VOICE THERAPY

You must have had a voice problem at some time...right?

You have probably had problems with your voice at sometime, maybe you had a cold and “lost voice”. Maybe you cheered too much for your favorite team and had a hoarse voice for a few days after. Or maybe you are a teacher and you have to use your voice too much during your working hours and as the day goes by it seems to be fatigue.

Some voice problems last for a short time while others may last longer.

Certified and licensed speech-language pathologists are the health care professionals with the expertise can provide effective behavioural treatment for hoarseness, harshness, vocal fatigue and various other voice problems.

Voice therapy has been demonstrated to be effective for hoarseness across the lifespan from children to older adults. Voice therapy is the first line of treatment for vocal fold lesions often occur in people with vocally intense occupation like teachers, lawyers, doctors or singers. Another possible cause of these lesions is vocal overloading often seen in sports enthusiasts; in socially active, aggressive or loud children; or in high energy adults who often speak loudly.

Above mentioned voice problems are common in people with professional voice users.

A qualified speech therapist can help in treatment in children and adults.