Hoarseness Therapy
What are the factors that cause voice disorders in patients coming for hoarseness therapy?
Voice therapy There are two main sources of complaints about the vocal cords of patients coming for ,.
A-Voice disorder may be caused by a congenital factor. For example, situations such as being born with underdeveloped vocal cords or being born with attached vocal cords are common situations in voice therapy.
Hoarseness Therapy
B- Disorders that appear later. Some of these may be disorders that occur without the fault of the person, such as paralysis of the vocal cords. However, the majority of voice disorders are problems caused by the patient using his voice incorrectly. And if these problems are not corrected, sound problems will continue exponentially.
Sound Disorders
- Wep
- Polyp
- Cyst
- Reinke's Edema
- Sulcus Vokalis
- Vocal Cord Paralysis
- Falsetto
WHAT IS WRONG VOICE USE?
- Speaking loudly
- Talking too much
- Shouting
- Talking in a tense, stressed way
- Talking a lot on the phone
- Using the wrong pitch
- Smoking
- Talking a lot in crowded and noisy environments
WHAT IS Hoarseness Therapy?
It is to ensure correct and healthy voice production by using the voice and respiratory tract of patients with voice problems.
WHO MAY HAVE A VOICE DISORDER PROBLEM?
Anyone can experience this problem. Anyone from a newborn child to an elderly person can experience this problem. However, the biggest risk group is professional voice users.
WHO ARE PROFESSIONAL VOICE USERS?
Anyone who earns their living by using their voice is a professional voice user. Musicians, politicians, teachers, imams-muezzins, call center workers, anyone who has to sit at the counter of an institution and have face-to-face relationships with people are professional voice users. They use their voices frequently and intensely because they use their voices very intensely. They experience voice problems.
CAN VOICE DISEASES AND PROBLEMS BE CORRECTED WITH THERAPY?
Yes, some voice diseases can only be treated with voice therapy methods. Among these, functional voice disorders, voice problems due to some neurological and psychiatric diseases, and most vocal fold nodules can be mentioned as examples.
Would it be helpful to receive therapy (education) before the emergence of VOICE DISEASES AND PROBLEMS?
strong>Yes. Getting voice training before the voice problem occurs prevents the voice problem from occurring. It enables the person to have a strong, healthy and high-performance voice. It increases professional success.
WHAT IS DONE IN DIFFICULTY THERAPY AND EDUCATION?
1-Patient education: The patient's voice system and voice Information about therapy is provided. Information about the process is given. Therapy lasts approximately 6-8 weeks.
2-Voice hygiene: Detailed information is given about situations that damage the voice. Detailed information is given about substances that damage the voice when eaten, drunk or used. The main aim here is to eliminate situations that damage the voice from the moment the therapy begins.
3-Correction of excessive voice use behavior: The aim here is to ensure that the voice is used at moderate intensity and for medium length. The use of excessively loud or low voices and long sentences without regular and balanced breathing cause the voice problem to occur and continue.
4-Agreed goals and expectations:Patients and therapists need to understand the process. There must also be consensus on goals and expectations at the beginning. Because success is limited in some voice diseases. For example, in cases of vocal cord paralysis, voice therapy enables the patient to have a voice level that will make it easier for him/her in daily life. However, this does not mean that his voice should be normal. Since vocal cord paralysis is permanent, a normal voice may never be achieved.
5- Relaxation techniques: Since a tense body will result in a tense voice, relaxation techniques are taught.
6- Breathing training: Correct breathing and exhaling techniques are taught. Diaphragm training is given.
7- Voice therapy technique Next: There are over 200 sound therapy techniques in the world. In our therapies,
A- Resonance voice therapy technique
B- Cooper voice therapy technique
C- We use the Lax vox voice therapy technique in an eclectic (combined) way.
8- The patient can notice the changes in his voice: If the patient receives voice therapy in his voice If one cannot notice or feel the changes that occur, voice therapy cannot be beneficial. In fact, voice therapy is, in a sense, voice awareness training. During the process, the patient's ability to perceive the difference between the correct voice and the wrong voice prevents the patient from experiencing voice problems again in the future.
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