Candice Akins MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
3025 FERNBROOK LN NASHVILLE TN, 37214About
Dr. Candice Akins is a speech language pathologist practicing in NASHVILLE, TN. Dr. Akins specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Akins 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. Akins 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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