Updated April 11, 2017. Speech pathologists, officially called speech-language pathologists and sometimes called speech therapists, work with people who have a variety of disorders that include the inability to produce certain sounds, speech rhythm and fluency problems, and difficulties with their voices.
Some of the most common causes of swelling fingers include arthritis, fluid retention, and pregnancy. In addition, finger edema can be caused by cardiac problems, abnormal kidney function, and allergies.
1 Arthritis, the breakdown of cartilage in the joint that causes inflammation with pain, stiffness, and swelling.  Carpal tunnel syndrome, pressure on the nerve in the wrist, or other nerve problems causing numbness and pain in the hand and fingers.