Wednesday, 30 May 2018

What Causes Muscle Tension Dysphonia? Can It Be Treated?

 The word dysphonia refers to the production of an abnormal voice. This disorder can include the following:

  • Difficulties with pitch control
  • Difficulty in volume control
  • Degradation of voice/vocal quality (a hoarse, raspy-sounding voice)  
  • Flexibility of overall voice control due to muscle strain within the neck.   

With the above stated, Muscle Tension Dysphonia is a descriptive term for the inefficiency in the way a person speaks and/or produces voice. 

Causes 

Muscle tension dysphonia (or MTD) can occur with anyone at any age; but in most recorded cases, it presents itself mainly within young to middle-aged women. There are many causes for this voice disorder, but the most common causes are contributed by the incorrect use of one’s voice (excessive and repeated voice misuse, screaming, etc). A high level of stress is another common factor that can cause this voice disorder, as well as health-related problems (like acid reflux – gastric acid reaching the vocal cords, causing the vocal cords to overcompensate for inadequate voice-use due to degradation in voice-quality). 

Upper respiratory infections & drug use (drinking & smoking) can also be a underlying cause of MTD.

Signs and symptoms

Individuals with muscle tension dysphonia may experience some of the following symptoms. 

  • A feeling of tightness within the neck  
  • A lump-like sensation in the throat
  • Pain in the frontal region of the neck and upper chest 
  • A tender or sore neck when touched 
  • Constant need to clear the throat  

How is Muscle Tension Dysphonia evaluated and Treated? 


To ascertain if you indeed suffer from muscle tension dysphonia, it is recommended to be evaluated by an experienced voice specialist. While evaluating your voice issues, they will utilize their extensive knowledge of voice mechanics and guide you onto how to properly and effectively take care of your voice. 

This form of treatment for MTD aims to reduce the muscular tension and to promote healthy and efficient voice production.

This form of alternative treatment for muscle tension dysphonia (known as the Vocal Science™ Method & Technique) allows one to not only get treated for this problematic voice disorder, but this method will also teach the voice disorder suffer how to use their voice properly - & moreover, how to comply with the standards of professional speaking and/or (if applicable) singing. 

This method of treatment is effective for nearly all types of voice disorders and is a safe approach to regaining one’s voice.  

In the above approach, the use of natural herbs and remedies for all non-surgical voice repair treatments, is also implemented. 

If you are suffering from a voice disorder such as muscle tension dysphonia, there is help available.

Contact :-

The Royans Institute for Non-Surgical Voice Repair: 

www.repairyourvoice.com | info@vocalscience.com | 416-857-8741















 

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