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The Alexander Technique is used as a therapy for stress-related chronic conditions. It does not attempt to cure the underlying cause, but to teach people how to avoid bad habits which might exacerbate their condition. [12] The Technique is used as an alternative treatment to improve both voice and posture for people in the performing arts.
Reinke's edema is commonly diagnosed in middle-aged females with a history of smoking (aged 50 years or older). Because males have lower pitched voices than females, males are less likely to observe significant changes in the voice and are therefore less likely to seek treatment. Females also report more physical discomfort due to Reinke's edema.
Spasmodic dysphonia, also known as laryngeal dystonia, is a disorder in which the muscles that generate a person's voice go into periods of spasm. [1] [2] This results in breaks or interruptions in the voice, often every few sentences, which can make a person difficult to understand. [1]
"My midday routine consists of a whole body vibration plate and cold plunge, which gives me a natural increase in energy, followed by a hyperbaric chamber session," Barnes-Lentz said.
Women are also more susceptible than men to experience heightened symptoms due to their increased likelihood of speaking at a lower pitch in professional settings. [9] Signs and symptoms of Bogart–Bacall include the following: [10] Vocal fatigue; Unnaturally deep or rough voice; Hoarseness; Sore larynx (tightness or muscle aches in the throat)
"Much like muscle and that old saying 'if you don’t use it, you lose it,' using your brain can help protect it, to an extent, from some typical memory decline and slowing," says Carrie Ditzel ...
Just as 2022 began, Jordan Turko noticed he had a hoarse voice and pain in his back. But as a “super healthy” 30-year-old frequent flier and hot yoga fan who exercised six days a week, he wasn ...
The lifetime risk of hoarse voice complaints among primary care patients is 30%. [13] Since hoarseness is a general symptom, it is associated with a number of laryngeal diagnoses. [13] There is an interplay of sex and age differences associated with dysphonia. The point prevalence of dysphonia in adults under the age of 65 is 6.6%. [20]