As an SLP student and singer who is hoping to make singing health my focus within SLP, I get such a kick out of the fact that voice teachers also use this exercise!
Well I've been a Singer for over 4 decades in Rock Bands I'm always looking to learn as you should never stop in my opinion. I bought one of the Vocal Straws and started using it yesterday and today. I am still sceptical but I'm interested to see if it works. Then I find this Video which is backed by the NHS so I'm further encouraged to keep on with this . I'm considered a very good Singer but I know we can always be better. The minute you think you have it all, your finished. The Vox exercises you show are very much like the instruction I've been given. I'll see if it works I guess but thank you.
Thank you so much for this generous offering. It's especially helpful during the global lockdown when we can't see our vocal coaches, therapists, etc, in person. Thank you!
Thank you for mentioning how you noticed a smell. As a fellow person who is sensitive to smells, its hard to find product reviews of paints that mention that. I recently just bought these and noticed that the smell was very minimal, almost nonexistent. I recognize that everyone’s sensitivities are different, so hearing that you noticed a smell, ill make sure to mention that even though I didn’t notice that you did.
Due to a neck injury and subsequent permanent swelling in my neck (from parsonage turner) that's pressing on the nerves to my vocal cords, I tend to be hoarse easily. I was also a classically trained singer. I am old now and have not been able to sing for about 15 years. Would love to join a choir. I will try this.
I am a practising SALT and I am really interested in your work that allows patients to download your APPs alongside intervention. Can you message your contact info ?
I am a assistant professor diagnosed with vocal nodules which can be treated by speech therapy and voice rest. Will these exercises help me revive my voice??
Hi, I'm a Speech Pathologist, but in Canada not the UK. To answer your question, doing just the exercises she is demonstrating here will not revive your voice entirely. The thing about vocal nodules is if you don't change the way you speak and eliminate the "vocally abusive" use of your voice, then even after a long rest your vocal nodules will come back because you haven't gotten rid of the root cause. These exercises she does here in this video are good, but only are a part of total therapy. One aspect of good voice therapy is learning to relax the muscles of the neck, face, and upper torso, which is what is going on here in her video, she is trying to get the voice and all the muscles that may contribute to it to relax and get the voice coming out smoothly. This can be combined with learning diaphragmatic breathing. Then one should move on to more "speech based tasks" and learning how to use something called Resonant Voice. If you just do these exercises and then start talking again you haven't changed the way you speak so it's still going to wear out your vocal chords and you'll be back where you started. You've only dealt with half the problem by relaxing everything. By learning to use resonant voice (the next step) you actually change the way your vocal folds come together and it is gentler on them and the result is less vocal abuse and less opportunity for the vocal nodules to get worse. This combined with reduced coffee intake, increased water intake, vocal & neck & tongue stretching, exercises like this clinician is demonstrating, and using Resonant voice will make a difference. It is difficult as you are a professor and do a lot of talking. Two simple things you can do is seriously increase your water intake and I'd suggest getting a speaker/amplification system for your classroom so you don't have to push your voice as hard for the audience to hear you and it will help to save your voice.
@@chad3358 Hello Dr. greetings from India. I have been suffering from vocal nodules and I am finding a solution without MLS. My local Ent dr. are promoting sugical methods then conventional treatment. please could you assist me ? Thank you
I was a teacher for 30 years and have some practical advice you can use right now. Horsetail tea is amazing as it contains a lot of natural silica. Brew some and touch the water...it feels like hair conditioner. Sipping on that during classes helps a lot. It's lemony and nice for a herbal tea. If you like the flavour pure liquorice has a similar action and could be used instead of or as well. Learning some singing techniques will also help as you learn to project your voice in a healthy way. Basically you want the sound to be vibrating in your face and mouth, not your throat...and learning to use your diaphragm correctly. I know it sounds like a lot of work but you're not going to be an actual singer, so the part you need to learn should only take a couple of weeks to master. I'm sure you will be fine 👍
@@Goca52284 I went to 3 different ENT doctors and they don't do Laryngoscopy. So I don't know which specialist do Laryngoscope tests to tests for the UES Upper Sphincter muscle is working correctly and the adams apple and epiglottis. I can squeeze on the botton part of my adams apple and UES and there is lots of trapped air;/gas that I have to manual belch out which is called supragastric belnching because of the trapped air/gas that gets trpped between the adams apple and UES. I don't know what would fix this problem or is this considered a throat vocal disorder issues? but ENT's don't kow what to do or don't know what types of test to do, do you have any ideas?
I’ve done this a billion times, but the little hidden tips are freaking GOLD!!!
As an SLP student and singer who is hoping to make singing health my focus within SLP, I get such a kick out of the fact that voice teachers also use this exercise!
Well I've been a Singer for over 4 decades in Rock Bands I'm always looking to learn as you should never stop in my opinion. I bought one of the Vocal Straws and started using it yesterday and today. I am still sceptical but I'm interested to see if it works. Then I find this Video which is backed by the NHS so I'm further encouraged to keep on with this . I'm considered a very good Singer but I know we can always be better. The minute you think you have it all, your finished. The Vox exercises you show are very much like the instruction I've been given. I'll see if it works I guess but thank you.
Where did you get your vocal.straw from? Thanks
Where did you get the vocal tube? Thanks.
