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Mr. Premnath Balla is a consultant Audiology and Speech Therapist associated with Star Hospitals, Basavatarakam and Phonics Multispeciality Medical Rehabilitation Center, Hyderabad.
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We have a 6 yr old child on the spectrum and like many parents, we explored multiple therapy options over the last 3 years. We went to different therapists in various cities, tried 3-4 therapies at a time — speech, OT, ABA, etc. Each therapist claimed that we’ll see significant improvement in 4–6 months. But even after 1 to 1.5 years, the changes were minimal and fragmented. Worse, the forced learning environment made our child more irritable and stubborn. Some behaviors like hitting and biting even worsened. When we asked the therapists why these behaviors were increasing, they gave unconvincing answers — "pressure on joints," "one leg is longer," "joint laxity in wrist/knee/fingers," etc. The child would do some tasks in therapy out of fear, but revert to old patterns at home. Speech and understanding improved a bit over 3 years, but there was still a big gap between biological age and mental development.
Then 8 months ago, we came across Dr. Premnath Balla. Honestly, we were skeptical. But based on online reviews, we decided to consult dr. Balla. During consultation day he took our son inside for 15 -20 minutes & Observed / examined then called us & explained about his condition & honestly we were surprised as being parents we knew his entire condition whereas no one have told this depth about his condition in past & he asked us to start ( 3 sessions means near about 3 hours continuous treatment from very next day onwards & very happily we have agreed & started so. To our surprise, some issues like hyperactivity and hitting reduced within days. Over 8 months, the progress in speech and comprehension has been much more than what we got in 3 years elsewhere. After experiencing consistent and noticeable changes in the child, *** * *** *** **** ********** * *** ****** ************** ******* ******** ** *** ***** ** *** ** *** **** *** **** ********* ********** *** ******** ** *** ********* There are countless therapists and even pediatric neurologists running their own therapy centers, but clinical diagnosis and rehabilitation therapies are a different game altogether. I strongly recommend parents try Dr. Balla’s approach and give it at least 2-3 months — you may start seeing results sooner than expected.
Visited For Language TherapySpeech AssessmentSpeech TherapySpeech Therapy for Autism and ADHD
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Myself Mounika is writing a review on Dr. Premanath Balla and about his treatment.
In US the doctor said that my son is suspected with autism disorder and speech delay at the age of 18 Months in hospital visit. We didn't get an appointment for evaluation about a year.We don't even know the term "Autism" by the time they said My husband googled it and came to know that's a serious issue and should not be delayed. So we came to India and firstly visited one corporate hospital, the neurologist suggested 2-3 CDC's names to get therapy , gave one syrup and I don't know how this boosts up.Another doctor referred to take different set of therapies for a 20 months old.Later, one of the parents in my brother's apartment referred to Premnath sir where he treats the holistic treatment at Phonics. We directly joined Phonics when he was 20 Months old on the day of consultation, he said didn't have autism, next he intervened into and said it was Attention disorder. My son has been taking treatment for the past 9 months regularly with Premnath sir where he regressed with speech and eye contact. He was a happy baby, and didn't even know the emotions and relationships.
Fortunately we got the perfect person like Premnath sir at the correct age.
After passing some days of treatment, he said you don't worry he will get cured. The confidence in his words gave us a lot of strength.He resolved many behavioral problems.
Week by week I can see changes in him that eye contact is improved and responding to his name in 2 weeks, finger pointing, focusing. My son Started speaking two letter words in two months. Everyday I see at least minimal changes in him.Understanding is improved and follows the instructions.
My heartful thanks to sir, who gave his 100 Percent efforts and the purpose that brought us here is fulfilled. He deserves to his role and most dedicated, holistic person. I never saw such a person who is managing everything having a lot of patience in doing treatment and I'm sure that nobody can give treatment like him.
I would like to say one thing to each and every parent, they should check their child milestones. If it's not been met please take him to the doctor. Delay in treatment will be going to ruin yourself and the children's life too. The age is very precious and never comes back. If you find any developmental problem at the earlier stage, the recovery time will also be less.We are blessed that we found a problem in my son at the earliest and are going to be passed out. In the initial stage we were depressed a lot by seeing him in such a condition and now not even remembering those situations. I'm confident enough after getting treatment here. If you find any difficulties in your children, here is a person I can refer to Dr.Premnath sir . He will treat everything here in the Phonics rehabilitation centre. I wish premnath sir should have great health and continue his practice for many Years.
Visited For Speech TherapyDysphoniaHoarsenessVoice Problem TreatmentSpeech Therapy Training
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Hare Krishna. I am Samarth Krishna Das, a celibate Monk at ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) Hyderabad. Being a Monk, teaching and singing devotional songs is a part of my everyday life. Due to which I kind of lost my vocal strength and clarity over a period of time due to muscle tension dysphonia.
Back in 2016 I was transferred to Mumbai branch of ISKCON. I fixed an appointment at the Dhiru bhai Ambani hospital with an ENT specialist. He gave few medicines and told me to fix appointment with the voice therapist. I pursed the voice therapy at Mumbai almost for 4-5 months. But it was not satisfying as per my expectation and was very costly as well.
Then just prior to the beginning of Covid, I contacted one of the best voice surgeons in India. But when I researched a bit about the surgery I realized that there is no sure shot results guaranteed and again the expenditure and recovery time will be very high.
However, I never imagined that what I was looking for, I will find in Hyderabad. I have been visiting Hyderabad since the early days of posting at Mumbai. I had started a training center for young professionals here at Hyderabad at Gachibowli for which I used to visit every month. But as my programs were increasing, I was unable to cope up the demand with the available capacity of my vocal faculty. So, one day one of my senior mentors asked me to search out a good Doctor in Hyderabad.
When I searched on Google, the very first option available was of Dr Premnath Balla. I scrolled the list down and studied the experience, and reviews of many other doctors as well, but none was matching the experience and the reviews given for Dr Premnath Balla. Hence I fixed an appointment with Dr Balla through Practo.
During the first meeting Dr Balla could detect my problem simply by hearing my sound. I was impressed by his presentation and his modus operandi in treating vocal problems. It was something extraordinary and a very new phenomenon for me which I never experienced with many other doctors I contacted before. Within 10 days I could see a drastic change in my voice. I was experiencing relief from vocal fatigue, more intensity, lack of breaks etc. So, I thought this is amazing. Hence, I started developing faith on his treatment.
Now almost after 1 year of treatment, I found a miraculous improvement in my voice. Although according to Dr Ball, I have recovered only 60% till now, but in this 60% recovery also, I find a great amount of intensity in voice. The Airiness in the voice has reduced drastically. There is tremendous improvement in the easiness in producing sound, breaks have gone down etc. Some of my friends and well wishers are also surprised on seeing this improvement.
Currently Dr Ball is working on increasing my vocal stamina and breath capacity while singing. I am very confident that just like I have improved so far from my vocal issues, these pending issues will also be resolved in due course of time.
Dr Balla becomes like a family member for his patients and treats them with the utmost sincerity of his heart. I have seen him skipping his lunch many times to see his patients. Dr Ball is also planning to start a NGO by the name – ‘Phonics Helping Hands’ by which he wants to help out the poor and needy people who suffer from hearing loss and other neurological issues. Hence his heart is for serving the humanity selflessly.
I feel very fortunate to come in touch with him and his treatment, and I am very sure that I will fully recover from my Vocal issue very soon by dint of his expert treatment. May Lord bless him and give him strength to continue his wonderful services for a long time. Hare Krishna…!!!
Visited For Speech TherapyDysphoniaHoarsenessOral MotricityVoice Therapy
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In a world where every word counts and people judge you based on how and what you speak, finding a doctor who is genuine and skilled is truly a rarity. Dr. Premnath Balla is one of those exceptional individuals.
Family and relatives used to say that I speak very fast and they can't hear me. These kinds of statements used to affect me psychologically and reduce my confidence. So, since childhood, I was never used to talking much, and I have become somewhat of an introvert.
When I first talked to Dr. Balla about my low voice and speech problems, he explained simply what was causing them. He also made me feel confident about how we would fix them together. Additionally, he asked about other issues like stiff neck and snoring, which I do have. I was surprised when Dr. Balla inquired about these. He patiently explained the core issue and the connection between my stiff neck problem and voice/speech problem.
I first met Dr. Premnath Sir on October 9th, 2023, for the initial diagnosis, and my treatment journey with him officially began on October 25th, 2023. In the initial days of treatment, I was a bit unsure about Dr. Premnath Sir's approach, especially since many YouTube videos suggested speech practices for similar issues. Most of the doctors won't take it in a right way when we question their treatment and capabilities, but I decided to share my doubts with him. To my surprise, he patiently took extra time to explain to me what a Laryngeal Spasm is, how it affects speech and voice, and its potential side effects.
