Our Services
Voice Evaluation and Treatment
Uncover vocal issues with our comprehensive assessments. Reclaim your voice with personalized therapy.
Swallowing Evaluation and Treatment
Don’t let swallowing difficulties hinder your enjoyment of meals. Our evidence-based evaluations and therapies will help you eat comfortably again.
Upper Airway Disorder Evaluation and Treatment
Mobile FEES
Voice Evaluation and Treatment
Have you noticed changes to the quality, pitch, or loudness of your voice? Voice disorders can result from various diagnoses, including changes to the vocal folds, neurological disorders, vocal tension, respiratory difficulties, and aging.
Symptoms
Common symptoms of voice disorders include:
✔ Hoarseness
✔ Breathy or weak-sounding voice
✔ Strain or increased effort when speaking
✔ Vocal fatigue
✔ Difficulty being heard
✔ Chronic cough or throat-clearing
✔ Sore throat or pain when speaking
Perceptual Voice Evaluation
Voice Treatment Services
✔ Vocal function exercises
✔ Semi-occluded vocal tract exercises
✔ PhoRTE for the aging voice
✔ Breathing re-training therapy
✔ Manual therapy and laryngeal massage
✔ Vocal hygiene and wellness techniques
✔ SPEAK OUT!® for Parkinson’s Disease
Additionally, we collaborate with your ENT and other medical providers to provide optimal evaluation and treatment of your voice disorder.
Swallowing Evaluation and Treatment
Do you cough or choke while eating or drinking? Do you experience the sensation of food or pills sticking in your throat? We use evidence-based evaluation and treatment practices to help you enjoy eating again.
Symptoms
✔ Foods or liquids “going down the wrong pipe”
✔ Frequent coughing or throat clearing during meals
✔ Weight loss and reduced consumption of meals
✔ Regurgitation or the sensation of foods/liquids “coming back up” after eating/drinking
✔ Recurrent lung infections or aspiration pneumonia.
Clinical Swallow Evaluation
Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
Swallowing Treatment Services
✔ Respiratory Muscle Strength (Inspiratory and Expiratory, IMST, EMST) training
✔ Manual Techniques for Swallowing
✔ Treatment for patients with swallowing difficulty secondary to stroke, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, or other neurological conditions
✔ Treatment for patients with head and neck cancer
✔ Treatment for adults with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR)
Upper Airway Disorder Evaluation and Treatment
We work closely with ENTs and other medical professionals to evaluate and treat various upper airway and breathing disorders.
Services
✔ Evaluation and treatment of inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO, previously known as vocal cord dysfunction)
✔ Evaluation and treatment of exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) in athletes
Symptoms
✔ Difficult or noisy breathing
✔ A choking sensation or wheeze caused by throat muscles squeezing together and obstructing airflow in the throat
✔ Chronic dry cough which persists for more than eight weeks and does not respond to other treatment
✔ Chronic throat clearing in response to an irritation in the throat
✔ Shortness of breath with exertion
Mobile FEES
Are you an SLP, physician, or facility looking to provide your patient with an instrumental swallow evaluation? We bring our equipment directly to your office or facility with little to no wait. Please contact us today to learn more about the benefit of FEES with Coastal Dysphagia Diagnostics & Speech Pathology, PC.
Referrals & Insurance
Referrals
When do physicians refer patients to Coastal Dysphagia Diagnostics & Speech Pathology, PC?
Physicians may refer patients who display one or more of the following conditions:
✔ Dysphonia
✔ Dysphagia
✔ Chronic Cough or Chronic Throat-Clearing
✔ Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction (previously Vocal Cord Dysfunction)
✔ Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction
Payment Options
✔ Medicare: Coastal Dysphagia Diagnostics & Speech Pathology, PC is an approved Medicare provider. We also accept some out-of-network Medicare Advantage plans.
✔ Out-of-Network Benefits: While we are not currently in-network with commercial payers, we are able to assist you with verifying your health insurance benefits. Should your insurance provide out-of-network benefits, Coastal Dysphagia Diagnostics & Speech Pathology, PC will provide you with a Superbill to submit to your insurance company for potential reimbursement.
✔ Self-Pay: Please contact us today to learn more about our private pay rates.