Certified and licensed speech-language pathologists are the health care professionals with the expertise needed to provide effective behavioral treatment for hoarseness (American Speech- Language-Hearing Association, 2005).
Voice therapy is a program designed to reduce hoarseness through guided change in vocal behaviors and lifestyle changes. Voice therapy consists of a variety of tasks designed to eliminate harmful…
Voice therapy has been demonstrated to be effective for hoarseness across the lifespan from children to older adults (Ramig & Verdolini, 1998; Thomas & Stemple, 2007). Voice therapy is the…