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| Parkinson's disease | ||
| The Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center is proud
to offer the Lee Silverman ® Voice Treatment (LSVT) for Parkinson's
disease. Unlike traditional speech therapy methods and other programs,
LSVT has documented short- and long-term effectiveness in helping the
89% of Parkinson’s patients who have voice and speech problems. Lee Silverman ® Voice Treatment is an intensive program aimed at treating the tremor and reduced loudness associated with the speech problems. Treatment consists of one-hour sessions, which are held four days per week for four consecutive weeks. LSVT emphasizes a single, simple parameter: think loud. It involves a recalibration of the patient’s sense of vocal effort and loudness increasing the patient’s awareness of the effort involved in talking in a loud voice. Patients initiate a “loud” voice by making prolonged vowel sounds and progress to more complex speech drills. Since treatment focuses on immediate carryover into daily communication, 90% of patients improve from pre- to post-treatment and 80% maintain this improvement for twelve to twenty-four months after treatment. If you have questions about whether somone you know could benefit from LSVT, feel free to contact us at the Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center for more information or to schedule an appointment.
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