Speech Therapy Services
The type of treatment for each symptom depends on what caused it to appear. The cause does matter to avoid unnecessary drugs or procedures that may not be successful.
Asheville Speech Therapy is all-natural for what is causing your problems.
Payment Options:
- Out-of-Network Insurance Coverage
- Private Pay
- Credit & Debit Cards
- We DO NOT accept Medicaid or Medicare.
Read more about Speech and Language Disorders.
Janet Bennett, M.Ed. specializes in these treatments for adults and children:
Mouth Breathing
Cause: Difficulty breathing through the nose or a habit of mouth breathing
Cure: ENT to treat nasal problems & speech therapy to learn and habituate nasal breathing.
Swallowing problems
Cause: Incorrect tongue placement, weak muscles, CVA, Parkinson’s
Cure: Correct the tongue placement, strengthen the muscles, change diet
Swallowing and Dysphagia Help in Asheville
Hoarseness and Hoarse Voice
Cause: Dehydration, in the absence of identified vocal cord problem
Cure: Stop mouth breathing
Learn More about Hoarse Voice Therapy in Asheville
Lisping
Cause: Tongue Thrust
Cure: Learn to breathe and swallow correctly
Chronic cough/Throat clearing
Cause: Weak swallow & mouth breathing
Cure: Strengthen tongue and stop mouth breathing
Chronic Cough and Frequent Throat-clearing help Asheville NC
Snoring
Cause: Tongue partially blocks airway while sleeping
Cure: Stop mouth breathing & strengthen tongue
How a Speech Therapist can Help Stop Snoring
Waking up with a dry mouth
Cause: Aside from drugs, mouth breathing
Cure: Stop mouth breathing
Daytime sleepiness
Cause: Not sleeping well
Cure: Stop mouth breathing while sleeping to get REM sleep
Teeth Grinding
Cause: Anxiety, misalignment
Cure: Stop mouth breathing and train tongue to live on the roof of your mouth to align cranial bones
Big Tongue
Cause: Heredity, tongue weakness
Cure: Use Tongue Stick to make tongue skinnier
Overbite
Cause: Tongue pushes back of upper teeth when swallowing
Cure: Train tongue to swallow correctly & stop mouth breathing
Open Bite
Cause: Tongue protrudes between teeth when swallowing
Cure: Strengthen tongue retraction muscles & stop mouth breathing
Bloated feeling
Cause: Breathing in air while talking and chewing food
Cure: Stop mouth breathing
Global Sensation or “lump in the throat”
Cause: Weak swallow
Cure: Train tongue to swallow correctly
Trouble swallowing pills
Cause: Tongue not in proper position
Cure: Train/strengthen tongue muscles
Tongue Thrust
Cause: Sucking pacifier/ thumb, lose teeth prematurely,etc
Cure: Strengthen tongue & learn proper tongue position when swallowing