The year 2023 commemorates eighteen good years of running the Voice Clinic, a special facility in our institute. Dr.A.Anita Reddy had initiated the Voice Clinic which started to function in March, 2005.
Aim and Objectives
The aim of the Voice Clinic is to preserve, conserve and rehabilitate the voice of Professional voice users and its objectives are to assess and treat individuals with voice disorders such as vocal nodules, vocal polyps, vocal fold paralysis and the like. The Voice clinic comprises of a team of professionals (Speech language Pathologist & and ENT surgeon) dedicated to voice rehabilitation.
Dr.A.Anita Reddy (M.Sc., HLS), a senior Speech Language Pathologist working in our Institute, (specialized in the assessment and treatment of voice disorders) and Dr. Sankarshana (Phonosurgeon) were the first team. Later, other ENT Doctors had joined us. Good discussions on treatment options take place.
In this special clinic, we have seen a vast growth in the number of patients. The clientele comprises of professional voice users such as school teachers, lecturers, contractors, politicians, street hawkers, call center personnel, singers, actors, dubbing artists, homemakers and the general public. Voice disorders specific to vocal abuse, misuse, neurological, endocrinal, psychological, other structural abnormalities and laryngeal diseases such as cancer, granulomas, human papilloma virus were seen over the years. Both
children and adult clients have benefitted from this facility.
We hope to continue growing in this area and take it to the next level by spreading awareness among the general public. The contributions and referrals from medical professionals in and around Bangalore and South India are highly appreciated and we hope to continue working in collaboration with them.
Members of the Voice Clinic:
1. Dr.A.Anita Reddy(H.O.D and Head of the Unit)
2. Ms. Prajna Kodgi
3. Mr. Siddharth Kothari
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