Voice not as strong as it used to be? Noticing increasing hoarseness? Perhaps you’re having difficulty swallowing food, liquids or saliva. There may be numerous reasons causing these conditions.

Our board certified doctors can evaluate patients and develop a plan of care for adult patients who are experiencing a speech (voice) disorder or dysphagia (swallowing disorder).

A voice disorder is often a problem with the way the voice sounds. A patient may sound hoarse, have a high or low pitch, can be nasally or even have a denasal sound to their voice. These problems can be a result from allergies, chronic sinus infections or even severe sore throats. We use one of the most state-of-the-art techniques currently available to exam the larynx – video laryngeal stroboscopy. This painless, office-based procedure assists our doctors and speech language pathologists in evaluating the larynx/voice box with a telescopic view in order to provide their recommendations.

Dysphagia or swallowing disorders can occur at one of the three stages of the swallowing process: oral phase (mouth), pharyngeal phase (throat) or esophageal phase (esophagus). General signs can include coughing during or right after eating or drinking, a gurgling voice during or after eating or drinking or recurring pneumonia. We perform a Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) test in our office to assess the swallowing function. This test provides a detailed picture of the patients throat and assists in evaluating the source of pain, hoarseness or other problems that the patient is experiencing with the swallowing process.

We strive to achieve desired results and look forward to providing comprehensive care at any of our three Lake County, Florida offices – Leesburg, The Villages^® and Tavares.