The effect of intensive voice therapy (Lee Silverman Voice Treatment, LSVT) on vocal tremor features of Parkinson speakers is presented. Vocal tremor is the low-frequency variation of the vocal frequency. Its features differ for Parkinson and normophonic speakers. Here, vocal tremor features have been estimated for a corpus of speakers with Parkinson’s disease, recorded before and after intensi...

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neuro-degenerative disorder that commonly affects bodily movements and speech. To date, clinical management for speech issues with PD has focused primarily on “one-on-one” individual therapy to remediate the severely reduced volume of speech. The subjective aspects of speech, particularly the perception of voice-related quality of life, may improve through social i...

OBJECTIVES This pilot study examined voice outcomes and patient perceptions after intensive voice therapy for vocal fold nodules via telepractice. STUDY DESIGN Pilot, within-subjects experimental trial. METHODS Participants included 10 women diagnosed with bilateral vocal fold nodules who received intensive voice treatment via a free videoconferencing platform Skype, (Microsoft Corp., Redmo...

The concept of ‘child voice’ is examined through a longitudinal narrative case‐based analysis interviews and drawings with an 8‐year‐old Chilean girl, who was in psychotherapy following sexual abuse, alongside her mother therapists. Prompted by the child's description herself neologism opinista—one has opinions—the encompasses diverse narratives critical moment therapy, illuminating complexity ...

INTRODUCTION Dysphonias due to primary neurogenic disorders are a group of voice disorders that can be caused by both central and peripheral disorders of the larynx innervation. There are numerous causes leading to paralysis of superior and/or inferior laryngeal nerves, particularly of the inferior laryngeal or recurrent nerve. VOICE THERAPY IN UNILATERAL VOCAL CORD PARESIS: Vocal therapy is an...

Prof. Seong-Hee Choi, PhD, Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology and Research Institute of Biomimetic Sensory Control, College of Medical Sciences, Catholic University of Daegu, 5 Gumgokri, Hayangup, Kyungsansi, Kyungsanbookdo, Korea e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +82 53 850 3841 Background & Objectives: Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) has been widely accepted to improve Pa...

UNLABELLED Hyperfunctional dysphonia is the most frequent type of occupational functional dysphonia. Pharmacotherapy, physiotherapy and psychotherapy are used in the treatment of occupational dysphonia. Vibratory massages of the regions of the larynx relax the external muscles of neck, which have an indirect impact on the tension of the vocal folds. PURPOSE The aim of the study is to assess t...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the voices of irradiated patients with early glottic carcinoma and to compare these with the voices of healthy volunteers. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The voice samples (sustained vowel) of 50 patients (44 men and 6 women) ...