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Miss Melissa Jostes
Speech-Language Pathologist
3526 S PARK AVE SPRINGFIELD IL, 62704About
Dr. Melissa Jostes is a speech language pathologist practicing in SPRINGFIELD, IL. Dr. Jostes specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Jostes 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. Jostes 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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