R.B.
UPDATE: Patient was diagnosed with Spasmodic Dysphonia by five
different/separate Ear, Nose and Throat doctors and told his condition
was hopeless.
He has remained cured of Spasmodic Dysphonia for 20 years having
used Direct Voice Rehabilitation.
Back in 1978 I began to develop voice problems. It's a pretty horrifying
feeling when you lose your voice and don't know that you're ever
going to regain that voice again. It's very difficult. Most of the
time I had to rely on a pencil and paper because the people that
I was trying to communicate with weren't understanding me. I was
trying my best to utter some words and just couldn't. A lot of times
I would just try whispering the words out because I couldn't speak.
I saw five Ear, Nose and Throat specialists regarding the problem
and each time all they had to say to me was that they couldn't find
anything wrong physically. They told me separately I had Spastic
Dysphonia. I had one ENT say it was just psychological and there
was nothing he could do. So as time
went on obviously I had become pretty discouraged. A little later
that year, a friend of mine told me about this doctor in Los Angeles
who had helped him. He told me that since I had pretty much exhausted
all medical help in the Phoenix area, maybe I should give Dr. Cooper
a call. At the very first meeting Dr. Cooper diagnosed me with having
spastic dysphonia and said I had a good chance of overcoming this
difficulty.
In less than a year Dr. Cooper had me speaking again in the normal
range. I owe Dr. Cooper a lot of credit. None of the ENT's were
of any help to me, but Dr. Cooper put his finger on the problem
immediately. Even though I was a basket case when I walked into
his office, he told me that the prognosis was very good and his
advice was to me was absolutely correct.
I speak very clearly today. It's been twenty years since I've had
these voice sessions with Dr. Cooper and my voice has held up over
all of these years. I've never felt any need to have any more voice
therapy sessions. With the help that I received from Dr. Cooper
my outlook on life has drastically changed.
Regaining my voice gave me a more optimistic outlook on my future.
So once again, thanks, Dr. Cooper.
R.B. 7-19-98
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