Thank you so much for this generous offering. It's especially helpful during the global lockdown when we can't see our vocal coaches, therapists, etc, in person. Thank you!
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Thank you so much, really appreciate this!
Thank you for mentioning how you noticed a smell. As a fellow person who is sensitive to smells, its hard to find product reviews of paints that mention that. I recently just bought these and noticed that the smell was very minimal, almost nonexistent. I recognize that everyone’s sensitivities are different, so hearing that you noticed a smell, ill make sure to mention that even though I didn’t notice that you did.
Does she mention smells? How did I miss it? Anyway, there are bamboo straws online that you can use. Wide ones too.
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very well explained.Danke sehr!
Due to a neck injury and subsequent permanent swelling in my neck (from parsonage turner) that's pressing on the nerves to my vocal cords, I tend to be hoarse easily. I was also a classically trained singer. I am old now and have not been able to sing for about 15 years. Would love to join a choir. I will try this.
How did it go?
I am so sorry that happened to you! I hope you are able to experience the joy of singing again!
Can you tell me if it changed anything at all?
Hello, is this recommended for vocal cord paralysis? Thanks
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Thank you! Very informational and helpful video.
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Great video thanks so much!
I am a practising SALT and I am really interested in your work that allows patients to download your APPs alongside intervention. Can you message your contact info ?
I forgot my cup and straw and left it there so sorry what do I do
Thank you 🙏☺️
I am a assistant professor diagnosed with vocal nodules which can be treated by speech therapy and voice rest. Will these exercises help me revive my voice??
Hi, I'm a Speech Pathologist, but in Canada not the UK. To answer your question, doing just the exercises she is demonstrating here will not revive your voice entirely. The thing about vocal nodules is if you don't change the way you speak and eliminate the "vocally abusive" use of your voice, then even after a long rest your vocal nodules will come back because you haven't gotten rid of the root cause. These exercises she does here in this video are good, but only are a part of total therapy. One aspect of good voice therapy is learning to relax the muscles of the neck, face, and upper torso, which is what is going on here in her video, she is trying to get the voice and all the muscles that may contribute to it to relax and get the voice coming out smoothly. This can be combined with learning diaphragmatic breathing. Then one should move on to more "speech based tasks" and learning how to use something called Resonant Voice. If you just do these exercises and then start talking again you haven't changed the way you speak so it's still going to wear out your vocal chords and you'll be back where you started. You've only dealt with half the problem by relaxing everything. By learning to use resonant voice (the next step) you actually change the way your vocal folds come together and it is gentler on them and the result is less vocal abuse and less opportunity for the vocal nodules to get worse. This combined with reduced coffee intake, increased water intake, vocal & neck & tongue stretching, exercises like this clinician is demonstrating, and using Resonant voice will make a difference. It is difficult as you are a professor and do a lot of talking. Two simple things you can do is seriously increase your water intake and I'd suggest getting a speaker/amplification system for your classroom so you don't have to push your voice as hard for the audience to hear you and it will help to save your voice.
@@chad3358 Hello Dr. greetings from India. I have been suffering from vocal nodules and I am finding a solution without MLS. My local Ent dr. are promoting sugical methods then conventional treatment. please could you assist me ? Thank you
Hi
I was a teacher for 30 years and have some practical advice you can use right now.
Horsetail tea is amazing as it contains a lot of natural silica. Brew some and touch the water...it feels like hair conditioner. Sipping on that during classes helps a lot. It's lemony and nice for a herbal tea.
If you like the flavour pure liquorice has a similar action and could be used instead of or as well.
Learning some singing techniques will also help as you learn to project your voice in a healthy way. Basically you want the sound to be vibrating in your face and mouth, not your throat...and learning to use your diaphragm correctly. I know it sounds like a lot of work but you're not going to be an actual singer, so the part you need to learn should only take a couple of weeks to master.
I'm sure you will be fine 👍
I wish I knew about these issues a year before, before opting to become a lecturer. I regret screaming at children.
Where can I buy the silicone tubing (straw)
Amazon
Is it normal that the fluttering of the cheeks diminishes as the notes get higher
Zrak se obavezno uzima kroz nos.
Very helpful! Thank you!
Thanks a lot!!!
Tank you
When doing these exercises, us there any test to do to test if both the right and left vocal folds are not weak and loose?
laryngoscopy
@@Goca52284 What specialist does Laryngoscope? because ENT and Pulmonologist don't do any Laryngoscope tests
@@waynegram8907 otolaryngologist specifically deals with voice disorders ENT
@@waynegram8907 ENT does laryngoscopy of-course they do
@@Goca52284 I went to 3 different ENT doctors and they don't do Laryngoscopy. So I don't know which specialist do Laryngoscope tests to tests for the UES Upper Sphincter muscle is working correctly and the adams apple and epiglottis. I can squeeze on the botton part of my adams apple and UES and there is lots of trapped air;/gas that I have to manual belch out which is called supragastric belnching because of the trapped air/gas that gets trpped between the adams apple and UES. I don't know what would fix this problem or is this considered a throat vocal disorder issues? but ENT's don't kow what to do or don't know what types of test to do, do you have any ideas?
This therapy works very well!
What is its purpose?
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