Disorders | Business | Transgender
and
Treatment of Auditory Processing Disorder
DISORDERS
Pamper Your Voice and Prevent a Voice Disorder
Do you take care of your voice everyday? Disorders of misuse, abuse, or overuse are the most common and preventable voice disorders in children and adults.
- Has your voice become hoarse or raspy?
- Have you lost your ability to hit some high notes when singing?
- Do you have difficulty producing and or controlling your volume (loud/soft) when speaking or singing?
- Does you voice suddenly sound deeper?
- Is you vocal pitch high and squeaky?
- Does your throat often feel raw, achy, or strained?
- Has it become an effort to talk?
- Do you find yourself repeatedly clearing your throat?
- Does your voice fatigue easily and sound better during a certain time of the day?
- Do you lose your voice often?
- Does your voice break while talking?
- Do you have difficulty making your voice loud or soft?
- Are you dealing with a great deal of stress presently?
- When you want to speak, do you have the voice you want?
ANYONE can have a voice problem but people who use their voice excessively are more often more at risk — singers, actors, teachers, clergy, attorneys, public speakers, salespeople, aerobic and yoga instructors, cheerleaders, waiters/bartenders.
The voice is a problem when the pitch, loudness, or quality calls attention to itself rather than to what the speaker is saying. It is also a problem if the speaker experiences pain or discomfort when speaking or singing. Voice problems can affect anyone including professional voice users at any time and it can affect social life and employment.
Professional voice users include:
Actors, singers, teachers, professors, clergy, salespeople, public officials, broadcasters, attorneys, physicians, counselors, receptionists, public speakers, customer service and anyone else whose ability to earn a living is impacted negatively by loss of vocal quality and endurance.
TREATMENT AND EVALUATION
- Muscle Tension Dysphonia - voice fatigues easily, quality strained and hoarse
- Chronic Laryngitis
- Aphonia — voice barely audible / loss of voice
- Puberphonia — persistence of adolescent voice after puberty
- Nodules / Polyps
- Resonance Disorders
- Reinke’s Edema
- Vocal Fold Bowing
- Repetitive Strain Injury
- Vocal Fold Paralysis and Paresis
Speech Success for the Business Voice
Training for professionals to communicate more confidently and effectively in business with customers, employees, colleagues and the general pubic.
- Individual and Group Training
- Voice Improvement/Enhancement
- Vocal Health
- Articulation/Pronunciation
- Public Speaking
- Presentational Skills
- Telephone Skills
- Listening and Attention Skills
- Non-Verbal Communication Skills
- Investing in Vocal and Communication Skills benefits your business
- Prevents voice disorders
- Reduces stress and boosts confidence
- Increases employee productivity
“The voice is an expression
of who we are and is the
first impression we leave
others with”
Services provided on business site or my office.
Transgender Voice and Communication Training
“Life is a great big canvas, and you should
throw all the paint on it you can.”
—Danny Kaye
Going Through a Gender Transition?
It is not just about PITCH and SURGERY.
It is HOW you SPEAK not just HOW it SOUNDS.
I provide training for the “whole Person” in the following areas:
- Pitch
- Intonation
- Inflection
- Body Language
- Pragmatics
- Body Mechanics
- Presentation
Treatment for Auditory Processing Disorder
“I’m Nora and was diagnosed with Auditory Processing Disorder and dyslexic at the age of 45. Listening is the most basic skill you need to communicate. To read you need a strong language base. You have to make the connection between a sound and a written sign. Auditory problem did not mean that I was deaf. It just meant that I could not make the difference between sounds. I hear the sounds but I did not “understand” them. Throughout my life, I struggled in school, work and/or having conversations. However, I gave life a chance and with support from family, and friends who supported me in seeking out help throughout my life. Over the course of these past several years, I received understanding of my disability through the assistance of Lynn Ary a Speech-Language Pathologist. I am greatful to Lynn for learning how to sound out words, exercise, listen to music and purchased equipment. Today, I continue to work as a Social Worker, and when people tell me they have a Learning Disability, I share my story and tell them help is available to people.”
“DO NOT GIVE UP”.
“It was a pleasure working with LRA. She is a delightful, caring person who encouraged me to work on getting my singing voice back. I would recommend LRA to anyone needing the benefit of her professional services.”
– DMB
“I had no idea that my breathing was not as efficient as it could be”
– RH
“She made voice exercises fun and I did expand my range for speaking and I learned how to get louder without hurting myself.”
– MS
“Her compassion was felt and I needed it and she referred me to right professionals to continue my journey.”
– CC
“Lynn knows how to make voice therapy work for children.”
— KB