A speech-language pathologist helps you improve your capacity to speak and understand speech. If your stroke has caused a speech or language disorder, you should also have a hearing evaluation to make sure your communication difficulties stem from damage to the language centers of the brain and not from hearing loss. A speech and language pathologist will also work with people who have lost some ability to swallow and other oral-motor skills. About 45% of stroke patients have difficulty swallowing fluids or food.
A speech-language pathologist helps you improve your capacity to
speak and understand speech. If your stroke has caused a speech or
language disorder, you should also have a hearing evaluation to
make sure your communication difficulties stem from...
More
Dr. Natalia Rost answered:A speech-language pathologist helps you improve your capacity to speak and understand speech. If your stroke has caused a speech or language disorder, you should also have a hearing evaluation to make sure your communication difficulties stem from damage to the language centers of the brain and not from hearing loss. A speech and language pathologist will also work with people who have lost some ability to swallow and other oral-motor skills. About 45% of stroke patients have difficulty swallowing fluids or food.A speech-language pathologist helps you improve your capacity to speak and understand speech. If your stroke has caused a speech or language disorder, you should also have a hearing evaluation to make sure your communication difficulties stem from... More
