Virginia Mercedes Fears SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
3077 HIGHWAY 371 N MANTACHIE MS, 38855About
Dr. Virginia Fears is a speech language pathologist practicing in MANTACHIE, MS. Dr. Fears specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Fears 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. Fears 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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