Durham Speech Pathology at North Carolina Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat

Speech-Language Pathologists treat a wide range of problems in infants, children, adolescents and adults.

You Might Use the Services of a Durham Speech Pathologist for a Child if:

• You have difficulty understanding what the child is trying to say
• You think the child is speaking differently from children of the same age
• The child has difficulty telling you what he or she wants
• The child has difficulty understanding what people are saying

Parents of Infants May Seek Help From a Speech Pathologist if:

• The child has difficulty with early feeding skills including bottle and breast feeding
• The child is not transitioning through normal stages of feeding
• The child is transitioning from tube to oral feedings
• The child has inadequate weight gain or is diagnosed as failure to thrive

Adolescents and Adults May Need The Services of a Durham Speech Pathologist if:

• They experience voice problems including persistent hoarseness, a change in vocal quality or loss of voice
• They experience academic problems including listening, memory, reading or difficulty retrieving information from memory
• They experience a change in swallowing function and have a physician referral for swallowing assessment

What Can I Expect to Happen During a Session With a Speech-Language Pathologist?

If an evaluation indicates that therapy is needed, the Durham Speech Pathologist will work with the patient to design a program of activities to improve the targeted areas of speech, language, feeding, or voice disorder.

Home-based carryover activities are often recommended to maximize the impact of intervention.

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