Should I Rest My Voice with Muscle Tension Dysphonia??
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In this weeks video I answer the question - Should I rest my voice if I have muscle tension dystonia??
I get asked this question all of the time so I thought I would answer once and for all in this video!
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Oh thank goodness I came across your videos
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When I first got MTD, I took 2 months of vocal rest and that did not help at all. After many sessions with a speech pathologist, my voice recovered for the most part. There are days where I relapse and it can be hard, so I appreciate you providing optimism & encouragement for people like us.
Can u elaborate what are some of the most effective exercises that u do to help u recover your voice?
@fighting546 I couldn't say which specific exercises helped me the most. I did them all everyday for a few months and I think it's that regular practice/reptition is what helped me to recover.
I think this is so subjective, I really would recommend finding a good voice therapist@@slow-living_03
please elaborate with i did em all. What exactly did you do
This is SO SUPER HELPFUL!!! Thank you so much. I have been feeling so lost and I REALLY appreciate you sharing. It has helped me more than you will know. I am SO grateful for this information and YOU ARE AWESOME! thank you! THANK YOU! Many Blessings to you.
Yay! ❤️❤️❤️
That’s so true about acid reflux .
As a 3 year MTD sufferer, I needed to hear this today. I stumbled on it, but it was meant for me. Thanks! ❤
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Yess MTD is gift and we have to win this challenge 🙌🏻🙌🏻 hope all will overcome from MTD soon ✌🏻✌🏻 thanks for your encouragement ❤️ your videos are really helpful ❤️
it's all about mindset, its all about how we look at it! we can decide what thoughts to have, takes work but it's worth it! so happy to help!
Thanks Liz!
Hi Liz! Your videos have been lifesaving. I have some questions, though.
1. Do you recommend resuming voice lessons while beginning speech therapy? I am seeing a second ENT next week after the first one diagnosed me with acid reflux. This guy specializes in MTD, so I'm super excited. However, I am wondering if I can start voice lessons again also, since I had to stop because of persistent pain and tension.
2. On the speech therapy note...do you have to be officially diagnosed with MTD to see a speech therapist?
3. A new response my vocal cords/throat have is a tickling sensation after speaking or sometimes when even listening to music! Does this sound like an MTD thing to you? I know it can manifest in different ways, for example in your case it was burning.
THANK YOU for acknowledging that we can grow to perceive speaking/singing as dangerous! That is where I am at right now and it is truly awful.
Hey if you only have MTD and not other problems (acid reflux is a common issue I was diagnosed w it too but also everyone refluxes, I recommend changing your diet and working on stress, not pills) then vocal lessons are a good idea.
Yes you need to be diagnosed w mtd or some vocal issue to have speech therapy.
I’m not sure what the tickling thing is, I’d ask the ent. :) best of luck!
As a person with MTD, I often notice that I get worse, not better, when I rest my voice. It's baffling and really frustrating.
Because you must re-train the voice.. the rest will not fix the issue.
I’m two years with vocal coach working n it’s just going worst idk why
@@user-dq7ct8iv4d perhaps you need a new vocal coach
How can i contact you for zoom meeting?
Hey Liz! Doctor told me I have habitual dysphonia. Is MTD and habitual dysphonia same or different?
@@suvanabajracharya6874 hey, I have not heard of habitual dysphonia. Can you ask your doctor?
Does anyone get burning in their throat with this? I went to acid reflux route at first b/c I thought it was that! Is it b/c the vocal cords are inflamed from MTD? I had a tonsillectomy 6 months ago and this sensation happened 3 weeks after surgery is this related? Have you seen this happen? Mine is all in my neck and throat and certain words now with a vowel and an L feel different. I need help
@@billtanner2928 I had burning in my throat too! I can’t answer these questions.. these questions are for an ENT and a speech therapist. Can you see both specialists? I would secure the ENT first and have them refer you to speech therapist after that. I no longer have a burning sensation in my throat… I bet you can also correct your burning sensation!
@@LizBills Thank you for answering Did you need speech therapy exercises to relieve symptoms and the burning sensation?
@@billtanner2928 yes speech therapy and working with a vocal coach… I stayed with my speech therapist for 3 months and continued on after that with a vocal coach.
Did your ENT diagnose u with MTD??? And was acid reflux the cause for u?
@@geoffreyrosadocertifiedbos3385 hey yes I was diagnosed and they also diagnosed me with acid reflux but it turned out to not be the right diagnosis for me. Speech therapy with the right therapist and vocal lessons corrected my mtd.
@@LizBills so what was the cause of the mtd?
@@geoffreyrosadocertifiedbos3385 for me it was a mix of poor technique and emotional problems
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So your vocals weren't in good shape right???@LizBills
Hi Liz, when you were suffering from this condition, did you experience burning sensations in throat and even up into your mouth/tongue? I am diagnosed with MTD and have these pains. Doctors think it could be nerve related to the tension, but curious if you also experienced them? Thanks!
I get burning in my throat SO bad I keep thinking its Acid reflux , going through all of this Now Its awful
Did actually change the way u speak? Also, when u speak is it that the vibrations should be at the facial region rather than at the vocal cord region?
It didn’t change the way I speak but it just focused my sound more forward and out of the throat. :) yes more vibration in the front of the face, takes the weight out of the throat… I mean maybe the sound of my voice is brighter these days so perhaps it changed it a little but it’s still my voice.. just more free.
@@LizBills I’ll try it, thanks!
@@LizBills hi sorry, would like to ask you as well what are the most effective steps that u did that let u recover your voice fully and no longer speaking without tension?
@@slow-living_03 re train with a coach and a speech therapist. Learn about chest voice and head voice and mixed voice. Do exercises to master this.. it takes a commitment and daily practice.
@@LizBills thanks. I was prev. seeing a one but she was not of any help, and insist on the same method for several months and sessions. I'm awaiting for another which is in one month time... currently am on my own. will look into it, thanks!