Speech Therapy Found to be of NO Benefit for Spasmodic Dysphonia

A recent study was published that has found that speech therapy had minimal if any significant beneficial effect on spasmodic dysphonia  (a spastic vocal disorder) in a study cohort of 31 patients. The study was divided in 3 patient treatment groups: - One-third received no further intervention after botox injection which is considered standard of care in the treatment of spasmodic dysphonia - One-third received a standard 5-week course of voice therapy after botox injection - One-th…

6/09/2011 2

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New Member Added to the Voice Team at Fauquier ENT

Please welcome Sarah Maines, BM, MM who recently joined the voice team at Fauquier ENT as a singing voice therapist and fills the place of Jennifer Sharp and Mark Greenawalt who have left. Sarah is on faculty at the Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University as a Doctoral Student of Musical Arts. She is a trained classical singer who performed as the First Lady in The Magic Flute with conductor Jan Wagner and director Daniel Helfgot. She sang Euridice and Donna Elvira in the Lexington…

6/16/2009 0

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Psychologist Added to the Voice Team at Fauquier ENT

Dr. Carmen Gonzalez is a psychologist familiar with how environmental stressors contribute to vocal quality problems. She is experienced in the use of hypnosis and biofeedback to enable patients with stress-induced vocal problems learn to manage and ultimately control their neck and voicebox muscles to allow for a clear voice regardless of the environmental situation. Her techniques are also helpful for those individuals that often experience a sore neck after prolonged talking. Click here …

10/08/2008 0

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New Member Added to the Voice Team at Fauquier ENT

A new member has been added to the voice team at Fauquier ENT. Her name is Ceres Artico, PhD, LPC, LMFT. Her unique contribution to the voice team is in the area of "psychological voice therapy". As is well known, a person's emotional and mental state are strong contributors to how the voice sounds, not just in terms of performance anxiety and maintaining a clear singing voice, but also resolving functional talking voice problems such as muscle tension dysphonia stemming from e…

8/12/2008 0

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