Stuttering – What you can do About it?
Stuttering is a speech disorder that involves frequent and significant problems with normal fluency and flow of speech. Stuttering is characterized by involuntary audible or silent repetitions or prolongations in the utterance of short speech elements that occur frequently and are not readily controllable. It also occurs when an individual is at a negative emotion […]
Nothing is more beautiful than the smile that has struggled through the tears
Cleft lip and palate (CLP) is a congenital condition that affects thousands of children worldwide. Children with this condition are affected by feeding problems, the ability to communicate, such as speech-language problems, and physical and emotional well-being. In this blog post, we’ll explore what cleft lip and palate are, their causes, and the various treatment […]
Dysphagia – A difficult diagnosis to swallow!
Swallowing difficulties impact normal life drastically not only for the patient but even their care givers. It often leads to malnutrition, dehydration and recurrent chest infections. Mortality rates are also significantly high among these patients. Sometimes, patients have recurrent hospital admission and prolonged hospitals stays leading to repeated courses of antibiotics and dependence on feeding […]
Dysphagia
Although most take swallowing for granted when young, increasing dysfunction and dysphagia are associated with ageing and diseases of ageing. Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a neglected entity but common in old age and in certain neurological disorders.The resulting morbidity and mortality is usually a consequence of aspiration, but difficult medical and ethical issues also arise relating […]