Communication and Vocal Impairments

When your ability to communicate or use your voice is limited, it can significantly impact your daily life.

Communication and voice disorders can be caused by a variety of neurological issues, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, or other brain injury.

With a voice disorder, you may be challenged with a decreased loudness or hoarseness, among other symptoms.

One serious side effect of some neurological conditions can be aphasia. Aphasia impairs a person's ability to process language as well as the ability to speak, read, write and understand others. However, it doesn't affect intelligence.

Symptoms ranges from mild to severe, and may impact a single aspect of language use such as the ability to read or it may affect several communication functions.

Treatment

Regardless of the cause of your communication impairment, our speech-language pathologists can evaluate your condition and create a personalized therapy plan to improve your skills. This may include voice therapy, cognitive therapy or other speech-language therapy services.

Your treatment program is created to meet your specific needs. Speech-language pathologists may use:

• Visi-Pitch software to evaluate vocal cord function
• Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT Big^® and LSVT Loud^®) programs, which are specifically for people with Parkinson's disease.

Contact Us

Our voice therapy services require a doctor’s referral. If you need help with a referral or for more information on our services, call 816.691.1795.