How is your voice doing?
Take our quiz* and find out!
WHICH OF THESE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN THE PAST MONTH, other than times you've had a cold?
- I have trouble talking loudly or being heard in noisy situations.
- I feel a lump in my throat, like extra phlegm or something sticking there.
- I have trouble doing my job or practicing my profession because of my voice..
- Talking or singing takes effort/makes me tired.
- I have to repeat myself to be understood in normal conversation
- My throat feels sore or achy even though I'm not sick.
- My voice sounds higher, lower, or less flexible in pitch these days; I'm losing notes at the top.
- I feel anxious or frustrated because of changes in my voice.
- I have trouble being heard/understood on the telephone.
- I have to strain, change how I use my voice, or compromise my vocal technique in order to sound the way I should.
If you answer YES to 5 or more questions, see a voice doctor as soon as you can.
If you answer YES to 2-4 questions, use the information on this site to take better care of your voice. If things don't improve in 2-3 weeks, see a doctor.
If you can answer NO to nearly every question, congratulations! You are in good vocal health. Keep taking good care so you'll stay that way.
*adapted from several validated questionnaires used in voice clinics: See Voice Handicap Index (VHI), Jacobson et al.; Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL), Hogikan & Sethuraman; Laryngo-pharyngeal Reflux Symptom Index (RSI), Belafsky et al.
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