What is rhotacism?

What is rhotacism?

Rhotacism is a distorted pronunciation of sound "r". This disorder belongs to dyslalia. The symptoms of this disorder are: distortions, omissions, substitutions, replacements. There are 28 forms of rhotacism and over 50 methods of correction. For the differential diagnosis of rhotacism spatula is used to see tongue position, a laryngoscopic mirror and the stethoscope are used to locate the vibration. A comprehensive examination is required.

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