Complementary and Integrative Medicine and the Voice

Karuna Dewan; Vanessa Lopez; Nausheen Jamal

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2022.06.008

Complementary and Integrative Medicine and the Voice

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2022 Oct;55(5):1007-1016. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2022.06.008. Epub 2022 Sep 7.

Authors

Karuna Dewan¹, Vanessa Lopez², Nausheen Jamal³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Edinburg, TX 78541, USA.
² The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, 1210 West Schunior Street, EMEBL 3.145, Edinburg, TX 78541, USA.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, 1210 West Schunior Street, EMEBL 3.145, Edinburg, TX 78541, USA. Electronic address: Nausheen.Jamal@utrgv.edu.

PMID: 36088156
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2022.06.008

Abstract

Dysphonia is a ubiquitous problem impacting a broad range of people. As communication is central to the human experience, any perturbation of the voice can be frustrating for the patient and the physician. Nutritional, psychological, and physical means of preventing and treating hoarseness have been used by humans since the beginning of written record. Today, we use a selection of these approaches, along with traditional medicine, to alleviate problems of the vocal tract.

Keywords: Acupuncture; Dysphonia; Massage therapy; Muscle tension dysphonia.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Dysphonia* / therapy
Hoarseness / therapy
Humans
Integrative Medicine*
Voice Training