Chronic Cough Suppression Voice Therapy (Swallow and Breathing Techniques)

For patients suffering from a chronic cough that seems to go on and on no matter the type of medical therapies tried, it can be quite frustrating when nothing works to get rid of the cough and no cause can be figured out! Inhalers, cough suppressants, antibiotics, nasal sprays, allergy medications, etc all seem to make little or no difference. At some point, many patients may stop taking such medications given the lack of improvement. Unfortunately, the cough does not stop with just will power alone. For such patients, cough suppression techniques may be worthwhile to try to help resolve the chronic cough in a drug-free manner. Using simple breathing and swallowing techniques under guidance of a voice therapist (a speech language pathologist with voice specialization), significant reduction in cough can be achieved. See references below. • Disclaimer (0:14) • Intro (0:31) • Swallow Techniques (0:44) • Breathing Techniques (1:23) • Vocal Hygiene Techniques (3:06) • Conclusion (3:29) Find a therapist here: https://www.asha.org/profind/ (once there, select "Find an SLP") Online voice tele-therapy option: https://www.expressable.com Video describing different medical causes of a chronic cough:    • Causes of Chronic Cough in Adults   Video created by: Danielle Campbell, MS, CCC-SLP Lancaster, PA Video edited by Dr. Christopher Chang: https://www.FauquierENT.net Other related voice therapy videos that provide additional info: • Breath Support:    • Breath Support for Strong Clear Voice (Dia...   • Straw Exercises:    • Vocal Straw Exercises (Semi-Occluded Vocal...   • Resonant Voice Therapy:    • Resonant Voice Therapy   • Voice Building Exercises:    • Voice Building Exercises to Strengthen a W...   Still haven’t subscribed to Fauquier ENT on YouTube? ►► https://bit.ly/35SazwA References: Cough reflex sensitivity improves with speech language pathology management of refractory chronic cough. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Efficacy of speech pathology management for chronic cough: a randomised placebo controlled trial of treatment efficacy. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Speech pathology for chronic cough: a new approach. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19061... Review series: chronic cough: behaviour modification therapies for chronic cough. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17621... Chronic cough and laryngeal dysfunction improve with specific treatment of cough and paradoxical vocal fold movement. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19292... The role of voice therapy in the management of paradoxical vocal fold motion, chronic cough, and laryngospasm. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20172... The Relationship Between Chronic Cough and Paradoxical Vocal Fold Movement: A Review of the Literature. https://www.jvoice.org/article/S0892-... #cough #chroniccough #speechtherapy #slp #voicetherapy