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Speech and Voice Disorders

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Many speech and voice disorders require clinical care by a physician or other health care professional. Listed in the directory below are some of the conditions, for which we have provided a brief overview.

Fluency Disorder

Spasmodic Dysphonia

Stuttering

Voice Disorders

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