The Happy Larynx: Caring For Your Voice With Vocal Health, Part 1: Hydration

Voice problems can onset suddenly and cause concern and stress for the professional and non-professional voice user alike. Managing a voice problem should be done with an interdisciplinary care team comprised of a fellowship-trained laryngologist and voice-specialized SLP. In the case of the professional singer, the care team should also include a clinical singing voice rehabilitation specialist, and the non-clinical voice teacher. A laryngeal exam should be obtained prior to working with a voice therapist, and should include videostroboscopy. The patient should save the video at the end of the exam for easy communication between professionals regarding the case.