This test uses a strobe light and a video camera to see how the vocal cords are vibrating during speech. Imaging tests. X-rays and MRI can show growths or other tissue problems in the throat. Treatment for a voice disorder depends on what's causing it. Treatment may include:. Lifestyle changes. Some of these changes may help reduce or stop symptoms. They can include not yelling or speaking loudly.
And resting your voice often if you speak or sing a lot. If you smoke, quitting can also be helpful. Exercises to relax the vocal cords and muscles around them can help in some cases. Warm up the vocal cords before long periods of speaking. Drink fluids to stay hydrated.
Speech therapy. Working with a speech-language pathologist can help with certain voice disorders. Therapy may include exercises and changes in speaking behaviors. Some of these may include timing deep breaths so that they power your speech with adequate breathing. Some voice disorders are caused by a problem that can be treated with medicine. For instance, antacid medicine may be used for GERD.
Or hormone therapy may be used for problems with the thyroid or female hormones. Your doctor can treat muscle spasms in the throat with a shot of botulinum toxin. In some cases, your doctor can inject fat or other fillers into the vocal cords. This can help them close better. Your doctor can remove some tissue growths. If cancer causes the growths, you may need other treatment. This may include radiation therapy. These disorders can include laryngitis, paralyzed vocal cords, and a nerve problem that causes the vocal cords to spasm.
Your voice may quiver, be hoarse, or sound strained or choppy. You may have pain or a lump in your throat when speaking. Your healthcare provider may send you to see an ear, nose, and throat doctor ENT or otolaryngologist.
This doctor may do certain tests including imaging tests. Treatment may include lifestyle changes, speech therapy, medicine, shots injections , and surgery. Bring someone with you to help you ask questions and remember what your provider tells you. At the visit, write down the name of a new diagnosis, and any new medicines, treatments, or tests. Also write down any new instructions your provider gives you. Know why a new medicine or treatment is prescribed, and how it will help you.
Also know what the side effects are. Know what to expect if you do not take the medicine or have the test or procedure. If you have a follow-up appointment, write down the date, time, and purpose for that visit. Search Encyclopedia. Voice Disorders What are voice disorders? Voice disorders include: Laryngitis. What causes voice disorders?
Possible causes can include: Growths. What are the symptoms of a voice disorder? If you have a voice disorder, your voice may: Have a quivering sound Sound rough or harsh hoarseness Sound strained or choppy Be weak, whispery, or breathy Be too high or low or change in pitch You may have tension or pain in your throat while speaking, or feel like your voice box is tired.
After witnessing an oil spill in San Francisco Bay in , I gave up using motorised vehicles and started walking everywhere as a statement about pollution.
I lived in a small village on the west coast of America, where I kept getting into debates about whether one person could make a difference. I would rant and rave about how everyone should do what I was doing. I used words to hide from other people, and from myself. I decided not to speak for one day, as a kind of gift to my community. My girlfriend thought I was doing a nice thing. When others spoke to me, I mimed that I was being silent.
They were thrilled. For the first week, everyone thought it was fun, and I realised I was actually listening for a change. I had always been so used to thinking about what I was going to say next. After a few weeks, people started getting worried. But George was not absently or passively silent. In fact, he was busier in his silence than anyone else was while speaking. He was listening. It is easy to fall into the habit of persuasion by argument.
But arguing does not change minds — if anything, it makes people more intransigent. Silence is a greatly underestimated source of power. In silence, we can hear not only what is being said but also what is not being said. In silence, it can be easier to reach the truth. There is almost always more substance below the surface of what people say than there is in their words. They have issues they are not willing to reveal. Opinions too unacceptable to make public.
We can hear all those things — and more — when we keep quiet. We can feel the substance behind the noise. And, when he spoke about what they said, he looked at them in acknowledgement, and he linked what they had said to the larger outcome they were pursuing.
And, because he had heard them, his perspective was the wisest in the room. This relates to another thing George consistently did that made him trustworthy and persuasive.
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