Melissa Tibbetts
Speech-Language Pathologist
486 TURNER CTR RD TURNER ME, 04282About
Dr. Melissa Tibbetts is a speech language pathologist practicing in TURNER, ME. Dr. Tibbetts specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Tibbetts 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. Tibbetts 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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