
Sara Sweeney Ayars
Speech-Language Pathologist
16411 NE 24TH ST BELLEVUE WA, 98008About
Dr. Sara Ayars is a speech language pathologist practicing in BELLEVUE, WA. Dr. Ayars specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Ayars 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. Ayars 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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