Stephanie Swearingen
Speech-Language Pathologist
202 KING ST ITHACA NY, 14850About
Dr. Stephanie Swearingen is a speech language pathologist practicing in ITHACA, NY. Dr. Swearingen specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Swearingen 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. Swearingen 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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