It is the university profession that is responsible for preventing, evaluating, diagnosing and intervening in disorders of voice, speech, language, hearing and swallowing.
Its objective is to optimize the individual's capacity by improving their quality of life through effective communication and proper performance of non-verbal oral functions. To achieve this, early detection is necessary for timely treatment, rehabilitation is crucial when the disorder is already established, and when full recovery is not possible, the impaired function must be improved and maintained for as long as possible.
The speech therapist participates in a multidisciplinary team along with other professionals such as psychologist, otolaryngologist, orthotist, pediatrician, neurologist, maxillofacial surgeon, nutritionist, rehabilitation specialist, etc.
Aphonia, dysphonia, vocal nodules or other benign lesions of the vocal cords and vocal cord paralysis.
Defective pronunciation of some phoneme due to dyslalia or dysglossia, stuttering or dysphemia, and dysarthria due to defective articular or muscular coordination.
Reading and writing problems such as dyslexia and dysgraphia, language delay, dysphasia or specific language impairment (SLI), autism, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and aphasia.
Pre-lingual hearing loss, before the onset of speech, and post-lingual hearing loss, after the acquisition of speech.
Atypical swallowing, in dental or jaw problems or with bad habits, and dysphagia or difficulty swallowing.
Demencias como el Alzheimer y trastorno de déficit de atención con o sin hiperactividad
The speech therapist treats patients of all ages, who are all candidates for treatment:
The work dynamic that follows is as follows:
