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List the types of resonance disorders

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Hypernasality
Hyponasality
Mixed nasality
Assimilative nasality

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  • Discuss the psychosocial impact of a resonance disorder.
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Viewed more negatively than dysphonic speakers (by listeners) (Lallh & Rochet, 2000)
Considered them less pleasant/reliable/kind/more cruel
Less likely to want to talk to hypernasal speakers
Preferring more social distance

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  • List the primary etiologies of resonance disorders.
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Structural:
orofacial clefts, cervical anomalies, wide nasopharynx, gross tissue deficiencies
Mechanical interference:
tonsils, adenoids, faucial pillars, maxillary advancement dentition related issues
Neurogenic:
stroke or T B I (dysarthria or apraxia of speech, stroke), tumors
Hearing loss or deafness mislearning of timing
Stress (e.g., wind instrument players) fatigue effect
Mislearning:
phoneme-specific nasal air emission

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  • Describe the embryological development of the anatomical structures
    relevant for resonance.
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6-7- primary palate
· Secondary palate: beings 8-9 weeks gestation
· Prior to palate forming, tongue is high and in area of nasal cavity
Frontonasal prominence moves downward
Lateral palatine processes come to midline to fuse
Tongue starts to descend around 8 weeks
Fusion starts of lateral palatine process starts in center and moves anteriorly
Velum & SP are completed by about 12 weeks

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  • List the types of clefts.
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Complete/incomplete
unilateral/bilateral

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  • List the different types of “VPI”.
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Velopharyngeal “Inadequacy”
Velopharyngeal “Insufficiency”
Velopharyngeal “Incompetence”
Velopharyngeal “Mislearning”

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  • List the primary assessment components for resonance disorders.
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  1. Visual examination of oral structures- testing palate and tongue
  2. Auditory-perceptual judgment of resonance- acoustic measires, visipitch (helps determine nasal emissions/different types of resonance)
  3. Articulation testing
  4. Radiological assessment of head & neck- other team members may handle this but can refer out for imaging to check for structural basis
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  • Describe the key treatment approaches for resonance disorders.
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Surgical
Prosthodontic
Exercise
Behavioral
Combination of any of the above
Counseling/support groups for
parents or patients

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  • Describe the purpose of a voice assessment.
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Identify and describe:
* underlying strength and deficits
* effects of the voice disorder on the individual’s activities and participation
* contextual factors- communication barriers/facilitators

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  • Describe the reasons why a voice-screening tool is recommended.
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Screening in children is especially important
Inaccurate judgements (teachers, family members, physician)
Impact on educational and psychosocial development

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Describe the ASHA preferred practice patterns related to physician examination of voice clients.

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All patients/clients with voice disorders must be examined by a physician, preferably in a discipline appropriate to the presenting complaint. The physician’s examination may occur before or after the voice evaluation by the clinician

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  • Discuss the potential barriers to examination by an ENT.
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The voice assessment by the speech-language pathologist may begin prior to a medical examination

But - The clinician should wait to make treatment recommendations until the medical information is obtained

BUT - What if the client cannot visit a specialist?
Sociocultural considerations- may not be a priority
Many people work through voice issues

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  • List the primary components of the voice assessment.
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Background and history
Patient interview
Non-instrumental assessment
Instrumental assessment

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  • List at least 4 specific components of the background and history portion
    of a voice assessment.
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  1. Establish reason(s) for referral
  2. Establish rapport

Areas to focus on:
1. Medical status
2. Auditory and visual status
3. Cognitive and emotional status
4. Education
5. Occupation and vocations
6. Cultural and linguistic background

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  • List at least 4 specific components of the interview portion of a voice
    assessment.
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  1. Description of the problem and cause
  2. Reality distance
  3. Onset and duration of the problem
  4. Variability and consistency of the problem throughout day
  5. Various contexts
  6. Description of voice usage
  7. Abuse/misuse
  8. Psychological screening
  9. Signs of stress/anxiety
  10. Coping and social network
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  • Name the primary components of the non-instrumental assessment.
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Behavioural observation
Oral-peripheral mechanism exam
Auditory-perceptual judgments
Voice-related quality of life

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  • List the primary options for an instrumental assessment.
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Laryngoscopy
Acoustic analysis
Aerodynamic analysis

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  • Discuss the advantages/disadvantages of instrumental vs. non-
    instrumental assessments.
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Instrumental
* Advantages:
* Provide objective data
* Standardization
* Visualization of VFIs, analysis of voice, and analysis of lung cancer
* Disadvantages
* Reliance on equipment which may be expensive and unavailable
* Invasive

Non-instrumental
Advantages:
Lower cost
Quick and easy to administer
Can capture the impact on the patient
Non-invasive

Disadvantages:
* Subjectivity
* Lack objectivity
* Cannot directly assess structural/physiological issues
* Do not rly on instrumentation due to lack of confidence with non-instrumental

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Discuss the possible causes and factors that impact absenteeism.

