
Joan M Blasingame SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
3450 LACEY RD DOWNERS GROVE IL, 60515About
Dr. Joan Blasingame is a speech language pathologist practicing in DOWNERS GROVE, IL. Dr. Blasingame specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Blasingame 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. Blasingame 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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