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Paul Kenneth Akers MS CCC SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
35570 SE EVERGREEN HWY WASHOUGAL WA, 98671About
Dr. Paul Akers is a speech language pathologist practicing in WASHOUGAL, WA. Dr. Akers specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Akers evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Akers helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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