Abstract
Outcomes of Eclectic Voice Therapy Program in the Treatment of Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders: A Preliminary Study
Highlights
Hyperfunctional dysphonia is characterized by excessive phonatory effort [1]
It was hypothesized that an eclectic voice therapy program comprising of patient education along with the systematic implementation of symptomatic voice therapy approaches could promote better prognosis in individuals with Hyperfunctional voice disorders (HFVD)
In order to verify the hypothesis, five females in the age range of 28-42 years diagnosed with HFVD by a team consisting of a Laryngologist and a Speech Language Pathologist were considered for the study
Summary
The excessive muscular effort can be evident along the length of the vocal tract involving the articulatory muscles, the intrinsic and extrinsic laryngeal muscles, including the dimensions of the resonators. Different types and degrees of abnormal and/or excessive muscle tension in the laryngeal muscles during phonation are considered as essential features for HFVD [2]. The origin of primary HFVD is abnormal laryngeal muscle activity [4]. The abnormal muscle activity in HFVD is attributed to a variety of potentially overlapping sources, including psychological and personal factors, technical misuses of the voice when extra demands are placed upon it, increased muscle tone in the pharyngolarynx secondary to laryngopharyngeal reflux, and the learned adaptations following a disruption such as an upper respiratory tract infection
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