Voice Quality

Question 1

Name 7 ways to maintain hydration

Answer 1

Increase water intake
Steaming 
Use a room humidifier 
Take longer showers 
AVOID mentholated lozenges 
AVOID sources of irritation (sinus drainage, smoking, snorting, items that cause reflux) 
Mucinex

Question 2

Name 5 ways to improve coal hygiene

Answer 2

Warming up vocal folds use before use/Cooling down vocal muscles after use 
Training vocal muscle gradually 
Rest fatigued muscles 
Keeping mucosa healthy and lubricated 
DO NOT use medication to reduce swelling

Question 3

Name the 3 components to vocal hygiene?

Answer 3

Maintain the vitality of the vocal folds
Treat the muscles of the voice like an athletic mechanism
Use the mechanism wisely

Question 4

Define vocal hygiene

Answer 4

The term used for the use and care of the human voice needed to keep it healthy

Question 5

Name the 5 areas of concern when dealing with vocal quality

Answer 5

Types of vocal use 
Vocal habits 
Eating foods that aggravate acid reflux 
Eating less than 4 hours before bed 
Over eating

Question 6

What are the 5 components of vocal quality

Answer 6

Strained
Hoarse 
Breathy 
Raspy 
Gravelly 
Strangled

Question 7

What 6 things are looked at during videostroboscopy

Answer 7

Periodicity 
Mucosal wave
VF phase symmetry 
Vocal fold edge
Glottial closure 
VF mobility

Question 8

What are the primary purpose of be vibeostroboscopy

Answer 8

Look at the gross anatomy and functional use of the vocal folds
Confirm that the resonance correlates to the physiology
As biofeedfack for pts
Help with motivation and counseling
For educational purposes for clinicians, pt
Confirm diagnosis