Dysphagia refers to difficulty or pain while swallowing, may or may not be a cause of an underlying condition. Often includes difficulty with chewing, food getting “stuck”, coughing while eating or drinking or transmitting the food from your mouth to esophagus and finally to the stomach.Commonly seen in adults with head or neck cancer, Parkinson’s, stroke etc. Speech therapy for adults for dysphagia focus on completing a swallowing assessment and providing strategies to help you eat and drink with ease.

We also offer speech therapy for kids with feeding and swallowing problems that may arise due to a variety of reasons that include but are not limited to oral sensory issues, oral motor weakness, clefts of the lip or palate, a tongue thrust etc.