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Tongue
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Articulation |
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Tongue thrust is a common name
used to describe orofacial muscular imbalance. It has also been called
reverse swallow or immature swallow. Nearly all infants swallow by
pushing the tongue forward. By the time they reach the age of six,
most children have automatically changed to a normal swallowing pattern.
There are a variety of symptoms to look for if you suspect a tongue
thrust issue... |
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Impaired or fluctuating hearing
due to frequent ear infections, prolonged or recurring illnesses
interfering with sound play or child-parent interaction, and impaired
oral-motor coordination are examples of factors which may contribute
to a delay in speech sound mastery. Quite often we cannot identify
any factors in a childs background that might account for delayed
articulation skills, yet a delay is present. |
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Accent Modification |
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Aphasia & Post-stroke |
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The Hearing, Speech and Deafness
Center offers both group and private courses in modification of foreign
accent. Upon completion of the 13-week course, participants experience
at least a 50% improvement in their English pronunciation. |
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A person who has suffered a cerebral
vascular accident or CVA - commonly known as a stroke- may experience
aphasia, which can affect all language areas including speaking,
understanding, reading, and writing in varying degrees. |
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Parkinson's
disease |
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Voice
feminization |
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The Hearing, Speech & Deafness
Center is proud to offer the Lee Silverman ® Voice Treatment
(LSVT) for Parkinson's disease. Unlike traditional speech therapy
methods and other programs, LSVT has documented short- and long-term
effectiveness in helping the 89% of Parkinson’s patients who
have voice and speech problems. |
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The goal of the voice feminization
program is to enhance the perception of voice quality from male to
female. |
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Fluency & Stuttering |
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Dyslexia |
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Fluent speech is smooth, forward-moving,
unhesitant and effortless. A "dysfluency" is any break
in fluent speech. Dysfluency types range from very mild (saying "um")
to more severe (prolonging a sound, as in "sssssssnack"). "Stuttering" is
speech that has dysfluencies that are more severe and/or more frequent
than is considered average. |
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If your adult patient has difficulty
reading and you suspect he or she may be dyslexic, the Hearing, Speech & Deafness
Center offers a number individualized programs that can help identify
the problem and provide solutions. |
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Memory
Disorders |
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Cognitive difficulties are highly
common in persons who have suffered tramatic brain injury. Deficits
in cognition vary depending on the location and severity of the injury
to the brain. |
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