Weather Advisory: Temporary Door Closure

Due to extreme cold, access through the Moakley Building's entrance off Boston Medical Center Place will be temporarily closed from 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, through 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2.

All patients and visitors should use the main entrance for the Menino and Yawkey Buildings during this time. The hospital remains open and operating as normal.

We appreciate your patience as we take these precautions during severe winter weather.

Speech Language Pathology

Treatments and Services

Evaluations and Testing

Treatments

  • Bougie dilation
  • Buteyko breathing 
  • Diet modifications
  • Esophageal function as it relates to pharyngeal swallowing 
  • Laryngeal massage
  • Lee Silverman voice therapy (LSVT)
  • Myofascial release
  • PhorTE (phonation resistance training exercise)
  • Resonant voice therapy
  • Semi-occluded vocal tract exercises
  • Singing and voice technique
  • Swallowing exercises
  • Tracheo-esophageal prosthesis (TEP, or voice prosthesis)
  • Voice re-assignment for transgender patients