Victoria Chicca
Speech-Language Pathologist
188 MEHANI CIR # A KIHEI HI, 96753About
Dr. Victoria Chicca is a speech language pathologist practicing in KIHEI, HI. Dr. Chicca specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Chicca evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Chicca helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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