Mrs. Maxine Priestley Babb SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
185 PENINSULA BLVD HEMPSTEAD NY, 11550About
Dr. Maxine Babb is a speech language pathologist practicing in HEMPSTEAD, NY. Dr. Babb specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Babb 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. Babb 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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