People may experience swallowing disorders for a variety of reasons. There may be a feeling of something “stuck” in the throat or there may be an increase in coughing when eating and drinking. People who have had a stroke or who have diagnoses such as Parkinson’s disease or Multiple Sclerosis may have difficulties chewing, swallowing pills, or have a need to wash foods down with sips of liquids at meals.
Cohen Speech Pathology offers swallowing evaluation and therapy services for difficulty chewing and swallowing for disorders such as:
- Stroke
- Brain injury
- Head and neck cancer
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- ALS Muscular dystrophy
- Oculopharyngeal dystrophy
- Instrumental Evaluation of swallowing using the Modified Barium Swallow (MBS) examination as well as the FEES evaluation (Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing).
- Convenience of the MBS at Salem Radiology in Salem, New Hampshire with easy access and parking
Adult Neurological Disorders
- See additional information on specialize care or voice and swallowing problems
- Speech evaluation and therapy services for people following hospitalization for stroke, brain injury
- Services for communication and swallowing changes as a result of Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases
- Speech/language evaluation and therapy services for people to help with difficulties understanding spoken and written language
- Therapy to help with changes in every day memory, reasoning, and problem solving
- Services to help with difficulty with slurred speech, word retrieval
