How to Decrease Hypernasality | Voice & Motor Speech

Adult Speech Therapy
3 Aug 202304:37

Summary

TLDRIn this video, Alisha, a speech-language pathologist, discusses strategies to reduce hypernasality, which is common in patients with dysarthria or voice disorders. She explains hypernasality as the production of non-nasal sounds as nasal ones, and offers techniques to address it. These methods include increasing patient awareness through recording and self-labeling, using tactile feedback to identify nasal vibrations, encouraging an open-mouth posture, and applying the yawn-sigh technique to improve oral resonance. Alisha provides practical tips to help patients focus on oral sounds to reduce nasalization, aiming to improve their speech clarity.

Takeaways

  • 😀 Hypernasality is when non-nasal sounds are produced as nasal sounds, which is commonly seen in patients with dysarthria or voice disorders.
  • 😀 A key treatment for hypernasality is helping patients become more aware of their nasal speech.
  • 😀 One approach is to have patients listen to recordings of their own voice, labeling nasal speech as 'nasal' or 'hypernasal.'
  • 😀 Patients can also practice identifying nasality by comparing nasal and non-nasal sounds, improving awareness of the differences.
  • 😀 Tactile feedback can help patients detect nasality by feeling vibrations near their nose during nasal sounds (e.g., M, N).
  • 😀 Non-nasal sounds (e.g., B, P) should not produce vibrations on the sides of the nose, which can help guide patients in producing clearer sounds.
  • 😀 Encouraging an open mouth posture while speaking and exaggerating sounds can help reduce hypernasality and improve oral resonance.
  • 😀 The yawn-sigh technique involves having the patient perform a yawn followed by a sigh to help lower the back of the tongue and raise the velum, reducing nasal sounds.
  • 😀 This technique should be practiced throughout the day to reinforce oral-focused speech and minimize nasality.
  • 😀 Additional resources, such as free PDFs, are available on the website adultspeechtherapy.co for further learning and support.

Q & A

  • What is hypernasality?

    -Hypernasality is when patients produce non-nasal sounds as nasal sounds, often resulting in speech that sounds like it’s coming through the nose.

  • In which conditions might hypernasality be observed?

    -Hypernasality is commonly observed in patients with dysarthria or voice disorders.

  • Can you give an example of hypernasality in speech?

    -An example of hypernasality would be if someone says 'maybe baby', but it sounds more like 'me me maybe', as if they're speaking through their nose.

  • What is one of the first approaches to decreasing hypernasality in patients?

    -A key approach is to help patients become more aware of their hypernasality by having them listen to recordings of their own voice and label it as 'nasal' or 'hypernasal'.

  • How can patients practice recognizing their hypernasality?

    -Patients can listen to their recorded voice and identify moments when they are being hypernasal. They can also label their voice as 'nasal' or 'hypernasal' during speaking tasks.

  • What role does tactile feedback play in reducing hypernasality?

    -Tactile feedback helps patients feel vibrations in their nose when producing nasal sounds. If they’re producing non-nasal sounds, they shouldn’t feel any vibrations in their nose.

  • Can you describe how tactile feedback is used in practice?

    -Tactile feedback involves placing two fingers on the side of the patient's nose to feel vibrations when they produce nasal sounds like 'M' or 'N', while non-nasal sounds like 'B' or 'P' should not create any vibration.

  • How can open mouth posture help in reducing hypernasality?

    -Having patients use an open mouth posture when speaking can help exaggerate oral sounds, leading to a more oral focus and decreasing nasal sounds.

  • What is the yawn-sigh technique, and how does it help with hypernasality?

    -The yawn-sigh technique helps lower the back of the tongue and raise the velum (soft palate), which encourages a more oral sounding voice and reduces nasal sounds. It involves yawning, sighing, and producing sounds like 'ha' or 'ba'.

  • How can patients integrate the yawn-sigh technique into their daily speech?

    -Patients can practice the yawn-sigh technique throughout the day when speaking, ensuring they focus on oral sound production rather than nasal sounds.

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