During this time, I also had the opportunity to meet some of his other patients ( especially specialist Doctors like Radiologists Physicians etc )who all spoke positively about the treatment they were receiving and the results they were seeing. Hearing their experiences significantly boosted my confidence in Dr. Premnath Sir's approach. Within a few days, I noticed one positive change: I woke up without any neck pain, and my neck became much more flexible. Additionally, my sleep pattern improved. As the days passed, Dr. Premnath Sir's treatment sometimes caused me pain, but I reassured myself that it was for my better future. As the days passed, I could definitely see a change in my voice and speech. While the speed hasn't completely reduced, but there's certainly a significant improvement in both my voice and speech.
I no longer hesitate to speak, and even if my speech becomes fast at times, I am more aware and able to control it. After few more sessions, I am confident that there will be even more improvement. Initially I thought this clinic sees adult patients but surprisingly have seen lots of small kids with Neuro problems like Autism & speech delays & behavior problems & learning problems getting treatment from Dr Premnath sir & All the parents are very happy with the progress they are seeing that patients are coming from all over the world which really inspired me a lot.
Thank you, Dr. Balla, for helping me find my voice once again.
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Sir is very nice Doctor. ** ******* ********* *********** ******
Sir approaches treatment with a holistic perspective and gives the best of all methodologies available.
Visited For Speech TherapyOral MotricitySpeaking Difficulty
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I was suffering with stammering from my childhood. I used to not speak in public and I used to feel insecure all the time. At the time of pandemic, I decided to fix my stammering as it was causing me a lot of issues and I was not confident at all. I watched lot of videos online which recommended exercises like breathing techniques, hot water gargling and spoon talking, etc. Nothing was working at all and it actually worsen my speech, after wasting several months on Youtube Remedies, finally, I decided to meet an expert who can help in diagnosing my stammering issue. After thorough research, I found that Dr. Balla Premnath is one of the known experts *** *** ** *** **** ******* who can treat speech issues. I met the doctor and after getting his appointment after many weeks waiting period as doctor was very busy with many other patients, After my consultation with him doctor was very positive about my recovery and gave me confidence that I can get rid of stammering and strictly warned me to attend regularly for the treatment including Sundays and i have followed the same. He explained me what was causing the stammering, at that moment I realised that how much precious time i have wasted by following YouTube remedies which won’t work and in fact an expert is necessary. I started the diagnosis and now the treatment is halfway done and I feel very good about the treatment, I am recovering and my stammering is also decreasing, sometimes I am forgetting that I have stammering. I felt very bad that I couldn’t come to this doctor earlier and instead I wasted time. I one hundred percent recommend this doctor to everyone who has speech related issues, and all the best in getting doctor’s appointment slot immediately as i mentioned many weeks i have waited to start my treatment procedure but still its worth waiting. He is very calm, and have never seen rush in finishing the treatment as he prefers quality of treatment rather than quantity of patients, he explains every query related to speech with a lot of precision.
Thanks to practo for helping me in finding the best Doctor.
Visited For Speech TherapyVoice TherapySpeech Therapy for Neuro Speech disorders
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I have a very unusual disorder of speaking problem related to breath wherein I am unable to get support of breath while speaking, leading to breathlessness, shaky voice, voice breaks and tremors in certain parts of the body particularly during social gatherings and speaking to strangers. I hardly remember from when I was facing this problem may be approx. when Iam 18 years old. When I was 25 years old, for the first time I consulted a Doctor through my father who is also a Doctor and thereafter consulted several neurologists, physiatrists and all of them have diagnosed it as anxiety, nervous, physiological disorders and medicines were given on that line. Now Iam aged 54 years and being in Legal Profession, all these years Iam unable to excel in the said profession as the main thing is to represent before the Courts. I tried various treatments including breathing exercises but I was unable to find a solution. But recently i.e. January 2022 I have come across through Youtube videos about Dr.Premnath Balla garu who treats patients with neuro disorder problems and I visited him. For the first time after consulting several Doctors who have been treating on the line of Anxiety and Phsycological problems, Dr.Premnath garu had diagnosed me with Spasmodic related disorder associated with improper brain signals. He suggested for atleast 2 years treatment as the problem is existing for more than 30 years and started the treatment on a daily basis surprisingly without any medication. After one year of treatment I find gradual improvement in my speech whereby in a day for certain time Iam able speak slowly and clearly with a support of breath. Iam confident that there will be remarkable improvement in me in the coming days and his treatment has undoubtedly given me a positive result and his way of diagnosing and treating the patients is unique and praiseworthy. I observed that Dr.Premnath Balla garu is totally focused on the core of the issue and accordingly treating me with patience and reviewing my progress on daily basis.
