Voice Problems
Does your voice sound hoarse? Do you want your voice to sound different? Do your throat muscles feel tight when you talk, breath, swallow, or sing? Do you want your voice to match your gender identity? We can help. We treat many voice conditions including:
- Vocal hyperfunction
- Dysphonia
- Muscle tension dysphonia
- Gender re-assignment
- Globus, laryngopharyngeal reflux
- Nodules, polyps, and cysts
- Granulomas
- Vocal fold cysts, vocal fold hemorrhage
- Spasmodic dysphonia
- Hypophonia from Parkinson’s Disease
Swallowing Problems
Do you cough or choke when you eat or drink? Does food get stuck in your throat? Is it painful or difficult to swallow? Have you had a stroke or cancer of the head and neck that now causes you to swallow differently? We can help. We treat many swallowing conditions including:
- Dysphagia for any reason (weakness, poor coordination/timing, anatomical changes)
- Muscle tension dysphagia
Breathing Problems
Do your throat muscles feel tight when you talk, breath, swallow, or sing? Do you have asthma but notice your inhaler does not help? We can help. We treat many functional breathing conditions including:
- Poor coordination of breathing patterns
- Over-breathing
- Paradoxical vocal fold dysfunction
- Long COVID
Language Problems
Do you have a difficult time communicating what you want to say? Do you have trouble finding the right words? Do you have trouble with memory or cognition? We can help. We treat many language conditions including:
- Problems with talking, finding words
- Problems with understanding what is said
- Memory and executive functioning
Speech Problems
Do you feel like your speech is heavy or slurred? Are your lips, tongue, or facial muscles too weak or too tight? Do you have a stutter? We can help. We treat many speech conditions including:
- Stuttering or stammering
- Slurred speech
- Weakness of the mouth or face (such as that cause by Bell’s Palsy, etc.)
- Problems with articulation
- Pediatric feeding disorders