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Joseph Arafa
Speech-Language Pathologist
3521 LOMITA BLVD STE 201 TORRANCE CA, 90505About
Dr. Joseph Arafa is a speech language pathologist practicing in TORRANCE, CA. Dr. Arafa specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Arafa 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. Arafa 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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