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Mary Heit
Speech-Language Pathologist
243 WOODLAND DR NORTH BARRINGTON IL, 60010About
Dr. Mary Heit is a speech language pathologist practicing in NORTH BARRINGTON, IL. Dr. Heit specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Heit 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. Heit 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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