Pediatric Voice Therapy for Child with Hoarse Voice Due to Vocal Cord Nodules or Swollen Vocal Cords

Voice therapy (voice specific speech therapy) strategies and exercises for a young chid with vocal cord nodules causing a hoarse or raspy sounding voice. This video is meant to provide "first steps" on things a parent can do with their child while waiting for an appointment with a voice therapist (a speech language pathologist or SLP with additional training on vocal disorders), or to reinforce what has been learned during therapy sessions. This video is not meant to completely replace one-on-one treatment sessions. • Disclaimer (0:20) • Prologue (0:47) • Strategy #1: Voice Rest (1:25) • Strategy #2: No Screaming (2:01) • Strategy #3: Hydration (2:30) • Strategy #4: Avoid Throat Clearing (2:51) • Strategy #5: Be a Good Listener (3:08) • Strategy #6: Diaphragmatic Breathing (3:25) • Exercise #1: Straw Exercises (4:45) • Exercise #2: Tongue Trills (5:36) • Exercise #3: Resonant Voice (6:00) • Conclusion (6:33) 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 created by: Danielle Campbell, MS, CCC-SLP Lancaster, PA Video edited by Dr. Christopher Chang: https://www.FauquierENT.net Additional voice therapy videos that provide more info, especially for older children (and adults): • 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...   • Singing Voice Therapy:    • Voice Therapy for the Singer with Vocal Co...   Still haven’t subscribed to Fauquier ENT on YouTube? ►► https://bit.ly/35SazwA #vocalcordnodules #dysphonia #hoarsevoice #speechtherapy #slp #voicetherapy