This department is categorized into the following components:
• Speech
• Language
• Swallowing
• Hearing
Speech therapy and Audiology Department assesses treats the above mentioned areas of communication.
SPEECH
Fluency
Stuttering / Stammering
Voice disorder
- Hoarse voice
- Voice breaks
- Chronic throat clearing
- Difficulty swallowing
LANGUAGE DISORDERS
Including not limited to inability to understand Language verbal or nonverbal, inability to communicate verbally or non-verbally due to strokes brain injuries language delays or Neurological disorders.
Dysphagia
Swallowing or feeding problems due to the following. Immature digestive system, structural deformities such as throat cancers etc. Sensory feeding disorders such as fussy eating and food aversions.
Hearing disorders
Assessment and treatment of all populations with decreased hearing from birth till old age.
Fitting of assistive devices such as hearing aids to patients that will benefit from amplification.