SPEECH AND LANGUAGE EVALUATION • An individual with a speech / language disorder should be brought to a speech language pathologist to find out the type of disorder that has affected individual and its cause. • Speech language pathologist evaluate the cause and the severity of the condition • Speech language pathologist conducts specific standard test to access the receptive, expressive and cognitive levels of the child • Check whether there is swallowing / voice disorder • Communicate / discuss with the parents about the communicative ability and other aspects • Based on the test, suggest therapeutic activities
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY
provides treatment, support and care for children and adults who have difficulties with communication, or with eating, drinking and swallowing. Speech and language therapists (SLTs) are allied health professionals.
AVT THERAPY
Is a method for teaching deaf children to listen and speak using their residual hearing in addition to the constant use of amplification devices such as hearing aids, FM devices, and cochlear implants. Auditory-verbal therapy emphasizes speech and listening.
FLUENCY THERAPY
Provider refers to the person providing treatment (e.g., SLP, trained volunteer, caregiver). The primary provider of fluency treatment is the SLP. Approximately 67% of SLPs working in schools reported serving students with fluency disorders .
ARTICULATION THERAPY
A child may have an articulation disorder if they are deleting sounds (e.g., saying “do” for “dog”), substituting sounds (e.g., “dat” for “cat”), adding sounds (e.g., “balue” for “blue”) or distorting sounds (e.g., “thpoon” for “spoon”). In general, there is a range of typical speech-sound development.
VOICE THERAPY
Is the first line of treatment for vocal fold lesions like vocal nodules, polyps, or cysts (Anderson & Sataloff, 2002; Johns, 2003. These lesions often occur in people with vocally intense occupations like teachers, attorneys, or clergymen (Roy et al., 2001).
THERAPY FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
Is the first line of treatment for vocal fold lesions like vocal nodules, polyps, or cysts (Anderson & Sataloff, 2002; Johns, 2003. These lesions often occur in people with vocally intense occupations like teachers, attorneys, or clergymen (Roy et al., 2001).
PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY Is the key hearing test used to identify hearing threshold levels of an individual, enabling determination of the degree, type and configuration of a hearing loss. Thus, providing the basis for diagnosis and management.
TYMPANOMETRY
Test that involves placing a gently pressure probe in the ear. This test helps to assess pressure in middle ear and thus help to detect different conditions that affects the middle ear.
OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS (OAE)
OAE’s helps to assess the functional integrity of outer hair cells in the inner ear. Thus OAE’s will be absent in individuals with problems in outer hair cell functioning. It is an important test in assessing hearing in small children and difficult to test population (MR, Autism, etc)
HEARING TRIAL AND FITTING
A person with hearing loss which cannot be surgically or medically corrected is rehabilitated with amplification devices. Harmony provide wide verity from traditional pocket model to digitally programmable BTE, ITC, RIC, ITE, ITC ect... of know and established brands
HARMONY provides wide variety of hearing aids from traditional pocket models to digitally programmable BTE, ITC, ITE, CIC, RIC, Harmony Speech & Hearing Centre are dealers for all major international brands of sophisticated hearing aids. Harmony provides both sales and after sales support for these brands. Phonak, Widex, Re Sound, Simens, Starkey, Bernafon, Elkon, Oticon & Alps
BTE
A behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aid hooks over the top of your ear and rests behind the ear. A tube connects the hearing aid to a custom earpiece called an earmold that fits in your ear canal. This type is appropriate for people of all ages and those with almost any type of hearing loss
RITE
Essentially a two-piece detection system, the RITE hearing aid can be comfortably worn either behind or on top of the ear while a thin, discrete wire connects it to a tiny receiver in the ear canal.
ITE
In-the-ear (ITE) hearing aids are also known as custom hearing aids, as they are individually manufactured to suit a person's ear. They range from the so-called Micro-CIC instrument, which fits completely in the ear canal, to the full-shell hearing aid, which completely fills the bowl of the ear.
IIC
Invisible-in-the-Canal (IIC) style. Tiny is the new small! About the size of a raspberry, Beltone Invisible-in-the-Canal (IIC) hearing aids are the instruments of choice for those who desire hearing help that can't be seen. A Invisible-in-the-Canal (IIC) starts its life as an ear impression of your ear canal.
CIC
CIC hearing aids are one of the smallest and most popular hearing aids available. They are custom molded to fit inside your ear canal making them mostly invisible to the outside observer. The CIC allows you to choose between automatic or push button settings, which are programmed directly into the hearing aid.