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Voice health as a part of good health is not just for voice professionals. Just as hygiene plays a key role in general health issues and the prevention of diseases, vocal hygiene plays a key role in voice preservation and the prevention of voice disorders.

Components of Vocal Hygiene

Components of vocal hygiene are:

  • Healthy diet and lifestyle
  • Voice warm-ups before use
  • Voice training on proper technique to meet voice demands
  • Voice exercise to improve endurance and power
  • Proper voice use and avoidance of voice misuse and overuse
Remembering Steps for Vocal Hygiene
V Value your voice through healthy diet and lifestyle.
O Optimize your voice with vocal warm-ups before use.
I Invest in your voice with training in proper voice technique.
C Cherish your voice by avoiding voice misuse, overuse, and abuse.
E Exercise your voice to increase endurance and power.
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Voice Therapy – An Aspect of Speech and Language Therapy

Voice therapy is one type of a group of treatments known as speech and language therapy, which is directed at treating a broad spectrum of communication disorders. Most types of speech and language therapy (including voice therapy) are provided by speech-language pathologists.

Voice Rehabilitation

The general goal of voice therapy is to rehabilitate the patient’s voice to a level of function that enables the patient to fulfill his or her daily voice and/or speech communication needs.

Elements of Voice Therapy

Voice therapy can include:

  • Learning how the voice works and how it can be injured
  • Vocal hygiene (a program of daily voice care)
  • Vocal and/or respiratory exercises
  • Home practice
Success Factors

The success of voice therapy is dependent upon:

  • Correct medical diagnosis
  • Proper functional assessment of voice use
  • The therapist’s knowledge and skill
  • Patient compliance
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