VOICE THERAPY

Having a voice disorder can impact your personal and professional life. Voice Therapy is designed to improve the quality of ease of your voice and vocal function. 

ADULT & PEDIATRIC


  • Signs/Symptoms


    • rough/hoarse vocal quality 
    • breathy vocal quality 
    • strained vocal quality 
    • strangled vocal quality (as if talking with breath held)
    • abnormal pitch (too high, too low, pitch breaks, decreased pitch range)
    • abnormal loudness/volume (low or high)
    • abnormal resonance (hypernasal, hyponasal, cul-de-sac resonance)
    • loss of voice (aphonia)
    • phonation breaks
    • weak voice (asthenia)
    • gurgly/wet-sounding voice
    • pulsed voice 
    • shrill voice 
    • tremorous voice (shaky voice; rhythmic pitch and loudness undulations)
    • increased vocal effort associated with speaking
    • decreased vocal endurance or onset of fatigue with prolonged voice use
    • variable vocal quality throughout the day or during speaking 
    • running out of breath quickly
    • frequent coughing or throat clearing (may worsen with increased voice use)
    • excessive throat or laryngeal tension/pain/tenderness

  • Diagnoses that often require voice therapy

    • Vocal cord nodules, polyps or cysts
    • Laryngitis
    • Myastenia Gravis 
    • ALS
    • MS
    • Muscle tension dysphonia
    • Vocal abuse/misuse 
    • Vocal Cord Dysfunction (mimics asthma and is often misdiagnosed)
    • Parkinson’s Disease
    • Vocal cord paralysis or paresis
    • Spasmodic Dysphonia
    • Acid Reflux
    • Cancer of the head or neck

  • VOICE & LARYNGEAL SPECIALIZATION

    • Vocal Cord Dysfunction/ Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion Disorder
    • Inspiratory Laryngeal Obstruction/ Exercised Induced Laryngeal Obstruction
    • Parkinson's disease
    • Presbylaryngis
    • Vocal cord paresis / paralysis
    • Gender affirming voice

WHY CHOOSE US?

Our clinician is a certified provider of LSVT Loud and uses state of the art equipment to help increase patient outcomes by providing real-time visual feedback for clients.


Additionally, our clinician has had extensive experience and training in using manual manipulation and massage to improve laryngeal and vocal function.