Ann
Allred
Lisa Andreson
Rabbi Richard Allen
Ed Avila
Michael B.
Roseanne B.
George Beahan
Jerome Berkovitch
Alison Blasko
B.R.
John Brunelle
John Cameron
Ginger Chang
Sylvia Cheek
Ronda Clarke
William Coffman
Betty Cureton
Claudia
Tom Donovan
Father Bill Edens
Kimberly Engstrom
Keith Erikson
Adam J. Field
David Karr
Sonia Frantz
BJ Foxley
John Fonville
L.G.
Ed Gold
Rabbi Allen Green
Mike Green
D.H.
Stephen Hall Harrison
Gerald Harsen
Luana Hess, M.D.
D. Holoman
Jeff J.
Jerome
Rev. James M. Johnson
Thomas S. Johnson
John Kates
George Keiter
Timothy Kidwell
Wendy Knecht
Karla Kniss
Randy Knipple
Joyce Kovelman, Ph.D.
L.D.
Leo
Leticia
Deborah L
Benice Lindo, Ph.D.
ML
Don Matheson
Michael
Paul Motenko
Ira Newborn
Gayle Pace
Muriel Paule
R.P.
Dawn Polito
John Pollock
Hoy Quan
Dr. R., Heart Specialist
R.B.
G. Ron
Angela Murray Rill
Betty Rome
Steven Rotblatt
Rev. Henry W. Sellers
Dr. S.D.
Don Shapiro
Lawrence R. Spira, M.D.
R. Steger
Fereydoon Tafazzoli,
Ph.D.
Joan Trent
Catherine W.
Marjoire Whitman
N.W.
Rudiger & Laurie
Wolf
Norma Young
Roberta Zuckerman
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David Karr
UPDATE: 2 Years
Dear Dr. Cooper,
I thought I would write and tell you about my progress since I
left the U.S. You can add my letter to your already thick file of
testimonials.
Six months ago I could not speak for more than a few seconds without
experiencing pain in my throat, jaw and the base of my tongue. Now
I am teaching English six hours a day, with only occasional discomfort
in my mandible and soft palate. And there is no comparison between
the discomfort I sometimes experience now and the real pain I had
before. When I come to see you in February, it hurt to talk, eat,
and sometimes just to breath. Even walking had become painful, with
pain often shooting from the top of my head to the base of my tongue
when I took a step. I also had occasionally severe sinus pain. Today,
however, even the discomfort I spoke of is mild and manageable if
I simply do the 'Direct Voice Rehabilitation' exercises daily. When
I say 'hmmm...one..' the 'buzz words' and 'sentences for too low
a pitch' for 15 minutes a day, I have little problem with pain or
discomfort. When I concentrate on breathing properly, I have even
less. And although I sometimes used to apply a hot compress to relieve
the pain in my mandible (I don't need this anymore), I haven't needed
to use gargles, sore throat medicine, tea with lemon, acupuncture,
tranquilizers, biofeedback, psychotherapy or any of the other remedies
that were recommended to me by friends, family, physical therapists
and physicians.
I don't want to sound melodramatic, nor do I want to 'elongate
your ego' (see 'sentences for too low a pitch'), but it wouldn't
be too much of an exaggeration to say that your Direct Voice Rehabilitation
saved my life. The pain I had six months ago, along with my resulting
inability to work, speak, or even eat or walk comfortably, had put
me into despair. I'd come to feel that there was no hope, and was
trying to resign myself to the prospect of living the rest of my
life as semi-invalid, unable to speak, work, socialize or walk normally
(the pain was often that bad). How else could I feel when doctors,
dentists, physical therapists and finally a psychotherapist had
not been able to offer any significant relief? But now I'm living
10,000 miles from home, working, teaching, socializing, traveling
and, two nights ago, even singing Chinese songs at a party!
Thanks again and best wishes.
Sincerely,
David Karr
Chunghsiao E. Road
Sec. 5 #727 4F
Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.
June 17, 1997 (received)
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