Voice Therapy at Tulip – Online Speech Therapy 🌷

Types of Voice Disorders

We provide therapy for different types of voice difficulties:

1. Organic Voice Disorders

   Caused by physical or neurological changes.

   • Structural – changes in the vocal folds (e.g., nodules, polyps, swelling, or age-related changes).
   • Neurogenic – nerve-related issues (e.g., vocal tremor, spasmodic dysphonia, vocal fold paralysis).

2. Functional Voice Disorders

   Happen when the voice is misused or strained, even if the vocal structures are normal.

   Examples: vocal fatigue, muscle tension dysphonia, diplophonia (two tones at once), or ventricular phonation.

3. Psychogenic Voice Disorders

   Stress, anxiety, or emotional factors can lead to voice changes, such as conversion aphonia (loss of voice) or dysphonia.

Many voice disorders are a mix of these causes. For example, yelling (functional misuse) can create vocal nodules (organic changes).

Special Voice Conditions We Treat

• Puberphonia – when a male continues to use a high-pitched “boy-like” voice even after puberty.
• Androphonia – when a female speaks in an unusually low-pitched “male-like” voice.

Both conditions can be successfully treated with targeted voice therapy techniques.

Signs & Symptoms of a Voice Disorder

• Hoarseness or rough, raspy voice
• Breathy or weak voice
• Strained, tense, or “choked” voice
• Sudden voice breaks or loss of voice
• Pitch too high/too low or limited range
• Difficulty being heard (too soft or too loud)
• Frequent throat pain, coughing, or throat clearing
• Voice that worsens with prolonged speaking

Causes of Voice Disorders

• Organic causes: nodules, cysts, swelling, laryngitis, vocal fold paralysis, Parkinson’s disease, trauma, reflux.
• Functional causes: yelling, screaming, overuse, speaking at an unnatural pitch, excessive throat clearing.
• Psychogenic causes: stress, anxiety, depression, or conversion disorders.

How Tulip Online Speech Therapy Can Help 🌷

At Tulip, we don’t just diagnose—we provide complete online therapy sessions designed for your voice goals.

Here’s what we offer:

• Voice Assessment – understanding your voice problem through listening, case history, and clinical evaluation.
• Personalized Online Therapy Sessions – regular one-on-one video sessions with practical exercises for healthy voice production, breathing, resonance, and relaxation.
• Customized Home Practice Plans – exercises you can follow between sessions to speed up progress.
• Counseling & Prevention – lifestyle guidance to protect your voice and prevent future problems.
• Collaboration – when needed, we coordinate with ENTs, neurologists, psychologists, or vocal coaches for complete care.

✨ Our mission is not just to improve your voice, but to help you feel confident using it in everyday life.

Who Benefits from Voice Therapy?

• Teachers, singers, speakers, or professionals who rely heavily on their voice.
• Children and adults with hoarseness, weak voice, or frequent throat discomfort.
• People with puberphonia, androphonia, or neurological conditions affecting the voice.
• Anyone who feels their voice no longer matches their needs or identity.