Speech and Language Therapy

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP's) help people develop and maintain their ability to express thoughts and feelings.  They work primarily in a medical specialty, helping people recover communicative competence following stroke, head injury or disease.

Services include:
    Diagnosis and therapy for motor-speech, voice and language disorders.
    Identification and treatment of swallowing disorders; dietary recommendations and therapeutic training for the patient and family.
    Aural rehabilitation (lip and speech reading) to assist the hearing impaired in communication
    Teaching methods to facilitate communication improvement after the patient returns home.

Special procedure done by SLP's include:
    Fitting and placing of Blom-singer voice prosthesis for the laryngectomee.  The SLP teaches the patient voice restoration using the voice prosthesis.
    Evaluation and training of tracheotomized and ventilator-dependent patients in the use of a Passy-Muir speaking valve.

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