Visited For Hearing, Speech ImpairmentHearing Impairment
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My name is Tanveer Sultana ,I am 52 years old female I have consulted Dr Premnath Balla as I was facing continuous ear blockage & pain while opening mouth , during yawning & chewing due to which I was in a lot of pain. We came to know about Dr Balla through another patient of his who was having similar symptoms close to me & recovered fully. I was suffering for quite a long time, close to 13 years and over that time period I had consulted a lot of doctors who prescribed antibiotics which was not very helpful as it only provided temporary relief. There was constant discomfort and the pain in my ear would increase every rainy season as well as during winters. Post consulting Dr Balla, he examined me and inquired about the history of my ear blockage problem and then he advised me to visit him for 2 months of regular treatment. I could see the difference within 10 days of starting my treatment with Dr Balla. Speciality of Dr Premnath is he understand problem from root level & diagnosis accurately & provides treatment accordingly..!My treatment was completed in 2020. I am writing this feedback in 2022 and I can say that I have not faced any any pain post his treatment in 2020. I did not have any antibiotics or any pain tablet during or after his treatment. His treatment has been very helpful, he had assured me that he would helps me resolve this problem once and for all, and he has kept his word. I would definitely recommend Dr Balla to anyone who is facing any ear blockage , ear pain & hearing related problems..! Thank you
Video consultation done For Voice TherapyVOICE THERAPY FOR PUBERPHONIA
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1. Hi everyone, I’m Jayanth (21 years) , and I’m from Melbourne, Australia. I was having puberphonia from last 4 years and it became a problem when my professor noticed a voice change during a presentation online and thought I was misleading , so I was looking for doctors in Hyderabad and came across a popular centre in Bangalore. they said that the complete treatment would be done online for 10-15 days and they asked me to pay the total fee first before treatment and they didn’t assure me 100% recovery. They asked me to pay 70000 rupees online even before the treatment starts. Then I consulted doctor Premnath Balla for treatment
2. I’ve been going to Dr. Premnath Balla twice a day just after one week of my treatment and he’s always treating with the same energy and smile on his face even after 8-10 hours of continuous practice treating patients.
3. He does call me at my own comfortable time everytime so that I’m always happy and comfortable with whatever time I can manage in the respective day.
4. I gained more confidence in his treatments when I kept talking to him and clarified all my doubts, and also my parents and friends noticed the change . He always explains everything very clearly and he also has uploaded his YouTube videos which are very informative as well.
5. I met several other people who are similar to my age group, and after listening to their positive feedback it motivated me to continue my treatment, and there is always a positive atmosphere in the clinic.
6. For every session the doctor only charges rupees 500 which is very affordable compared to other hospitals/clinics, after having a such high qualification.
7. Finally I thank practo for suggesting me such a good experienced and affordable doctor.
Visited For Hearing Deficiency AssessmentPure Tone Audiometrytinnitus evaluation and managementBTE and RIC Hearing Aids
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My mother who is approx 74 years old and a cardiac patient, having undergone a bypass over 15 years ago developed a ringing sensation in both ears which seemed to trouble her no end.
After seeing good reviews about DR Premnath Balla in Practo I decided to consult him for my mother’s condition and an appointment was duty taken.
During consultation he delved into the history of her health and conducted an Audiometry test among other tests. His diagnosis also threw up the start of mild sloping high frequency sensory neural hearing loss apart from the ringing sensation that she was having due to Tinnitus.
A considerable amount of time was spent with us during consultation and the Doctor took pains to explain her condition and its connection to the condition of her heart.
Post diagnosis he advised her to install programmable hearing aids in both ears with Tinnitus maskers.
We were impressed with the methodology adopted by the Doctor in consultation and diagnosing the problem and readily requested him to arrange for the required aids with the customized moulds to resolve the condition. The Doctor also explained that it’s not just the equipment that’s installed that will do the job but more and equally important is the configuration of the same based on the test results and each individual patients unique condition.
Funnily my mother prior to meeting the Doctor and installing the hearing aids was skeptical of the treatment and the usage of aids as she was misinformed by a few friends and relatives of the effectiveness of the aids due to them having bad experiences elsewhere.
It’s been nearly a month since she has had the aids installed with a bi weekly review and re-programming of the same. She is extremely happy with her hearing aids and her Tinnitus has virtually disappeared.
We highly recommend Dr Premnath Balla for people having hearing related troubles *** ** ******** *** ******** ********* ***** **** *** most suited hearing aids based on their needs