Exercises that train your lungs to support your voice help reduce throat strain and pressure.
We take feeding and swallowing for granted. But when feeding becomes stressful, it directly impacts babies’ development, nutrition, and overall health and quality of life. Learning to eat safely can be incredibly tough for kids dealing with medical problems. Whether it’s due to premature birth, severe reflux, or neurological conditions – feeding therapy techniques help a child build the actual coordination they need to chew and swallow safely.
Speech & Hearing Associates Inc provides individualized oral-motor and swallowing therapy for infants, toddlers, and young children to help children build healthy eating skills and reduce stress related to mealtime. If your little one is constantly coughing, choking, gagging, vomiting during mealtime or completely refusing foods (solid or liquid) – we’re here to help.
At Speech & Hearing Associates Inc Dr. Mithilesh Kumar is a certified provider of Oral motor Therapy and Swallowing Treatment and he has successfully treated hundreds of infants, toddlers and children.
Common Signs Your Child May Need Feeding Therapy
Your child may benefit from feeding treatment if they:
- Refuse most foods or eat a very limited diet.
- Have difficulty chewing or swallowing food.
- Cough or sputter frequently during meals.
- Take an unusually long time to finish eating.
- Have trouble moving from milk to solid foods.
- Reject food because of its texture or temperature.
- Lose weight or have poor weight gain.
- Become upset or anxious during mealtimes.
Become upset or anxious during mealtimes.
Speech & Hearing Associates Inc is a trusted name in the field of oral motor and swallowing therapy because our Speech-Language pathologist, Dr. Mithilesh Kumar is a well-known expert in the field of oral-motor and swallowing treatment and hundreds of infants, toddlers, and children are free from oral-motor swallowing issues.
Dr. Mithilesh Kumar performs a comprehensive oral motor, swallowing assessment, and provides individualized therapy to infants, toddlers and children with feeding and swallowing problems. The specialized treatment includes the following:
- Individual treatment plans for every child.
- Comprehensive oral motor and swallowing evaluation.
- Evidence-based therapy techniques.
- Family education and home guidance.
- A child-friendly and supportive environment.
Our goal is to help children enjoy meals and improve their nutrition – and build lifelong feeding skills.
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Hearing loss is treatable. There are multiple solutions available to treat various severity levels.
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FAQs
No, tinnitus is not curable. But there are a few ways to manage the condition. At Shai Clinic, our experts will test for tinnitus at the time of hearing evaluation. Accordingly, they will think of a management plan. Eventually, you will get relief from tinnitus.
A hearing aid captures sound via a microphone, which delivers it to the ear via speaker. Hearing specialists at Shai Clinic will carefully program a hearing aid to help you hear sounds clearly. Although a hearing aid system is complex, it makes the sound-amplifying process easy by removing background noise.
It is a verification tool used to confirm that your hearing aid is providing the right amplification. Specialists at Shai Clinic use real ear measurement. It checks the sound pressure levels in your ear canal when wearing hearing aids. As a result, it helps with proper hearing from the hearing device.
Cerumen impaction or ear wax blockage is a condition of ear wax buildup inside your ear. It causes extreme discomfort or muffled hearing. Besides, impacted cerumen can lead to temporary hearing loss. Hence, check your ear if you feel that ear wax is causing temporary hearing loss.
Yes, tinnitus can alter your hearing test. It can make things difficult for you to understand some words and pitches related to the test. So, if you feel you have tinnitus (a ringing sensation in the ears) inform us before the hearing test.
Many use hydrogen peroxide for cleaning ears and removing ear wax. However, safe concentrations of hydrogen peroxide are dangerous. It can lead to burns, skin irritation, and blisters in your ear. Contact Shai Clinic Houston if ear wax accumulation is bothering you. We use professional techniques and advanced equipment without damaging the ear canal.