Everyday Voice Care: The Lifestyle Guide for Singers and Talkers by Joanna Cazden

Author:Joanna Cazden [Cazden, Joanna]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Study / Voice, MUS042000 MUSIC / Instruction &#x26, FITNESS / General, HEA000000 HEALTH &#x26
ISBN: 9781480302440
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Published: 2012-08-31T16:00:00+00:00

Even if nothing is wrong, in the best of all possible worlds, every serious vocal artist would get a laryngeal checkup every year.

Which Doctor to Choose

Your quest for medical voice care may begin with a visit to your primary or general-practice doctor. This visit is required by some insurance plans, but it may not be necessary once you have a relationship with a voice specialist. You might instead start with an ear-nose-throat physician (ENT, or otolaryngologist), someone with more expertise in this whole area of the body than a general practitioner.

Within the ENT field, however, voice medicine (laryngology) has now developed as a small, more detailed subspecialty. If you use your voice heavily or professionally, this is the type of specialist you should seek out.

Laryngologists who are especially interested in voice are often singers themselves, or are otherwise involved with music. They have probably sought advanced training at a major research center, they are most likely to have invested in good diagnostic equipment, and they stay up to date by attending the professional conferences at which the special problems of singers, lecturers, and other voice performers are investigated and discussed.

But note that the doctor whom “all the singers go to” may not always be the most knowledgeable. You want to see the doctor that the healthiest singers go to! The best voice clinics also offer a team approach to care, where patients are seen by an MD, speech pathologist, and perhaps other practitioners such as a psychologist, singing specialist, or physical therapist when appropriate.

A national online directory of well-respected clinics for vocal artists is included in the “References and Suggested Reading” section at the end of this book. Specialty voice clinics like this are not yet established widely enough to serve all of the vocalists who need care. Start where you can, and contact one of the major centers in your region to ask about individual specialists who may be more accessible to you.

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