Ear Gizmo Helps Stop Stuttering

gregger writes "This little thing that looks like a hearing aid is called a "Speecheasy." It sits in your ear and creates something called the "choral effect" which in essence echoes what the wearer is saying. The real choral effect (i.e. when you recite something in a group like pledges of allegiance or other dark rituals) seems to help people that stutter speak more fluently. The price for this thing is quoted in the KRON TV story as being between $3,600 - $5,100. Porky Pig's insurance won't buy it for him either."

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Come to the dark side, Luke!

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Through the use of Delayed Auditory Feedback (DAF) and Frequency Altered Feedback (FAF), SpeechEasy(TM) effectively creates the illusion of another person speaking in unison with the user. By emulating this 'choral speech' pattern, a SpeechEasy(TM) user can become 50 - 95% more fluent.

I don't stutter, but I want one.

So it sounds like (whisper it with me!) Darth Vader is speaking in unison with me!

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While I'm at it, I want a soundtrack -- say a marching band playing "Stars anbnd Stripes Forever", whenever I open my mouth.