
Heather Hittie
Speech-Language Pathologist
1500 WEISS ST SAGINAW MI, 48602About
Dr. Heather Hittie is a speech language pathologist practicing in SAGINAW, MI. Dr. Hittie specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Hittie 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. Hittie 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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