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Speech therapists, speech pathologists who provide speech therapy Sydney. Speech pathology treatment for adults and children at ENT Wellbeing Speech Pathology. These articles provide general information about speech therapy.

Speech Pathologist

April 9, 2015 By @entwellbeing

When children take a long time learning to speak or have difficulties in school, parents often turn to professionals for help. They are anxious to know how a specialist can help, and ask, what is a speech pathologist. The answer is somewhat complicated. There are several areas of specialty within the single occupation. Before asking what is a speech pathologist is, you should be asking what the problem you need help with is. Along with helping … [Read more...]

Treatment of Voice Disorders

April 7, 2015 By @entwellbeing

Voice Disorders Voice disorders affect the ability to communicate efficiently and effectively, and if the disorder is serious, may temporarily or permanently take away a persons’ most expressive form of communication. Although there are alternative techniques to communication such as written and non-verbal expressions the voice is the most frequent, expressive and timesaving option available. Therefore, the treatment of voice disorders is … [Read more...]

What You Need to Know About Speech Pathology

April 1, 2015 By @entwellbeing

Parents often worry about the need for therapy when their children do not begin talking early enough. In most cases, the concern is valid. Early intervention is the key to good progress in the early years of school. Before you begin looking for a therapist, there are a few things you should know about speech pathology, so that you can better understand what therapists do and how they can help your child. There are many speech milestones for … [Read more...]

Benefits of Speech Therapy

March 27, 2015 By @entwellbeing

Learn About the Benefits of Speech Therapy The primary goal of speech therapy is to improve a patient’s ability to communicate with others. Primarily, it aims to ensure that an adult (or child) can be understood by the world at large. There are a number of goals that this form of therapy can accomplish, including: An improvement in the coordination of speech muscles. This is accomplished via strengthening exercises. For example, these … [Read more...]

Children and Speech Therapy

March 23, 2015 By @entwellbeing

Every year, a surprising number of children are born with a communication disorder, something which hampers their ability to conduct speech clearly and causes issues swallowing. These disorders can, if not properly handled, becoming a detriment to the growing child’s quality of life and develop into a severe impediment if not treated. Thankfully through speech pathology, most, if not all such disorders can be treated using various forms of … [Read more...]

Vocal Care Strategies

March 19, 2015 By @entwellbeing

The human voice is a precious commodity worth the effort to use strategies to protect, maintain and enhance. It is a vital communicative behaviour. Voice is used to relate to one another, to support and encourage, to describe and educate, to convey and conceal, and to supplicate and persuade. Yes, it is also used to debate, degrade and betray one another at times. It both applauds and denigrates ethics, law and chaos. While these are … [Read more...]

Ounces of Care for Preventing Voice Disorders

March 17, 2015 By @entwellbeing

How to Prevent Voice Disorders The voice is the most expressive and convenient form of communication known to inform, debate and maintain contact with others. Its degradation limits this essential communication medium. To care for it properly there are some easy, but necessary prevention measures that will assure the ability to speak and sing. Among society’s inhabitants, there are those who use their voices professionally and, therefore, … [Read more...]

Stuttering – Speech Therapy Sydney

March 12, 2015 By @entwellbeing

Find Speech Therapy in Sydney for Stuttering Stuttering is one of the most common speech disorders and its effects can be devastating on a person’s social life. Those who stutter often experience difficulties with self-confidence and their interactions with others can be awkward. An inability to speak properly in public can lead to professional difficulties in the workforce, a withdrawal from the social scene and fewer relationships. Ultimately, … [Read more...]

Don’t Do That! To Prevent Vocal Nodules

February 19, 2015 By @entwellbeing

What is a vocal nodule? Vocal nodules are small, soft growths on the vocal folds that, if left untreated, harm the voice. They are usually caused by excessive strain on the voice when prolonged yelling makes the voice harsh. It may even cause a complete loss of the voice. Until they are treated, vocal nodules will have a debilitating effect on the voice. Preventing vocal nodules is usually very simple. As a droll doctor may prescribe when a … [Read more...]

Prevention of Voice Disorders

February 16, 2015 By @entwellbeing

It is known that the body comes equipped with five separate sensory inputs to interpret the world’s communication: sight, sound, hearing, taste and touch. Some claim a sixth, intuitive sense, but five is sufficient to concede the human diversity to receive information. To express it, however, is more limited: verbal language, written language (and included in that realm is the conveyance of all media: painting, sculpture, music, etc) and body … [Read more...]