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Causes:
* Lack of insurance
* Accectpance of the voice disorder: reality distance
* Bring awareness to them to gain acceptance-provide education/counseling, show them results
* Distance to the clinic
Factors:
* Perception of disease severity
* Family support and cultural norms
* Patient-clinician rapport and how the clinician responds to poor attendance
* How engaged the clinician is at first meeting
* Self-efficacy

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  • Discuss ways to prevent absenteeism.
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Schedule patient for evaluation at earliest date possible
Use ‘empowering’ and non-judgmental language when speaking with patient
Educate the patient on the necessity of the voice therapy

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Compare/contrast direct and indirect treatment approaches.

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Direct Approaches: modify vocal behaviours and establish healthy voice production.
manipulation of:
* phonation
* respiration
* musculoskeletal function
* Normally a combination
* some clinicians use holistic approach to balance the physiological subsystems.
Indirect Approaches:
* Modification of cognitive, behavioural, psychological, physical environments.
* Typically includes: patient education and counseling to discuss the impact of vocal misuse, appropriate strategies such as ways to maintain vocal health and stress management.

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  • Describe the goal of physiologic voice therapy.
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Restore balance of the three subsystems of voice production:
1. respiration/respiratory support
2. phonation/laryngeal muscle strength, control, stamina
3. resonance/supraglottic modification of the laryngeal tone
(Direct therapy type)

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List the physiologic voice therapy approaches.

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  1. Resonant Voice Therapy
  2. Semi-occluded straw phonation
  3. Vocal Function Exercises along with RVT
  4. Manual Circumlaryngeal Techniques:
  5. Accent Method
  6. Conversation Training Therapy
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  • Describe the goal of symptomatic voice therapy.
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modification of specific vocal symptoms (e.g. pitch, loudness, breathiness, or hard glottal attacks)
direct or indirect approaches

