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Is Your Voice Feeling Strained? What Every SLP Wants You to Know About Muscle Tension Dysphonia

If you’re a teacher projecting over 25 sugar-fueled eight-year-olds, a doctor or nurse dictating notes after a 14-hour shift, a customer service representative answering your 396th call of the day, or a supervisor leading back-to-back staff meetings and conference calls, welcome! You belong to the High Vocal Demand Club. Your membership comes with high expectations, zero downtime, and, very often, a voice box that feels like it spent the weekend running a marathon in combat b

Vicki Chia Hui Lin, M.S., CCC-SLP

5 days ago6 min read

My Loved One Has Aphasia After a Stroke: What to Expect (and How to Breathe Through It)

Discovering that a loved one has survived a stroke brings a massive wave of relief. But that relief is often quickly followed by a wave of confusion—especially if the doctor looks at you and says, “They are experiencing aphasia.” Suddenly, you’re thrust into a world of medical jargon, trying to figure out why your fiercely independent parent or spouse is looking at a coffee mug, knows exactly what it is, but can only find the word "elephant" to describe it. If you are current

Speech Language Pathology

Vicki Chia Hui Lin, M.S., CCC-SLP

Aug 285 min read

How to Find the Best Adult Speech Therapist in Montrose, California (Without Pulling Your Hair Out)

If you’ve recently found yourself typing things like “why am I mumbling all of a sudden” or “adult speech therapy near me” into your search bar at 2:00 AM, first: take a deep breath. You are in the right place. You might be wondering if you're strictly limited to therapists within our immediate neighborhood. The great news? Because of modern telepractice, the best "near me" speech therapy for you is right on your screen—allowing us to serve adults in Montrose and anywhere in

Vicki Chia Hui Lin, M.S., CCC-SLP

Jul 155 min read