airflow management

A clinical approach wherein the stutterer attempts to integrate a long, relaxed, passive sigh with slow initiation of the first syllable of a word in order to maintain air flow by reducing tension and pressure within the vocal track.

Definition reprinted with permission from Hood, Stephen B. (editor) available from Stuttering Foundation of America: Stuttering Words (Publication No 2: Speech Foundation of America)

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