• Speech and hearing disorders encompass a range of communication impairments that affect speech production and comprehension. Speech disorders include difficulty pronouncing certain sounds (speech disorder) or weakness in the speech muscles (dysphonia). Hearing disorders involve problems with the ability to hear or process auditory sounds, such as auditory processing disorder (APD), which makes it difficult to understand speech in noisy environments
  • Speech and Language Disorders :
  • Speech disorder: Difficulty pronouncing certain sounds without an underlying problem in the brain or hearing * Dysphonia: Weakness in the speech muscles that makes it difficult to move them quickly and forcefully, affecting the clarity of speech * Apraxia: Difficulty planning and sequencing the movements required to produce sounds and speech * Language disorders: These include difficulty understanding language (receptive language) or using it to express ideas (expressive language) * Stuttering: A fluency disorder characterized by repetitions, prolongations, or pauses in sounds and words * Resonance disorders: An obstruction in airflow that causes a change in sound quality due to a blockage in the nasal or oral cavity, often associated with a cleft palate or neurological disorders
  • Causes: Can result from muscle weakness, neurological problems (such as stroke or Parkinsons disease), vocal cord damage, structural abnormalities (such as a cleft palate), or be secondary to other conditions such as hearing loss
  • Hearing and auditory processing disorders :
  • Auditory processing disorder (APD): Difficulty processing auditory sounds in the brain, making it hard to understand rapid speech or speech in noisy environments, to concentrate, and to follow instructions * Hearing loss: Directly affects the ability to hear speech clearly, especially high-frequency sounds * Deafness: Severe hearing loss with a significant reduction or complete loss of hearing ability
  • Causes: May result from ear infections, trauma, exposure to loud noise, aging, or genetic factors
  • The International Medical Center boasts a highly specialized and experienced medical team in the field of speech and hearing disorders treatment. The center also houses state-of-the-art laboratories for speech and hearing disorder testing. If you are experiencing speech or hearing problems, dont hesitate to visit us