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After appropriate diagnosis in the voice laboratory, numerous treatment options are available to patients with voice disorders. Some of these include:medical therapy, voice therapy, medical and surgical treatment of reflux disease, microlaryngeal surgery, laser surgery, laryngoplastic phonosurgery, and Botox injections.
Center for Communication and Swallowing Disorders The Center for Communication and Swallowing Disorders provides individualized assessment and treatment for persons with voice, speech, swallowing, upper airway, and other communication disorders.
Voice specialists use medical, behavioral, and instrumental approaches when evaluating patients. Most patients with voice disorders undergo a complete head and neck examination as well as sophisticated testing of voice, speech, and laryngeal function.
Videostroboscopy is used to capture images of the voice box that aid in diagnosis and provide immediate feedback to the patient.
Voice disorders are treated as medically indicated. Some patients require precise microlaryngeal surgery, while others benefit from a concentrated course of therapy.
Programs include: