Inpatient Voice Speech and Swallowing
Inpatient Voice, Speech and Swallowing services are tailored to the needs
of acutely ill patients who may be experiencing difficulty swallowing
and/or who are unable to communicate their needs. Clinicians evaluate a
patient's ability to eat and swallow safely using state-of-the-art
technology to visualize the swallowing mechanism.
A broad spectrum of diagnostic and treatment modalities are available, including:
- Videofluoroscopy
- Fiber optic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
- Passy-Muir Valve Evaluation
- Aphasia/language Disorders
- Cognitive/Linguistic Disorders
- Speech/dysarthria