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Voice Clinic

How Is My Voice Produced?

Your voice is produced by larynx or the voice box situated in front of your neck. The voice box has two ribbon like structures on either side known as vocal cords that come together and vibrate to produce a sound called voice. This voice is then articulated by tongue to produce different words. It will be interesting to know that your vocal cords vibrate around 128 times in men and 225 times in women per second.

Why Is My Voice Important?

Your voice is a huge part of what you are. Your identity is tied to it and any change in it may lower self esteem and decrease productivity

For professional voice users unattended voice change may lead to permanent damage of your voice box and mean cutting short your career

Persistent voice change may be due to cancer which if not treated early may lead to sinister outcomes

Who Are At Risk?

Professional voice users like singers, teachers, actors, sales persons and all those who use their voice for their livelihood Children and mothers of small children

All general public with history of voice change especially those with history of smoking, alcohol and GERD

How Do I Keep My Voice Healthy?

Eliminate habitual and frequent throat clearing

Drink lots of water

Control and limit loudness

Don't smoke

Take voice rest to balance extra demand

Use caution with over the counter medications

How Do I Get Evaluated?

Your symptom history and voice is evaluated by a specialist/ speech language pathologist or both and then the voice box examination is done with the stroboscopy. Based on the assessment, you will be appropriately treated and will be guided by the experts on how to take care of your voice in future so as to prolong your professional career.

What Is Stroboscopy And How Should I Come Prepare For It?

The vocal cords are conventionally seen with an endoscope going through your nose or throat. However, with a normal light and vocal cords vibrating at more than 100 times a second, vital information regarding the vibratory wave and the edge of the vocal cord is more likely to be missed. The stroboscopic light compensates for this by closely synchronizing the light to the frequency of your vocal cords such that the vibrations are seen in slow motion.

Do I Need to Undergo Surgery If I Have A Voice Problem?

No! Most of the voice problems can be taken care of with a good voice therapy and surgery is needed only for lesions that will not be cured with voice therapy alone.