Accent method of voice therapy for treatment of severe muscle tension dysphonia

ABSTRACT

Nonorganic dysphonia may present a challenging diagnosis, and management. Here, we present a severe form of nonorganic dysphonia, which we termed as arytenoidal dysphonia. It was a severe form of muscle tension dysphonia, which was described earlier in literature although with different nomenclature. The outcome of the accent method of voice therapy was also presented. We concluded that accent method of voice therapy is proven to be an effective treatment modality of arytenoidal dystonia