Silver Tongue Speech & Voice

07/02/2025

Did you know: ❓❗️🧠
APHASIA is a loss of language, most often caused by damage in the left side of the brain. This damage is typically caused by strokes but can also result from car accidents, gunshot wounds, or other traumatic injuries to the brain, as well as some conditions like primary progressive aphasia or frontotemporal dementia.

People with aphasia can have difficulty understanding language, speaking, reading, and/or writing. But since music, melody, and rhythm is typically housed in the (undamaged) right side of the brain, people with aphasia can still sing! 🎼❤️

Our SLP, Brenna has led the Stroke and Aphasia Recovery (StAR) Program choir for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for the past 13 years!

This choir is made up of individuals with aphasia!

Our choir just wrapped up for the year and included approximately 50 members.

If you have a loved one with aphasia, assist them in understanding you better by speaking more slowly, writing key words, gesturing, and drawing pictures as needed. And please encourage them to sing! 🥰

Don't forget, APHASIA is loss of language, NOT intelligence.

02/25/2025

Friends, our phone and internet is down today. Therapy is still in session but please be aware we may be difficult to reach otherwise.

01/07/2025

2024: 59 evaluations. 648 speech therapy sessions. 93 families served. Thank you for your support and here's to a great new year!

12/19/2024

We are closed until January 6th! Happy Holidays!❄️

12/04/2024

PSA: As of 2025, we will no longer accept United Healthcare, Tricare, Humana, or Indian Health Services Insurance.
We WILL accept: BCBS, Presbyterian, Medicare, Medicaid, Cigna, Western Sky, and private pay.

11/25/2024

Reminder that we are closed this week! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

07/31/2024

Dear Friends,
Singing lessons will not be offered this fall. Therapy caseloads have risen dramatically, no longer allowing time for this service. Moving forward, Silver Tongue Speech & Voice will continue offering speech, language, voice, gender affirming, stuttering, swallowing, and cognitive therapy only.
As always, we will continue working with singers and others who have voice disorders, in a therapeutic manner.
Thank you for your understanding and for many years of support, memories, laughs, and fun! Please keep in touch and please keep singing! 🤟🌺💙🎶

07/16/2024

This little friend is ROCKING and ROLLING with his /r/ sound! 💙

06/17/2024

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04/24/2024

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month!
Share this information with someone you love.

04/02/2024

Why is throat clearing bad???

- We clear our throats when we have irritation or a sensation of mucus.
- But did you know, throat clearing and coughing causes your body to send MORE mucus to the throat??
- Coughing and throat clearing can cause trauma and swelling.
- This is due to friction and the increased pressure created.
- As your body sends more mucus to the throat, it increases the thickness of the mucus, making it even MORE noticeable!

Speech therapy can help you eliminate this habit and restore your voice. Stop clearing your throat! Avoid the trauma (and any implication that comes from it). 😜

03/24/2024

Oral health is whole-body health! 🦷🪥😁

Taking care of your teeth is just as important as taking care of any other part of your body! Here are nine tips to take control of your oral health.