Voice therapy techniques adapted to treatment of habit cough: a pilot study.
Patients with long-standing habit cough having no organic basis can be successfully treated with a combination of psychotherapy and speech therapy. Techniques for speech therapy are adapted from those used with hyperfunctional voice disorders to fit this debilitating laryngeal disorder.
Blager
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National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206.
Gay
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Wood
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D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003371:Cough / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011613:Psychotherapy; D014834:Voice Training