History
Vocal Hygiene
Vocal Rest
Miscellaneous
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What were Speech Pathologists first known as?
Speech Correctionists
100
What is vocal hygiene? How would you describe it to a client?

Indirect therapy designed to help the patient understand relevant aspects of voice production and to encourage modifications of surrounding and lifestyle in order to facilitate healthy voice production and improved vocal performance. 

100
What are the two types of Vocal Rest?
Complete and Relative
100
Name a functional voice disorder that could benefit from vocal hygiene and why.
Any of them. Anyone can benefit from education of the anatomy and physiology of the voice and ways to take care of it. It also may help them to better understand what is happening to their voice.
200
What did Speech Pathology strictly focus on in the past? (2 answers)
Stuttering and sound production
200
How many glasses of water are recommended for a person to drink throughout the day?
8 eight ounce servings of water per day
200
When is vocal rest typically recommended?
After vocal surgery
200
Name 4 phonotraumatic behaviors.
Throat clearing


Screaming

Unconventional voice use

cheering

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What event made researchers and practitioners realize there is more to speech than just stuttering and sound production? Be specific
World War Two when soldiers acquired brain injuries.
300
What could you do to help your patient identify when they are engaging in phonotraumatic behaviors?

Systematically review with the patient a typical day beginning from when he or she first awakes to bedtime.

Have the client log when, where, and how many times phonotraumatic behaviors occurred. 


300
Explain why vocal rest can impact the quality of life to a patient. 

Communication challenging

Effort to get through the day

Less interaction with people

Restrictions in personal and social life

Frustration

Feeling handicapped

       
300

How can someone enhance lifestyle choices to improve/maintain vocal health?

Eliminate use of:

 - Tobacco

 - Alcohol

 - Recreational drugs

 - Caffeinated beverages

Improve sleeping habits

Eating a healthy diet


400
What does "mentalism" mean?
Brain processing abilities 
400
What populations should be targeted for vocal hygiene?
Everyone!


Professional voice users

Individuals with voice disorders such as polyp's, vocal lesions, nodules, contact ulcers/granuloma's


400
True or false: Many researchers and practitioners agree with/support vocal rest.
False!!!
400
What did ASHA use to be called?

The American Academy of Speech Correction 

500

In the early1970’s it was thought that there was a relationship between ______ and vocal endurance.

Hydration
500
What are the 5 Components of a Vocal Hygiene Program?

Educate

Address the amount and type of voice use

Decrease phonotraumatic behaviors

Improve hydration

Enhance lifestyle choices to improve/maintain vocal health


500

According to Kaneko, et al., 2016. “Optimal Duration for Voice Rest After Vocal Fold Surgery: Randomized Controlled Clinical Study," their data suggested that ___days of voice rest followed by voice therapy may lead to better wound healing of the vocal fold compared to _____ days.

3 days compared to 7 days. 
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Vocal Hygiene focuses on two areas. What are these two areas? Hint: Vocal Hygiene as ____ strategy and as _____ strategy. 

As a prevention strategy

As a management strategy


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