◆ Diagnostics ◆

A comprehensive evaluation will be completed by our Voice Rehab Team in which a detailed case history will lead the clinician to multi-modal testing.

Test results and finding will be compared to normative data and an individual plan with measurable goals can be implemented.

Voice Rehab believes education and rationale are key components in research-based rehabilitation and will always communicate effectively to our patients and caregivers.

Before you schedule an appointment:

We kindly ask you to take a few minutes to fill out our FREE Voice Quality Questionnaire. It's quick and easy, and it helps us understand your needs better so we can provide you with the best possible assistance.

Additionally, please note that for certain conditions, it may be necessary to see an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialist and undergo an endoscopy prior to scheduling an appointment with us.

If you have already undergone an endoscopy, please submit your endoscopy results along with your appointment request.

Common Diagnosis

They are potentially serious and their cause cannot be determined simply by the way they sound. These disorders could be something relatively mundane or could be as serious as throat cancer. Therefore, a person experiencing difficulty more than 2 weeks should be evaluated promptly by voice disorder specialists.

Voice Evaluation

Please provide report from ENT stating diagnosis and videostroboscopy findings. If no videostroboscopy was performed prior to evaluations arrangements can be made for visualization of the Vocal Cords with our partnering local ENTs Videostroboscopy is a special slow-motion video picture of the voice box often provides the explanation of the problem. Most voice problems are managed successfully without surgery, through behavioral change and medical care.

Symptoms of a voice problem include such things as:

• Hoarseness
• Whisper
• Roughness
• Discomfort to talk or sing
• Loss of singing control
• Effort/strain
• Breathing coordination issues or spasms with airway

Swallow Evaluation

Please provide report from recent swallow study (MBSS) upon initial evaluation. If no instrumental evaluation has been completed, then Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow (FEES) will be completed in initial session. The patient will bring in a variety of foods from home, especially the troublesome consistencies. Instrumental examinations of swallowing function address both the anatomy and physiology of structures within the swallowing tract.

Symptoms of a swallow problem include such things as:

• Coughing during or right after eating or drinking
• Wet or gurgly sounding voice during or after eating or drinking
• Extra effort or time needed to chew or swallow
• Food or liquid leaking from your mouth
• Food getting stuck in your mouth
• Having a hard time breathing after meals
• Losing weight
• Pneumonia multiple repeat occurrences

Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)

Procedure in which a fiberoptic endoscope is inserted through the nose and into the throat to obtain a direct visualization of structures, a dynamic view of the oral–pharyngeal transfer, and indirect evidence of the pharyngeal–esophageal transfer during swallows. Saliva management can be evaluated, and the anatomy and physiology of saliva swallow can be viewed in the absence of acceptance of food and/or liquids. The swallow mechanism is then assessed with presentation of a variety of food and liquid.

Before you schedule an appointment:

We kindly ask you to take a few minutes to fill out our FREE Voice Quality Questionnaire. It's quick and easy, and it helps us understand your needs better so we can provide you with the best possible assistance.

Additionally, please note that for certain conditions, it may be necessary to see an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialist and undergo an endoscopy prior to scheduling an appointment with us.

If you have already undergone an endoscopy, please submit your endoscopy results along with your appointment request.