ENT Clinic – Logopedics Section

The Otorhinolaryngology Speech-Language Pathology Clinic focuses on the diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of dysphagia (swallowing difficulties), dysphonia (voice disorders), and aphonia (loss of voice). We provide care to children and adults within outpatient services as well as to hospitalized patients. Examinations may be indicated by a speech-language pathologist, otorhinolaryngologist, neurologist, or physicians of other specialties.

Clinic Focus:

Dysphagia

Dysphagia (swallowing disorder) causes difficulties with the efficient and/or safe intake of food and fluids. These difficulties occur primarily in patients with otorhinolaryngological, neurological, oncological, and psychological diseases. The most serious risk of dysphagia is aspiration (food entering the airways). To prevent aspiration and its associated health-threatening risks, it is important for the patient to follow measures for proper food and fluid intake and to have secured speech-language pathology care.

Dysphonia and aphonia

Dysphonia (voice disorder) and aphonia (loss of voice) can arise from various causes and cause difficulties with effective voice production. The most common manifestation is hoarseness, the duration of which should not exceed three weeks. Difficulties may resolve spontaneously; however, in cases of repeated hoarseness, loss of voice, or pain and fatigue during speaking, it is important to seek professional help to determine the origin of the difficulties and prevent secondary structural changes to the vocal cords and the larynx area. To eliminate repeated occurrences of voice disorders, it is important for the patient to have secured voice therapy and to follow measures minimizing internal and external negative influences on voice production.

Location

Initial examinations: Gynecology and Urology Pavilion, enter through the main entrance on the ground floor to the right, door no. 139

Follow-up examinations: New Pavilion of Medical Disciplines, Emergency Medicine Department, enter through the main entrance on the ground floor straight ahead