Daniel J Stein Author
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Voice Therapy, Muscle Tension Dysphonia, Pilot Study
Boston University School of Medicine, USA
Daniel J Stein, working at Boston University School of Medicine, place of living USA, areas of interests are Voice Therapy, Muscle Tension Dysphonia and Pilot Study, Self-reported Improvement with Voice Therapy via Translation for Muscle Tension Dysphonia
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Author(s): Daniel J Stein, Hadas Golan, Seth M Cohen and J Pieter Noordzij
Self-reported Improvement with Voice Therapy via Translation for Muscle Tension Dysphonia: A Pilot Study
Purpose: Voice therapy is essential to caring for millions of Americans with vocal problems. However, for immigrants who are non-English speakers (NES), native-language therapists may not be available. Treatment is often provided via translator, but little data support the efficacy of this modality. We hypothesized that voice therapy would improve subject self-ratings of voice impairment, both with and without translation.
Materials/Methods: We surveyed both NES and English-spe... view moreĀ»