Show how allem allergy by affects stuttering I 1 WAS a member of a group of students ta whose object was the acquiring of scholarships and medals in competition with groups from other schools we remained tor for an hour every afternoon after school when the results were announced a member of our group stood first in tho the entire city yet she had never naver answered a question in class nor had the she ever been asked to read this was because she stammered we were all proud of her and yet felt sorry because we wa thought that she had something wrong with her tongue or her throat and would never bo be able to teach it la in now known that stammering is not due to any detect defect ot of the tongue or throat but is due to nervousness or sell consciousness drs A M kennedy and D A williams cardiff wales state that this thin tendency to tn nervousness and self consciousness appears to bo be a factor in allergy also these phy investigated stuttering children in all cases except one positive evidence of allergy was found in the personal or family history 52 had bad a personal history and 48 of these also had a family history forty eight had no personal history of allergy but oil all but one gave a family history in a group of 1000 school children who did not stutter only about 2 per cent had a personal history of stuttering and a family histo history ry 0 only 9 0 per cent the thought Is that in some soine individuals a portion of the nervous system can be so influenced that the blood vessel walls can be distended and allow swelling containing water to form and cause allergic symptoms hives head colds hay fever the blood vessel system because it Is under tho the control of the nervous system may be influenced Muei iced hy fear anxiety anger and other emotions 0 hue QUESTION STION DOX BOX Q Is sinus trouble curable could this ailment cause pains in chest and tired feeling A some cases of sinus trouble are cured by medico treatment others othera by surgical surel cal treatment others by living in a dry cili climate nate there are arc some cases that do not respond to tiny any form forin of treatment Q what causes excessive saliva flow ait A it if no mouth condition la Is present it may be a reflex symptom from the stomach |