Speech Disorders
Author: Vallent Wallace
Experts warn of prolonged use of pacifiers, and that could bring speech disorders
A study by a group of Chilean and U.S. scientists have warned about the abuse in the habit of infants to suck on a bottle, your own finger or a pacifier, if extended for longer than recommended, as it could hamper the normal development speech.
In addition to the teeth and their arrangement, mouth and jaws, suck longer suitable for any of the above elements may negatively influence the language.
These disorders may range from simple to serious problems of pronunciation difficulties, such as stuttering or the inability to use and understand language.
To reach these conclusions, the team worked with children between 3 and 5 years, which they tracked their health and the development of speech, while he was consulting with the respective parents were feeding on and sucking habits from birth until the time of the investigation.
They found that children who continued in the habit of thumb sucking or pacifier use for more than three years were three times more likely to suffer from language disorders.
Clara Barbosa, lead author of the research, said the results of this work under the current trend of extending the use of pacifiers and bottle more than is strictly necessary.
“These results suggest that extending the habit of sucking a greater amount of time after feeding may have undesirable effects on language development in young children,” said the expert.
The warning is made, if it is healthy for newborn babies and suck in their first year of life, extend far beyond the habit unintended consequences could represent them and impair their normal linguistic development.
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