“Can puberphonia be corrected with speech therapy?”
I am a 27 year old man but my voice sounds high-pitched and almost like falsetto. I believe it is puberphonia but I haven't been diagnosed. Can this be corrected with speech therapy? Not sure where to turn from here.
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I would certainly recommend finding a speech language pathologist who treats adult voice disorders. Depending on where you live, you might reach out to one of the universities that might have a voice lab. Additionally, I would check with a medical doctor to see if there is any medical treatment for the condition. A speech therapist can certainly help you develop strategies to improve your vocal quality.
Puberphonia is not my area of expertise. You can find information below.
https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/clinical-topics/voice-disorders/#collapse_0
https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/clinical-topics/voice-disorders/#collapse_0
Look for a speech-language pathologist who specializes in voice therapy. I am not a voice specialist, but there are many who do this type of therapy. You will need an evaluation first. Call your medical insurance and see how to go about getting an evaluation/assessment.
Hello, I would seek a referral to an ENT and voice-based SLP. There are strategies that can be helpful to modulate perceptual pitch.
Kimberly Baradei
Speech-Language Pathologist
Thanks for reaching out. Yes, puberphonia can be improved with Speech therapy. I hope you find a good SLP in your area or via telehealth that can assist you with moving forward in recovery.
Puberphonia can be treated with laryngeal manipulation and voice exercises provided by a certified speech-language pathologist. You may look in your area for an SLP that works with adults or check out my page at www.teletn.com if you live in TN or AL.
Yes. See a speech pathologist
Your first step is to see an otolaryngologist (ENT) who specializes in the voice. Then a consultation with a voice specialist like myself would be the next step if the doctor says that the larynx and vocal cords are normal. Other specialists might be needed, but this would be the process to correct this problem.
Good Morning,
Thanks for reaching out. It would be hard for me to provide you a clear answer without having more background. If it is puberphonia, the voice pitch can be improved with voice exercises. I would recommend for you to seek an evaluation with a speech language pathologist that specializes in voice disorders.
Thanks for reaching out. It would be hard for me to provide you a clear answer without having more background. If it is puberphonia, the voice pitch can be improved with voice exercises. I would recommend for you to seek an evaluation with a speech language pathologist that specializes in voice disorders.
Hi there,
I apologize for the delayed response. Yes, puberphonia is a voice disorder that can be treated with speech therapy. It requires voice treatment exercises to help bring down the pitch in your voice. A speech evaluation will be best to help determine the problem and the frequency of therapy to help fix the issue.
I hope this helps.
Best,
I apologize for the delayed response. Yes, puberphonia is a voice disorder that can be treated with speech therapy. It requires voice treatment exercises to help bring down the pitch in your voice. A speech evaluation will be best to help determine the problem and the frequency of therapy to help fix the issue.
I hope this helps.
Best,
Yes, it is possible to correct this with speech therapy. I would choose someone experienced with voice therapy.
Voice therapy is a helpful tool to remediate puberphonia once diagnosed along with seeing a psychologist or counselor. Completing a speech and voice therapy evaluation along with seeing an ENT doctor to rule out any functional vocal fold issues is a good place to begin remediation services.
Terlenda Lassiter
Speech-Language Pathologist
Going to a voice center and working with a speech language pathologist who works primarily with voice patients is your best bet. They can work with you on adjusting your range and vocal exercises to bring the falsetto down. I recommend you get a voice assessment from an SLP at a voice center.
Cara M. Gelbart
Speech-Language Pathologist
This is not my particular area of expertise, however you can seek out speech therapy to work on treating your habitual pitch.
Every person is different with each diagnosis and the effect of treatment and carry over of education, so I can’t for sure say yes it helps or no it doesn’t. It wouldn’t hurt to get an ENT consult and/or an SLP Eval to say for certain if it can be corrected or reduced. My expertise is limited on puberphonia, therefore I am recommending speaking with an ENT
Tara Helwig
Speech-Language Pathologist
Puberphonia is caused by trying to control unstable pitch and quality characteristics or is an increase in tension and contraction of the muscles in the larynx causing it to elevate. The goals of voice treatment for puberphonia are to phonate at a low pitch and demonstrate that the new low-pitch is to be used and avoid the old high-pitch. Voice therapy treatment consists of coughing, speech-range masking, glottal attack before a vowel, relaxation techniques to reduce tension of the larynx, visi-pitch, and digital manipulation of the thyroid cartilage while producing a vowel. Voice therapy is completed by a Speech-Language Pathologist and should assist in your voicing concerns.
