Conditions

 
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Voice & Upper Airway Conditions

Now you have a choice in voice therapy. 

With both advanced training and technology, we diagnose and treat many voice/upper airway issues including:

·  Hoarseness

·  Roughness

·  Breathiness

·  Abnormal pitch

·  Abnormal loudness or volume

·  Loss of voice

·  Weak voice

·  Difficulty projecting voice or Inability to be heard by others

·  Vocal tremor

·  Vocal fatigue

·  Voice that doesn’t match your gender identity

·  Increased vocal effort

·  Running out of breath during speaking

·  Tension in the throat related to speaking

·  Chronic cough, throat clearing

·  Difficulty breathing due to laryngeal closure following a trigger

·  Laryngectomy care and Voice Prosthesis changes

Conditions we treat include:

·  Vocal nodules, polyps, cysts

·  Laryngeal Dystonia (Spasmodic Dysphonia) and Vocal Tremor

·  Muscle tension dysphonia

·  Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction (ILO; aka vocal cord dysfunction or paradoxical vocal fold motion)

·  Aging voice (Presbyphonia)

·  Vocal cord paralysis or paresis

·  Chronic refractory cough

·  Laryngectomy care and Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis changes

·  Reflux-related symptoms

·  Trauma to the throat or vocal folds

·  Intubation-related symptoms

·  Neurologic conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, stroke

 
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Swallowing

Tough-to-swallow issues, easy-to-swallow solutions.  

We put our advanced training and the latest technology to work for you to diagnose and treat many swallowing issues including:

·  Feeling of food sticking or caught in the throat

·  Extra effort to swallow

·  Liquids going down the wrong pipe

·  Food or liquid remaining in the mouth despite swallowing

·  Food and/or liquid entering the nasal cavity

·  Coughing during or right after eating

·  Difficulty coordinating breathing and swallowing

·  Recurring aspiration pneumonia related to swallowing

·  Avoidance of certain foods or liquids

·  Weight loss or dehydration

·  Pain when swallowing

·  Drooling

·  Laryngectomy care and Voice Prosthesis changes

We treat conditions associated with: 

·  Movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease or ALS

·  Neurologic disorders such as stroke

·  Head or neck issues, such as cancer, chemoradiation, head/neck surgery, trauma, pulmonary disease or intubation

·  Infectious diseases such as Covid-19, sepsis, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

·  Laryngectomy care and Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis changes