This picture shows the hyoid bone where you should start your massage. From there you move down to the notches below the hyoid bone. In this picture they are right under the line of the blue arrow.
Okay - this guy is right under the hyoid bone and is working to massage the larynx into its normal position. Personally, I use two hands (the index finger of both hands). I guess my hands are not quite big enough to only use one hand comfortably!
Another picture of one handed massage to lower the larynx. I don't actually put any downward pressure on my larynx myself. I leave that to my speech therapist who really knows what she is doing. I just do the same spots and do the quick side to side movements and quick circular movements to keep the muscles loose.
Remember, massage doesn't CURE SD - it is only a tool to help loosen and relax the muscles around the larynx to make it more comfortable to speak. I HIGHLY recommend that anyone who is interested in laryngeal massage should go to see a speech therapist who has been trained in Dr. Arnold Aronson's technique.
If you have questions, let me know and I will see if I can answer them for you!
Trisha
6 comments:
Trisha,
You sound great! Good info!
Thanks,
Sara
I'm behind on your blog! Hopefully, I can get caught up sometime this weekend. I am excited to listen to your podcast and try this out. I broke down today and contacted a doctor up in Denver... so, we will see. My voice is the worst it's been in quite awhile. My husband wants me to see another doctor. Oy.
I'm curious about this condition. Did it just appear or did you have a long history?
Womaninawindow-
While not a whole lot is known about this condition, it is known to be neurological. Researchers are thinking that people are born with it but that it remains dormant until something "triggers" it. Of course, there is not real proof of this. More research is needed!
As for me - I developed this condition over a couple years which were very stressful for me at work. At first it was just hints of problems to come - problems saying certain words (like "hi!") and my voice cracking at weird times.
In the Fall of 2006 I had a rapid decline. I began the month of September being able to speak relatively normally and by the end of October basically had no voice at all.
Other people with SD have different stories. Some people get it as teenagers and live with it their whole life. Most get it between the ages of 40 to 60. We are all a bit unique in our stories. However, we are the same in the fact that this darn thing really changes things!
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