Speech and language problems
Language disorders affect understanding and producing language, for example after a stroke (aphasia) or in children with delayed language development. Speech disorders affect pronunciation, fluency as in stuttering, or the voice. The specialists for this are speech and language therapists.
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Therascout does not diagnose. Have new, severe or persistent complaints checked by a doctor.
When to see a doctor
See a doctor at once or promptly if:
- Sudden speech problems, a drooping face or weakness in one arm: call 144 at once
- Sudden hoarseness with breathlessness
- Hoarseness lasting longer than three weeks
- Your child understands little or hardly speaks any words at the age of two
In an emergency: 144
What you can do yourself
Talk and read a lot
Children learn language through conversation. Reading aloud and naming things build vocabulary.
Let people finish
With stuttering, listen calmly, do not interrupt or speak for the person.
Rest your voice
Drink plenty, do not shout or whisper, avoid smoke.
Which therapies are used for speech and language problems?
Sorted by the state of research on language disorders after stroke and in children. The rating shows how well the effect is supported, not whether it will help you.
What do the dots mean?How to read the rating
- Established
- recommended in guidelines, well studied
- Partly supported
- effect shown in studies, with limitations
- Limited evidence
- few or weak studies
- Hardly studied
- used, but hardly or not studied
The rating covers the research, not the therapist.
- EstablishedBasic ins. / canton
Speech therapy
Speech and language therapy improves everyday communication after a stroke. In children with language development disorders it works especially on pronunciation and vocabulary.
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As of October 2026 · How we rate
Therapists: Speech and language problems
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Costs and health insurance
- Speech therapy
- For adults basic insurance with a doctor's referral. For children usually funded by the canton.
- Your insurer
- Each profile shows which insurers recognise the therapist.
- Practice prices
- See prices in each practice profile.
Similar complaints
Sources
- Brady et al., Cochrane 2016: Speech and language therapy for aphasia following stroke
- Law et al., Cochrane 2003: Speech and language therapy interventions for children with primary speech and language delay or disorder
Content as of October 2026. We review it every year.