Most people take their voice - a vital part of everyday life - for granted. If you have problems with speech and voice and swallowing, it can significantly limit your ability to eat, drink or communicate freely. Sometimes a mild speech or vocal cord problem can be a sign of a serious health condition. The Voice, Speech and Swallowing Disorders Treatment Unit is dedicated to the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of voice and swallowing problems that can affect anyone from the professional vocalist to the everyday person.
LIV HOSPITAL’S otolaryngologists treat problems and diseases of the mouth, oral cavity, salivary glands, voice box (larynx), oesophagus or thyroid gland, as well as swallowing problems.
LIV HOSPITAL provides a complete program dedicated to the treatment of a wide range of voice and swallowing related conditions suffered by people in all types of professions including professional singers, actors, teachers and speakers.
In harmony with LIV HOSPITAL’S multidisciplinary framework and philosophy, the Voice, Speech and Swallowing Disorders Treatment Unit team includes otolaryngologists, speech-language pathologists, singing and voice coaches, neurologists and gastroenterologists. The Clinic's team of distinguished specialists provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment options, including the latest medical, surgical and behavioural approaches to voice and swallowing systems.
The Centre's specialists take a multidisciplinary approach in order to provide an individualized treatment plan for our international patients. Patients can take advantage of the convenience of seeing our team of otolaryngologists, speech pathologists, and specially trained nurses in a single day. The Centre's goal is to provide each patient with the opportunity for the best treatment that preserves voice and swallowing function to the greatest extent possible.
LIV HOSPITAL’S expert otolaryngologists diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions that affect the larynx, including:
- Aspiration
- Vocal cord nodules
- Chronic hoarseness and sore throat
- Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease
- Laryngeal cancer
- Voice problems when singing
- Spasmodic dysphonia
- Swallowing problems
- Cysts of the vocal cords
- Vocal cord paralysis
- Syndromes of abuse and overuse of the voice
- Singing nodules
- Polyp of the vocal cords
- Voice and swallowing problems associated with Parkinson's disease and other neurological problems