Speech Disorders Health Center

Common Disorders

• Speech disorders
• Speech impairment (adult)
• Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder
• Hearing or speech impairment - resources
• Cleft lip and palate
• Focal neurological deficits
• Phonological disorder
• Huntington's disease
• Expressive language disorder - developmental
• Basal ganglia dysfunction
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Speech Disorders - Health News

• All Newborns Should Have Ears Screened, Task Force Says
  Up to 3 of every 1,000 U.S. babies born with hearing loss, experts note
  
• Thickness, Location Predict Skin Cancer's Spread
  Thicker tumors boost risk almost fivefold, German study finds
  
• New Ear Tube Device Helps Treat Infections Faster
  Stainless steel rod reduces time of anesthesia, number of instruments inserted into canal
  
• Brain's Olfactory Bulb Grows With Sense of Smell
  Finding could lead to better treatment when problems occur
  
• Diabetes Might Help Spur Hearing Loss
  Study finds higher rate of impairment among diabetics
  
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