Clarisse Marquis Colvard earned her Doctorate of Speech-Language Pathology in 2018. She has over 40 years' experience as a speech language pathologist. Clarisse developed the speech-language pathology program at Thomason Hospital in 1991 and in 1994 she founded the Silva Clinic, an outpatient clinical habilitation and rehabilitation center serving all ages and demographics. Clarisse and her colleagues continue to provide individualized speech-language pathology services which empower the patient and family and facilitate excellent patient outcomes.
WHAT ARE VOICE DISODERS?
A voice disorder occurs when voice quality, pitch, and loudness differ or are inappropriate for an individual's age, gender, cultural background, or geographic location (Aronson & Bless, 2009; Boone, McFarlane, Von Berg, & Zraik, 2010; Lee, Stemple, Glaze, & Kelchner, 2004).
We also treat nodules, dysphonia and polyps.
VOICE: SIGNS/SYMPTOMS
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roughness (perception of aberrant vocal fold vibration);
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abnormal loudness/volume
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abnormal pitch (too high, too low, pitch breaks, decreased pitch range)
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abnormal loudness/volume
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abnormal resonance (hypernasal & hyponasal)
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aphonia (loss of voice)
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asthenia (weak voice)
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hoarse voice (raspy, audible aperiodicity in sound);
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Shaky voice
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pulses in sound
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frequent coughing or throat clearing (may worsen with increased voice use); and
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excessive throat or laryngeal tension/pain/tenderness.
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