Wai ying Cho
Speech-Language Pathologist
516 176TH ST E SPANAWAY WA, 98387About
Dr. Wai ying Cho is a speech language pathologist practicing in SPANAWAY, WA. Dr. Cho specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Cho 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. Cho 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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