Comprehensive upper airway assessment and rehabilitation program

People experiencing difficulty breathing, a chronic cough or laryngeal hypersensitivity may wonder how a speech pathologist can help. It can be a relief to hear that there are strategies and therapy techniques to alleviate their specific upper airway disorder or difficulty breathing.

In conjunction with your Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) or Respiratory specialist, the upper airway conditions treated at Laura Kennedy Speech Pathology include:

• Inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO) which is also known as paradoxical vocal fold movement (PVFM) or vocal cord dysfunction (VCD).

• Chronic cough or throat clear.

• Laryngeal hypersensitivity or feeling of a lump in the throat.