voice therapy technique

Question 1

what are the different voice therapy techniques?

Answer 1

Laryngeal relaxation
Laryngeal manipulation
circumlaryngeal massage
Low impact voice
RVT
VFE
LSVT

Question 2

Laryngeal relaxation

Answer 2

Laryngeal sigh - sigh with or without voicingsigh with tongue and jaw release

Question 3

Laryngeal manipulation- why?

Answer 3

cases of hyperfunction- elevated larynx

Question 4

where will pain be found when palpated?

Answer 4

thyrohyoid ms
superior ridge of thyroid cart
inferior border ofhyoid bone

Question 5

goal of digital laryngeal manipulation?

Answer 5

lower larynx

decrease supralaryngeal m tension

Question 6

how do you do laryngeal manipulation?

Answer 6

place thumb and forefinger in the thyrohyoid space starting at the anterior aspect of thyroid cart and move posteriorly
move larynx side to side then downward
pay attention to pain

Question 7

what is the goal of lsvt?

Answer 7

increase vocal loudness

Question 8

what is the intensity of lsvt?

Answer 8

4 sessions a week for four weeks with daily homework

Question 9

if you do not have LSVT software, what do you use?

Answer 9

SPL meter and pitch device

Question 10

List the VFEs

Answer 10

Vocal function exercises (VFEs)
Vocal warmup
pitch glides
prolonged humming of /o/ @ selected pitches

Question 11

what is the goal of VFEs?

Answer 11

increase bulk, strength, and coordination

Question 12

when do you use VFEs

Answer 12

hyper and hypo functional disorders

Question 13

RVT

Answer 13

Resonant voice therapy

Question 14

what does RVT do?

Answer 14

trains the patient to decrease resonation at the level of the larynx

Question 15

What are you doing durin RVT?

Answer 15

increasing intraoral pressure and increasing vibratory sensations in nasal and facial structures

Question 16

what pathologies are RVTs good for?

Answer 16

Spastic, organic, and functional dysphonias

Question 17

list the hiearchy for RVTs

Answer 17

• humming /m/
• humming the word
• humming phrase
• humming sentence

Question 18

RVT Vocal fold positioning

Answer 18

• slightly adducted most clear most prominent voice with little effort or injury

Question 19

Low Impact voice

Answer 19

reduction of overall loudness increasing breathiness

Question 20

when is low impact voice good to implement?

Answer 20

following acute vf injury
or
several weeks following surgery before introducing loudness

Question 21

circumlaryngeal massage

Answer 21

thyrohyoid circles and and suprahyoid pulldowns

Question 22

what is the goal of circumlaryngeal massage

Answer 22

decrease laryngeal muscle tension

Question 23

how do you do circumlaryngeal massages?

Answer 23

place the thumb and forefinger on each side of the thyroid cartilage of the thyrohyoids and massage in slow opposite circles for 10 reps. then put thumb and forefinger on the suprahyoid muscle pinch and drag down to clavicle