VOICE DISORDERS
Are You Noticing Changes to Your Voice?
Voice disorders can be caused by a variety of diagnoses including neurological disorders, vocal tension, respiratory difficulties and lesions to the vocal cords.
Having a voice disorder can impact your personal and professional life. Voice therapy is specifically designed to improve the quality of ease of your voice.
Common Symptoms of a Voice Disturbance
- Rough, hoarse vocal quality
- Breathy, weak sounding voice
- Strained vocal quality
- Increased vocal effort when speaking
- Vocal fatigue
- Frequent coughing or throat clearing
- Voice breaks
- Voice cutting off unexpectedly
- Abnormal pitch
- Abnormal loudness
- Running out breath quickly
- Excessive throat/laryngeal tension/pain/tenderness
- Vocal fatigue
Common Diagnoses for Voice Therapy
- Vocal fold paralysis or vocal fold paresis
- Muscle tension dysphonia
- Functional aphonia
- Benign lesions such as nodules, polyps, and cysts
- Vocal rehabilitation for professional voice users and singers
- Inflammation of the larynx due to issues such as laryngitis, or laryngopharyngeal reflux
- Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis
- Adductor/abductor spasmodic dysphonia
- Parkinson’s disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Pseudobulbar palsy
We Provide Effective Treatments Such As…
- Breathing Retraining Therapy
- Cough Suppression Therapy
- Singing and Public Speaking Training
- Accent Modification
- Vocal Function Exercises/Practices
- Laryngeal Massage
- Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises
- Resonant Voice Therapy
- Stretch and Flow
Everyone deserves a voice! Let us help you with yours today!