Voice Therapy Service
Welcome to the Voice Service within Adult Speech and Language Therapy. We offer telephone, video and face-to-face appointments to adults in Gloucestershire.
About the Service
You may have been referred by an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist, Respiratory Specialist, your GP, or speech and language therapist (SLT). This may be because you have been having some or all of these symptoms:
- Discomfort in your throat
- A change in the sound of your voice
- An irritable dry cough
We give advice and/or treatment to improve the health and function of your throat and voice box.
The videos below give information and exercises to practice while waiting for an appointment.
This guidance is not personalised to all medical circumstances. It is your responsibility to seek advice with a healthcare professional if you are unsure whether you should be undertaking this advice due to pre-existing health conditions, injuries, or concerns.
Information and exercise videos
This guidance is not personalised to all medical circumstances. It is your responsibility to seek advice with a healthcare professional if you are unsure whether you should be undertaking this advice due to pre-existing health conditions, injuries, or concerns.
The videos below give information and exercises to practice while waiting for an appointment.
The voice service within speech and language therapy and how the voice is made
How to look after the condition of your throat and voice box
Exercises for your throat and voice box
If you have any queries or would like this information in written or accessible form please contact us on 0300 422 8105 or email: SLT.Adults@ghc.nhs.uk
Urgent appointment
Make an urgent appointment with your GP if you have these symptoms, and have not been seen by a health care professional:
- A new lip, mouth, or neck lump
- Problems swallowing
- Lasting voice changes
- Ulcers in the oral cavity lasting more than three weeks
- Unexplained weight loss
- Unexplained cough
Useful links
Links to advice on looking after the health of your voice box:
Free counselling support in Gloucestershire:
Further information about voice problems:
- Voice disorders – Clinical information for SLTs | RCSLT
- ENT Conditions and Procedures | ENT UK
- Resources Archive – The British Voice Association
Further information and resources on chronic cough, Inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO) and laryngeal hypersensitivity:
