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What is Videostroboscopy? Understanding This Essential Voice Evaluation
If you experience hoarseness, vocal fatigue, difficulty swallowing, or other voice and swallowing issues, your doctor may recommend videostroboscopy to evaluate the cause. Videostroboscopy is the most advanced and commonly used method for visualizing and analyzing...
How a Private Speech Therapy Practice Can Meet Your Child’s IEP Needs
If your child has an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for speech and language services through their school district, you may wonder if private speech therapy is necessary or can supplement those services. At Boise Speech and Hearing Clinic, we work closely with...
The Power of Reading: Unlocking Your Child’s Potential
Reading is one of the most powerful tools for nurturing your child's development and setting them up for success in all areas of life. From enhancing cognitive abilities and language skills to fostering imagination and a lifelong love of learning, the benefits of...
Why Isn’t My Child Speaking Yet?
As parents, we eagerly await every new milestone and developmental stage our children go through - from rolling over to taking their first steps. One of the most highly anticipated is hearing those first words come out of their little mouths. Seeing your child begin...
The Power of Books for Boosting Your Child’s Speech and Language Skills
The Importance of Early Speech and Language Development As parents, we all want to give our children the best possible foundation for learning, communicating, and thriving. Developing strong speech and language abilities at an early age is crucial for kids' future...
Finding Your Voice Again: How Voice Therapy Can Help
Finding Your Voice Again: How Voice Therapy Can Help Has your voice become strained, raspy, or unreliable? Do you find yourself constantly clearing your throat or coughing to get your voice back? Are you tired of going from doctor to doctor to find a solution? You may...
Would I or a Loved One Benefit from Voice Therapy?
Do you clear your throat a lot? Do you have phlegm in your throat that just won’t go away? Do you suffer from coughing attacks? Do you feel like your voice gets tired by the end of the day? These are just a few symptoms that may indicate the need to get a voice...
Cleft Lip and Palate: A Team Approach
Did you know that cleft lip and palate, a type of craniofacial disorder, is the second most common birth defect in the United States? A cleft is a separation or opening in the lip and/or palate (i.e., the roof of the mouth). Cleft lip is a separation within the lip,...
Why your child’s sleep is so important!
Sleep is critical in all aspects of our health, including our mental, emotional, and physical performance. When we are not getting enough good quality sleep, it negatively impacts our ability to learn, grow, and manage emotions. Sleep disordered breathing includes a...
5 Things I wish every parent knew about early intervention…
1. The sooner, the better. The most critical years in a child’s development of speech and language skills is 0-3 years of age. During this time, a child’s brain is like a ball of clay, ready to be molded and filled with alllll things speech and language....
How to Keep your Child Learning All Summer Long
Summer is a time to relax from the structure of school, to play, and grow. While we do not have set hours to learn, we still have plenty of opportunities to encourage it during the summer. Kids are like sponges and love to learn, especially when it can be fun. Here...
6 Tips to Encourage your Child with Down Syndrome’s Speech
Speech is a foundation for life. We use speech in a variety of ways from asking for directions to expressing our feelings and everything in-between. Children with Down syndrome struggle with learning to speak, but can and will eventually learn to communicate. Here are...