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Describe at least two specific symptomatic voice therapy approaches
1. Amplification: Supportive tool/instrument, sorta augmentative communication Help to prevent vocal hyperfunction Amplifies the voice so that they don’t have to produce louder voicing e.g., microphone, speaker, FM system 2. Biofeedback (pitch, quality, loudness, effort) building awareness. 3. Relaxation- reducing effortful phonation (progressive muscular relaxation, visualization, deep breathing) 4. Chant-Talk- recitation of syllables using one continuous tone Focus on phonation 5. Yawn-sigh- lowers laryngeal position to widen the supraglottic space -produce relaxed voice and encourage natural pitch
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* Discuss the specific areas that may adversely affect quality of life in the aging population.
1. Voice-related effort and discomfort, increased anxiety and frustration, and the need to repeat oneself 2. Having a voice disorder is more likely to lead to depression.
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Define presbyphonia and patient complaints.
1. Age-related vocal changes. 2. Condition related to elderly patients presenting to the otolaryngologist (E N T) with gradual weakening of the voice. 3. Patients complain of an inability to project their voice over background noise and of a hoarse voice quality that deteriorates throughout the day.
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Describe features of presbyphonia (laryngeal, auditory-perceptual, acoustic).
Laryngeal: Mild bowing of the vocal fold margins appear adducted in the medial position Anteriorly placed glottal gaps Prominent arytenoid cartilage vocal processes more visually perceivable compared to normal Vocal fold edema Asymmetry of vocal fold vibration Auditory-Perceptual Features: Tremor- lower frequency Hoarseness Breathiness- may be result of bowing Voice breaks Decreased loudness Slower speaking rate Change in habitual pitch (sex-dependent)- fundamental frequency -For men, lowers during puberty and then rises again when aging -Females remain pretty constant, may drop and plateau in older age Acoustic: May include: Increased Fo in males Decreased Fo in females Decreased S P L Increased Noise-to-Harmonics Ratio Inconclusive findings on changes in jitter and shimmer
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List the primary treatment approaches for presbyphonia.
Laryngoplasty Thyroplasty Voice therapy- 1st approach
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* Describe at least two specific voice therapy approaches for presbyphonia.
1. Auditory Feedback- biofeedback, visual display, focused attention on voice when speaking 2. Counseling 3. Elimination of Abuses- vocal hygiene focus 4. Open-Mouth- projecting the voice 5. Relaxation- especially if they are hyperadducting/experiencing muscle tension 6. Visual Feedback
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* Describe possible etiology associated with pediatric voice disorders.
Hyperfunction- puts kids at higher risk of voice disorders due to shouting, etc. Can see cysts/nodules developed larygopharyngeal reflux disease
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* Discuss at least 5 educational risks of pediatric voice disorders.
Difficulty being heard or communicating in educational environments inside or outside of the classroom setting Limited participation in public speaking activities Fear of participating in oral reading activities Limited participation in classroom discussions with peer groups Fear of conversing in interpersonal interactions Limited participation in regular physical education routines Reluctance to participate in activities such as school plays, cheerleading, and debate Limited participation in music education Reluctance to participate in interview activities, thereby limiting access to employment and certain educational opportunities Hindrance of academic goals of other classroom students (i.e., voice quality may be distracting)
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* List the 4 terms used to describe the major laryngeal changes that occur in development.
1. Position: The infant larynx is positioned high in the neck, between the level of C1 and C3 Posterior to the mandible Mandible provides protection against traumatic injury The tip of the epiglottis may touch the velum protects from aspiration during feeding Starts to descend (in the neck) at around 2 years of age 2. Size: Smaller than the adult larynx Thyrohyoid membrane is much shorter smaller dist. Btw hyoid and thyroid Thyroid notch is posterior to the hyoid Length of the vocal folds is 2.5 to 3.0 millimeter Arytenoids comprise more than 50% of the glottis until 3 years of age Prior to puberty, the length and width of the vocal folds do not vary much between boys and girls After puberty, the average increase in overall length for: females= 4.2 millimeter males= 10.9 millimeter 3. Shape: Shaped like a funnel, widest superiorly and narrowing inferiorly Narrowest point is at the level of the cricoid cartilage Thyroid prominence (Adam’s Apple) appears at puberty Becomes more cylindrical with age 4. Consistency- VFs (layers) Vocal Fold Immature vocal ligament develops between 1 and 4 years of age medial layer within the muscle Vocal fold mucosa is thinner in newborns and young children Lamina propria is a single layer
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Describe the service delivery options for pediatric voice therapy.
Classroom Pull-out Classroom-based service delivery Collaborative method Consultative method Individual therapy sessions: The clinician and child meet one-on-one to establish therapeutic techniques in an intensive manner. Small-group sessions: These sessions ideally would be conducted with other children with voice disorders
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* List the voice and resonance issues typically observed in individuals who are hard of hearing.
1. Deviations in fundamental frequency 1. Altered formant frequency transitions 1. Altered phonation range 1. Variations in vocal intensity 1. Changes in nasality (cul-de-sac resonance)
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Describe the factors important for successful voice following a cochlear implant.
The changes in voice, depends on: Pre- versus post-lingual deafness status Unilateral versus bilateral implantation status Management (amplification & visual feedback voice facilitation approaches)
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List the primary areas of focus during voice therapy for transgender clients.
A. Vocal characteristics B. Resonance and Articulation C. Language and Nonverbal Communication D. Client self-perception and Quality of Life
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* List the basic human functions that could be impacted by head and neck cancer.
Hoarseness or change in voice Airway obstruction, difficulty breathing, noisy breathing Persistent difficulty in swallowing * Persistent sore throat, or a feeling of something in the throat * changes in taste * head and neck mobility limitations Persistent= greater than 2 weeks Ear pain Chronic bad breath Choking Unexplained weight loss Fatigue
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Define TNM classification of malignant tumors and discuss its importance.
