Not Wearing Hearing Aids: Bad for Brain and Relationships

For 30 years of practice in Florida, I have had hundreds of couples in my office with a similar complaint: “he/she doesn’t speak loud enough and he/she doesn’t hear.” Since so much of my practice is devoted to serving people with...

The 12 Days of PD Speech Therapy: A Christmas Carol

On the 1st day of treatment, a patient said to me I ‘m here for some speech therapy. On the 2nd day of treatment, a patient said to me, my wife can’t hear me, so I’m here for some speech therapy. On the 3rd day of treatment, a patient said to me, I have a problem, my...

You are So Much More than a Diagnosis

I have a telehealth patient that self-referred to me approximately five weeks ago requesting voice treatment for some symptoms related to Parkinson’s disease. Each visit, we review progress, and then typically get right to work. I always know a little bit about...