
Laura Thurston
Speech-Language Pathologist
635 MAIN ST LACONIA NH, 03246About
Dr. Laura Thurston is a speech language pathologist practicing in LACONIA, NH. Dr. Thurston specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Thurston 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. Thurston 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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