, May 31,
1992.
".... With DSA one can speak fast ,with any chosen speed. I went
with this device to do shopping and I could speak very well.I am
sure,that if I would have this device my speech will
improve...",
Lukasz Jaskolka, 15 years old, June 04, 1992.
"..... using DSA I feel, that I cannot stutter and I am not
nervous. On the beginning, I did not believe that I can stop to
stutter. After use of this device I got back my confidence...
Stuttering people must always speak slow, however I am not used
to do that.Using this device I can speak very fast.....",
Emila
Davidek, 13 years old, June 04, 1992.
"........ when I tried this invention I started to feel
unconstrained, free, I am not stressed and I do not
stutter.This device is very good..",
Marek Struk, 9 years old,
June 04, 1992.
The long-term effectiveness of DSA was tested in 1993-1994
in Canada.
The initial
results were very encouraging. As it was expected the
effectiveness of the device did not decline over time.
Below are some remarks from people who used
DSA for a period of 3 to 10 months:
"....I am very happy with DSA. Used it day to day and my speech
has improved 80 %. I have used DSA to speak at approx. twenty
(20) meetings as I am president of a Legion in Dartmouth,
N.S......I recommend DSA 100%....."
John Dunphy, Dartmouth,
Nova Scotia, Canada, November 18, 1993.
"...my experience with DSA for past 7 months has been
good....In past years talking on the phone was my reason to be
nervous to speak to people. With DSA I now find it to be no
problem to answer a phone and have a normal conversation. I
recommend DSA for anyone with a speech stoppage and
stuttering."
John Dunphy, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, March
25, 1994.
"Overall the device has been very helpful.....I have improved
the most on the telephone; I would often avoid words, but with
the device I hardly stutter....I am not as apprehensive about
my stuttering as before and my speech has improved a great
deal. I have also noticed an increase in my self-esteem since
wearing the device.....I feel more confident in speaking
situations and do not avoid words.... For the first few weeks
(3-4), my speech was improving at a steady rate. At about one
month, my level of fluency seemed to level off and I have
maintained the same level of fluency since that time...."
25
years old female stutterer, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
November 18, 1993.
"...Over the course of a few months, I became very comfortable
with the speech device (DSA). ...I have less apprehension with
"feared words" and stutter quite a bit less than before using
the device. My confidence in speaking has improved over the
time I used the device and the "carry-over" time has also
increased. My fluent speech will last sometimes half a day
without the device."
25 years old female stutterer, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada, December 19, 1993.
"The DSA machine has really opened up a new world for me. It
has provided me with a new sense of freedom now, by allowing me
to speak without fear, of so many things. The most significant
revelation is being able to use the telephone and call people
and places I haven't been able to.... The DSA has given me so
much comfort in my speech and day to day life by gently
allowing me to speak and say words that I have avoided for
many, many years. It is truly a great invention and a miracle
for someone like myself who felt I would spent the rest of my
life hiding from many situations."
Lori Paruch, Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada, January 14, 1994.
"When I first began to use the DSA I noticed a dramatic
increase in my fluency when speaking especially on the
phone.....It has been so wonderful to have the freedom of not
being afraid to use the phone, to call to make appointments
etc.....My life has changed now since I have used DSA.....it is
a wonderful machine to use."
Lori Paruch, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada, April 04, 1994.
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