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Mrs. Gretchen Windom Badon
Speech-Language Pathologist
63 LURLINE DR COVINGTON LA, 70433About
Dr. Gretchen Badon is a speech language pathologist practicing in COVINGTON, LA. Dr. Badon specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Badon 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. Badon 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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