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Entertainment > Music Education Singing disorders: Breathing mistakes singers make: 1 of 4

This letter will shed some light on Singing disorders that come from respiratory distress: It is believed that new singers should follow the following respiration technique: Inhale as much air in as possible and then exhale quickly. Some singers raise their shoulders using incorrect upper chest breath support. This has a neg...
Health & Fitness > Medical Concerns & Issues Vocal cords and physiotherapy: 1 of 2

This letter will shed some light on: Vocal Cords Physiotherapy or the true art of voice therapy. Physiotherapy is teaching the patient's body to heal itself by new movements and muscular procedures. Our body has a tremendous capability of self-healing and since the old times physical therapy has been able to heal many disord...
Health & Fitness > Respiratory Diseases Voice disorders that come from respiratory distress: 1 of 1

This letter will try to put some light upon Voice disorders that come from respiratory distress: An organic malfunction inside the lungs, like emphysema, bronchial asthma or cardiovascular disease will reduce the lungs capacity and thus will have a reducing effect on the exhalation volume. Vocal pseudo asthenia is yet anothe...
Health & Fitness > Medical Concerns & Issues Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD): 1 of 1

This letter will shed some light on: VCD (Vocal Cords Dysfunction). What is VCD? In 1983, doctors at National Jewish Center described a condition that has the potential to mimic asthma, thus leading to inaccurate diagnosis and inappropriate, potentially harmful treatment. This condition is called vocal cords dysfunction, or ...
Health & Fitness > General Health (Other) Stuttering versus cluttering!: 1 of 1

This letter will shed some light on Stuttering versus Cluttering What's the difference? What is stuttering? Stuttering is a disruption in the fluency of verbal expression characterized by involuntary, audible or silent, repetitions or prolongations of sounds or syllables. These are not readily controllable and may be accompa...
Health & Fitness > Alternative Therapies Overcoming stuttering: 3 of 5

This letter will shed some light on: Could voice therapy be a remedy for stuttering!?! It has been long known, that stuttering, especially in severe cases with blocks, stops and interjections, could produce a real voice disorder as a post effect. In most of these cases of severe stuttering, while the patient is blocking his ...
Entertainment > Music Education How to improve your singing voice instantly: 9 of 9

This letter will shed some light on: The Appoggio singing technique - a great tool for a professional voice. Opera singers, classical singers, actors, cantors, preachers and even nowadays rock stars and rappers could gain a great deal from learning one of the most elaborate and sophisticated singing techniques that was inven...
Health & Fitness > Medical Concerns & Issues Spasmodic Dysphonia: Stuttering of the vocal cords: 2 of 2

This letter will shed some light on: Spasmodic Dysphonia (SD) or "stuttering of the vocal cords". What is SD? Laryngeal Dystonia or as it called Spasmodic Dysphonia is an organic voice disorder caused by dysfunction of center neurological integration that produces spasm of the vocal cords. Spasmodic dysphonia causes the voic...
Health & Fitness > Dentistry (Other) Tongue thrust and articulation errors: 2 of 2

This letter will shed some light on: Tongue thrust and treatment of subsequent articulation disorders. What is tongue thrust? Tongue thrust (also called "reverse" or "immature" swallow) is the common name given to orofacial muscular imbalance, a human behavioral pattern in which the tongue protrudes through the anterior inci...