Maharashtra to get First Voice And Speech Diagnostic And Rehabilitation Centre
Pune: For the first time in Maharashtra, the state will have a voice and speech diagnostic and rehabilitation centre at the Sassoon General Hospital (SGH). The clinic will be established as part of the ENT (ear-nose-throat) department of the hospital and is scheduled to launch on Thursday.
Dr Sameer Joshi, head of the ENT department at SGH told HT, "This will be the first voice and speech diagnostic and treatment clinic in any government hospital in the state. The centre will be launched on Thursday. We will be dealing with speech and voice diagnosis and rehab services. The new centre will have much-advanced technology like the slow-motion video to identify vocal cord motions and find minute details and these services will be available for people of any age who have a problem with their voice or those who have speech problems and who are dependent on their speech for a living such as teachers, singers, orators or preachers. We will also attend to speech-related problems in kids like stammering or any problems related to voice or speech will be diagnosed and attended to."
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"Any change in a voice like hoarseness can be treated at our center. Most often, the patient himself or herself is not aware of the voice-related issues and with this centre, we could attend to it. Even now, we do treat voice-related problems however this will be more advanced. For example, we do videoscopy which currently is rapid wherein the faults can be identified because of the expertise of the person but with the new machinery being provided through CSR, we will be able to identify the faults and scars as it will be in slow motion which cannot be seen by the naked eye. So this will be the higher version of the routine treatment. Although this scar may not matter much to a teacher, it may make a huge difference to a singer. In that case, we can diagnose it at the centre and suggest surgery if required. Any change of voice which could be bothering the person could be analysed at our centre in a very objective manner," he added.
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