Communication Problems Treatment Can Improve Quality Of Life

By Charlotte Fosque

Millions of individuals suffer from a variety of communication challenges and disorders that affect their daily lives. Communication problems are serious. They isolate us from other people and frustrate our efforts to learn, grow and thrive. Anything that impairs your ability to communicate limits your life. Many are not aware that treatment to eliminate or minimize communication problems is available.

Speech/Language Therapy

A speech-language pathologist is a professional that is trained in the techniques, strategies, and interventions designed to improve or correct speech-language disorders. Early identification will decrease the impact on functional communication.

There are a variety of ways to treat each patient. Your therapist should develop a treatment plan based on the individual's evaluation to effectively and efficiently treat each individual's needs. They should develop goals to target the problem and track the progress towards those goals and continuously provide information and education.

Both children and adults are recommended to see a speech pathologist when there is a difficulty pronouncing words or answering questions. If there is a struggle with expressing ideas or understanding others, find out if the cause is a speech or language disorder.

Audiology

Doctors of audiology diagnose and treat hearing loss in children and adults. Determination of appropriate patient treatment is obtained by performing a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation of hearing. Based upon the diagnosis, the audiologist presents a variety of treatment options to patients. Audiologists may dispense and fit hearing aids as part of a comprehensive habilitative/rehabilitative program.

People all ages and all walks of life suffer from some degree of hearing loss. Early detection can save valuable treatment time and enhance language development for babies and young children. Early testing can also help prevent a child's hearing impairment from being mislabeled later as a learning/language disorder.

Identification of a hearing problem for teenagers and young adults can improve academic performance and social interaction. You should have your child's hearing checked if they fail a hearing screening, have speech language delays, ask for the same information repeatedly, have poor school performance, or have behavioral problems

Adults having a proper hearing evaluation can increase confidence in communication with friends, family, and colleagues. You should have your hearing checked if you have difficulty understanding speech, ringing in your ears, you're over the age of fifty, or if your spouse thinks you have a

problem.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy practitioners have expertise in evaluating children's neurological, muscular, and emotional development; and determining the effects of infant and childhood illness on growth and development. “Occupation” as defined here, is another part to our common communications that we often do not think about.

Some people may think that occupational therapy is only for adults; kids, after all, do not have occupations. The Act Oo Playing is an important tool that influences a child's life. The primary goals of childhood are to grow, learn, and play. It is often through play that children learn to make sense of the world around them. It is a child's “job” or “occupation” to play to develop physical coordination, emotional maturity, social skills to interact with other children, and self-confidence to try new experiences and explore new environments.

Have you or family members noticed delays with balance and coordination, difficulty with change of routine, sensitivity to touch, smells, or sounds? These are just a few indicators that your child may benefit from a consultation by an occupational therapist.