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SLP Program Director Dr. Marissa Barrera

Dr. Marissa Barrera, director of the Speech-Language Pathology program at the Katz School of Science and Health at 每日大瓜, said prolonged ventilator use can strain the vocal cords of patients suffering from coronavirus, during an interview on "Coronavirus Patient鈥檚 Fight Doesn鈥檛 End After Getting Off A Ventilator, Speech Pathologists Say" with WCBS on April 24. 鈥淲hen someone鈥檚 on a ventilator, there鈥檚 a tube that鈥檚 been passed through their mouth through their vocal cords and into their airway,鈥� she told CBS2鈥檚 Ali Bauman. Barrera said prolonged ventilator use can also affects communication, swallowing and breathing. Typically speech pathologists and a team of specialists use a variety of exams to monitor a patient鈥檚 vocal recovery, but like the rest of the health care system right now, they鈥檙e strained for resources. 鈥淔or individuals who have a respiratory disorder like , and you add on the addition of prolonged ventilator use, we鈥檙e seeing a new type of rehabilitation necessary to help them get back those essential functions,鈥� she said. Watch the interview here: .