Voice Therapy in Central Florida
What is Voice Therapy?
Voice therapy is a specific type of therapy recommended if you have lost your voice due to illness, a voice disorder, or other causes.
Reasons You Might Lose Your Voice
Voice loss can result from a medical condition. Common medical conditions that can cause voice loss include laryngitis or vocal cord strain. Voice loss can also happen from a voice disorder known as dysphonia. Voice disorders cause problems with pitch, loudness, and quality of voice.
Why You Might Develop a Voice Disorder
A voice disorder can result from many factors, including:
- Structural conditions such as trauma to the larynx and laryngeal inflammation
- Functional conditions, including muscle tension and vocal cord fatigue
- Neurologic conditions, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease
- Psychogenic conditions, including anxiety, chronic stress, and depression
When You Should Visit Your ENT Specialist for Voice Therapy
Your ENT specialist is an expert in diagnosing and treating voice disorders. You should visit your ENT specialist if you notice:
• Roughness and breathiness in your voice
• Increased difficulty with speaking
• Strangled or pulsed speech
• Abnormal pitch or volume in your voice
• Loss of voice or breaks in your speech
• A weak or hoarse voice
• Fatigue with speaking
• Running out of breath when speaking
How Voice Therapy From Your ENT Specialist Can Help You
Voice therapy from your ENT specialist includes vocal cord exercises and other therapies to control pitch and other characteristics of voice. Voice therapy improves voice production through enhanced coordination of respiration and laryngeal function.
What to Expect During Your Voice Therapy Visit
Voice therapy treatment will vary depending on the cause of your voice condition. Voice therapy options include:
- Breathing exercises to learn diaphragm control
- Tension release exercises to learn to relax the throat
- Voice-building exercises to provide breath support by strengthening vocal cords
Want To Know More About Voice Therapy?
To discover more about voice therapy, talk with the experts. Call the ENT doctors at The Ear, Nose, Throat & Plastic Surgery Associates, which offers several convenient Florida locations. You can reach them at any of their locations in Winter Park, Winter Garden, Altamonte Springs, Central Orlando, and Celebration, FL, by calling (407) 644-4883, so call today.