-Tumor staging is critical for establishing the disease status and patient prognosis, and for selecting the most effective treatment paradigm -The presenting stage of the cancer is the most important prognostic indicator for patient survival -Extent of the spread, size, involvement of lymph nodes, secondary growths -Imaging helps (CT, MRI)
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* List members of the management team for patients with head and neck cancer.
Slp, radiologist, oncologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist, OT, PT, orthodontist, dentist, plastic surgeon, nurse, respiratory therapist, ENT, social worker, psychologist, financial counseling, prior patient who has undergone a laryngectomy
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* List the medical approaches for laryngeal cancer.
Radiation Therapy (R T) Chemotherapy (C T) Clinical Trials Surgery
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* Describe the surgical options for laryngeal cancer.
1. Total laryngectomy May involve the hyoid, may not 2. Partial laryngectomy (aka conservation surgery): 3. Cordectomy- removal of VFs 4. Vertical hemilaryngectomy- half of larynx vertically 5. Supraglottic laryngectomy- upper portion of larynx removed (above glottis) 6. Subtotal laryngectomy (aka supracricoid)- same as vertical but also includes upper half of contralateral larynx. 7. Composite resection- removal of the lining of part of the oral cavity.
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Describe at least 5 post-treatment complications of laryngeal cancer.
1. Psychosocial trauma from surgery and/or other therapies 2. Breathing difficulties 3. Loss of upper body strength 4. Throat and neck swelling 5. Limited mobility of the neck and shoulders 6. Aspiration pneumonia 7. Increased or decreased mucus production 8. Stoma stenosis (Body trying to heal the tissue) 9. Osteoradionecrosis (Bone death as a result of radiation therapy) 10. Chondroradionecrosis (Cartilage inflammation/death of cells as result of radiation) 11. Tissue fibrosism (Tissue getting thicker, reduced ROM) 12. Chronic pain
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* Discuss the primary medical outcomes of head and neck cancer.
1. Survival rate (impacted by stage at diagnosis and co-morbidity) 2. Functional abilities (affected by amount of tumor resected) 3. Patient’s perception of his or her quality of life
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Describe the preferred timing of SLP consultation for patients with laryngeal cancer.
Both pre and post op is most beneficial Things might be found once the surgery starts, may change the plans May also include a swallowing evaluation
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Compare/contrast the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of alaryngeal speech modes.
Electrolarynx: Advantages: easy to use; small; has loudness and pitch controls; adequate loudness for noisy places; good intelligibility Disadvantages: electric sound; moderate cost of device; ongoing cost of batteries; difficult to use with scarring and fibrosis; requires good articulatory abilities; requires practice Esophageal Speech: Advantages: non-electric sound; no dependence on external device Disadvantages: difficult to learn; not loud enough for noisy places; requires excellent articulatory skills; if gas does not go ‘up and out’ it only has one other direction to go… Tracheoesophageal Speech: Surgical fistula (TEP – tracheoesophageal puncture) between trachea and esophagus This allows air from the lungs to be directed into the pharyngoesophageal segment via a shunt Patient occludes stoma (manually or hands-free device)
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* Discuss at least 5 psychosocial considerations related to laryngeal cancer.
* Financial stress * Job loss/economic impact * Anxiety and fear of recurrence * Pain anxiety * Substance abuse * Acceptability * Quality of relationships * Social isolation * Emotional stress * Altered body image * Decreased self-esteem * Sexuality * Depression * Fatigue
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Define Hypernasality
Too much nasal resonance on vowels and consonants, i.e., phonemes other than /m, n, n g/
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Define Hyponasality
Not enough nasal resonance on the phonemes /m, n, n g/ - sound like /b, d, g/ Occurs usually due to occlusion of the nasal cavity or blockage of the V P port
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Define mixed nasality
Too much nasal resonance on vowels and vocalic consonants, and not enough nasal resonance on /m, n, n g/ Most commonly seen in apraxia of speech
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Define assimilative nasality
Voiced consonants/vowels are nasal when adjacent to a nasal consonant. (timing issue)
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Define cul-de-sac resonance?
sound is resonating in a cavity and is trapped their, sounds like muffled speech (enlarged tonsils)
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Velopharyngeal “Inadequacy”
is the more umbrella or general term which describes V P problems regardless of etiology
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Velopharyngeal “Insufficiency”
is a term that implies a structural basis
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Velopharyngeal “Incompetence”
is a term that implies a neurogenic basis size and shape are fine, but there may be a planning/CN issue
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Velopharyngeal “Mislearning”
implies a learned behavior habituated speech pattern developed, typically due to a lack of auditory feedback
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Describe Resonant Voice Therapy
1. Pressed voice: Hyperadduction rich in harmonic content strenuous, excessive mechanical stress on laryngeal tissues, unhealthy 2. Breathy voice: Hypoadduction poor harmonic content inefficient 3. Resonant voice: “middle ground” laryngeal adduction reinforcement of oscillatory glottal airflow by the vocal tract -vocal placement exercises -breathing exercises -resonant humming
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Describe Semi-Occluded Straw Phonation:
Increase in air pressure above the vocal folds, reducing the impact collision force of the VFs. e.g. lip trill, straw phonation
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Describe Vocal Function Exercises (going along with RVT)
-systematic voice manipulations -strengthen and coordinate the laryngeal musculature -improve efficiency -Improved VF vibration and airflow
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Describe Manual Circumlaryngeal Techniques
-reduce musculoskeletal tension and hyperfunction -clinician may get a glimpse of improved voicing -reinforce with sensory feedback to maintain improved posturing
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Describe the Accent Method
-pulsed abdominal breaths to facilitate glottal closure -Building a new respiratory and voice pattern -Takes advantage of the Bernoulli effect -basic syllables  conversation Building your way up to conversational level
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Describe Conversation Training Therapy
-clear speech (intelligibility) -Improved articulation -auditory and kinesthetic awareness (directed attention) -Hearing and feeling the changes in voice negative practice -Having the client produce breathy/harsh voice to feel the difference -basic gestures- facilitate conversations without overusing the voice prosody

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