Speech & Voice Therapy

SPEECH & VOICE THERAPY

Speech Disorder
This term refers to a person who has problems creating or forming speech sounds clearly and intelligibly. Adults may experience speech difficulties due to normal aging and neurogenic disease that may include:

Parkinson's
Multiple Sclerosis
Stroke
Bell's Palsy
Oral cancer

Diagnosing speech disorders includes a comprehensive evaluation of the individual's oral motor and respiratory skills for speech. This will determine the type and severity of dysarthria (difficulty producing sounds clearly and intelligibly due to oral weakness).

Voice Disorder
Voice disorders are caused by problems when air passes from the lungs , through the vocal cords, and through the nose, mouth, and lips. Problems include:

Cancer of the throat
Conditions that damage the nerves that supply the muscles of the vocal cords
Noncancerous growths (polyps, nodules, cysts, granulomas, or ulcers) on the vocal cords.
Overuse of the vocal cords from screaming, constantly clearing the throat or singing
Acid reflux
Chronic food and seasonal allergies

Common Voice disorders treated at Hill Neurogenic SLP, PLLC

vocal nodules
edema
spasmodic dysphonia,
granulomas
vocal cord paralysis
dysphonia
aphonia

Highly specialized in tracheostomies and speaking valves

For more information about Speech & Voice disorders or to schedule and evaluation call 248.973.7355 or email:
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