Gainesville Throat Care & Speech Center
Accent ENT offers residents of North and Central Florida the best treatments for throat and speech problems.
Here at Accent ENT, our throat and speech specialists strive to serve our patients with expert care and treatment, knowing that we can improve human lives by giving them the opportunity to share in that most basic and elemental of human activities—communication.
Unfortunately, throat diseases and speech disorders are an all too common affliction in both adults and children. Between 1999 and 2010, there was a 76% increase in the number of children admitted to hospitals in the U.K. with acute throat infections like tonsillitis and pharyngitis. Between 6 and 8 million Americans suffer from some form of speech impediment.
At Accent ENT in Gainesville, we specialize in throat problems in children and adults, including:
Voice/Speech
Swallowing Difficulty/Dysphagia
LPR/reflux
Post nasal drip
Tonsillitis
Hoarseness
…and much more
Age
The throat muscles lose strength and coordination over time and can make it difficult for normal secretions to pass easily into the stomach. Recent studies have indicated that up to 22% of those over the age of 50 may suffer from dysphagia.
Sleep
Swallowing occurs much less during sleep, and excess secretions may accumulate, resulting in forceful coughing and throat clearing upon waking up.
Stress
Continual stress can tighten the muscles of the throat and cause the feeling of a lump. Clearing the esophagus to get rid of the lump only irritates the throat further.
Swelling
Irregular growths in the throat can appear, restricting the ability to swallow.