Laryngologist

A laryngologist is an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor with specialized training in voice.

If you are exepriencing a voice problem, seek out a fellowship trained laryngologist.

If you are a singer or an actor, seek out a laryngolgist who specifically works with professional voice.

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

A healthy speaking voice is essential to all voice professionals.

If you are referred to voice therapy after a diagnosis, you should seek out a SLP with experience in professional voice.

While speech language pathologists cannot make a diagnosis, they are licensed medical professionals with specialized training in voice rehabilitation. SLPs are an essential part of your voice team!

Singing Voice Specialist/Vocologist

A Singing Voice Specialist or Vocologist may also hold licensure as a SLP or may be a voice professional with additional, specialized training in voice habilitation and vocal health.

The Singing Voice Specialist often helps bridge the gap between functional voice and optimal voice. Singing Voice Specialists work in collaboration with other voice professionals (ENT, SLP, Voice Teacher) to help someone recovering from voice injury gain strength, efficiency, stamina.

Voice Teacher

Your voice teacher is often the first person who notices a vocal problem or gives you advice when you have voice concerns.

The role of the voice teacher in building healthy technique and counseling singers through voice problems is essential. However, it is important to note that a voice teacher cannot diagnose a voice problem (only an ENT is qualified to do that). Likewise, a voice teacher cannot rehabilitate an injured voice, unless that teacher is also a licensed SLP.