A Voice Apart

The Royans Institute for Non-Surgical Voice Repair, a division of TRS School for the Total Voice Performance and The Royans Professional Vocal School - for nearly 4 decades - has been receiving numerous clients with various voice disorders. Let us name the most common disorders that people have been suffering from and thus approaching our establishment: Polyps on the vocal cord(s) Nodules on the vocal cord(s)  Cysts on the vocal cord(s)  Lesions on the vocal cord(s) and throat area.  Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD) Spasmodic Dysphonia (SD) Sulcus Vocalis  VCD (Vocal Cord Dysfunction) However, the above voice/vocal disorders are just to name a few… In our experience, practically all of the patients who have been suffering from the above-mentioned disorders have been prior going anywhere and everywhere to get help, even much before reaching our enterprise. Some of them had undergone conventional treatments like Botox; others took numerous speech ther...

Let's look at your vocal cords from a professional point of view:  Your vocal cords (within your voice box) are not just strings… They are a delicate form of fold tissues (muscles) with a very thin lining on the outside. And just like any other tissues within the body, if not taken care of properly, they evidently can get damaged. Normally, when people start to exhibit vocal cord problems, they may not even notice them and thus, do not find the need to address them until the problems (like strained vocal cords, bleeding vocal cords or other forms of vocal cord damage) become severe enough to warrant a visit to the doctor or a qualified voice specialist. Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) happens when the vocal cords are unable to open properly. This is also referred to as paradoxical vocal fold movement. VCD is sometimes confused with asthma as some of the symptoms are very similar. With VCD, the vocal cords close instead of opening up, when you breathe in and out. This closure ...