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Airway Obstruction

Airway obstruction, also known as foreign body airway obstruction, happens when a small item gets stuck in a child’s throat or upper airway and makes it hard for the child...

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Auditory Processing Disorder

An auditory processing disorder is when children with normal hearing have difficulty detecting and analyzing small differences in voice pitch, loudness, and duration.

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Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects the way your child develops and behaves.

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Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect muscle tone, posture, and movement as a result of damage to the brain of an infant.

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Cholesteatoma

Cholesteatoma is the accumulation of skin in an abnormal location, typically behind the eardrum.

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Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

Cleft lip is a visible separation in the skin of the top lip. Cleft palate is incomplete development of the soft and/or hard palate.

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Concussions

A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury caused by a rapid acceleration of the brain.

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Congenital Cytomegalovirus

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus related to the herpes virus group of infections. It is incurable and is a lifetime infection.

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Craniofacial Anomalies

Craniofacial anomalies are deformities that affect a child’s head and facial bones.

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Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction

Cricopharyngeal dysfunction occurs when the muscle at the top of the esophagus doesn't relax or it relaxes in an uncoordinated manner.

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Developmental Disabilities

Developmental delays refer to when developmental skills are at a lower level than expected for a child’s age, such as language, motor, cognition, or play.

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Down Syndrome

Down syndrome is a genetic condition characterized by developmental delays and learning disability.

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Dysphagia

Dysphagia is a term that means “difficulty swallowing.” It is the inability of food or liquids to pass easily from your child’s mouth, into the throat, and through the esophagus...

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Hearing Loss

Hearing loss is a problem with one or both or ears that reduces a child’s ability to detect sound.

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Hyperacusis

Hyperacusis is when a child has difficulty tolerating sounds at a volume or pitch that would not typically be bothersome to others.

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Laryngomalacia

Laryngomalacia (or laryngealmalacia) results from a birth defect in your child’s voice box (larynx).

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Misophonia

Misophonia is a neurophysiological disorder characterized by an excessive reaction of anger, disgust, and a “fight-or-flight” response to specific sounds.

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Neurofibromatosis Type 2

Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is a genetic disorder that causes slow-growing tumors to develop on the eighth cranial nerve.

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Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Sensorineural hearing loss is an extremely common type of hearing loss that affects the inner ear.

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Speech, Language, and Hearing Development Problems

The most common cause of speech delay in children is the persistence of fluid behind the eardrum and the associated hearing loss.

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Stuttering

Stuttering is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by repeated sounds, prolonged sounds, and blocks.

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Tinnitus

Tinnitus is a phantom perception of sound.

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