Melanie Austin
Speech-Language Pathologist
163 LIBBEY INDUSTRIAL PKWY WEYMOUTH MA, 02189About
Dr. Melanie Austin is a speech language pathologist practicing in WEYMOUTH, MA. Dr. Austin specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Austin 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. Austin 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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