Speech Therapy
You want the best in speech therapy, close to home. We're with you! MaineGeneral Medical Center's Speech Therapy Department provides a range of comprehensive services to help you regain quality of life and health. These services include evaluation and treatment of:
- Communication disorders
- Motor speech disorders
- Swallowing disorders
- Cognitive disorders
- Voice disorders
We also provide laryngectomy rehabilitation and augmentative communication training.
Specialized Speech Therapy Services
MaineGeneral Medical Center's licensed speech therapists specialize in several service areas, including:
- Modified barium swallow studies (MBSS)
- VitalStim®
- Deep pharyngeal neuromuscular stimulation (DPNS)
- Head and neck cancer
- Lee Silverman Voice Treatment® (LSVT) for Parkinson's Disease
- Digital laryngeal stroboscopy
- Myofascial release
Staff
If your health care provider has recommended speech therapy, you will be in caring, capable hands at MaineGeneral. Our speech therapists are highly experienced and expertly trained in diagnosing, treating and managing many types of speech problems.
They are certified in various treatment techniques and each has a Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Voice Disorders
Causes of voice problems may include upper respiratory infections, acid reflux, vocal misuse or abuse, excessive voice use, vocal nodules, laryngeal cancer and neuromuscular diseases.
Have you had any of the following symptoms?
- Limited ability to speak for extended periods of time
- Inability to project your voice
- Periods of voice loss
- Hoarseness
- Chronic dry or scratchy throat
- Unpleasant pitch or tone
If you experience vocal change or hoarseness for more than two weeks, you should be examined by a physician, preferably an otolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat).
Following an examination, the otolaryngologist may refer you to a speech-language pathologist who will evaluate pitch, loudness and vocal quality and assess vocal techniques.
