Vocal therapy changes vocal cords of transgender patients without need for surgery

This study shows there is a proven, objective value of voice therapy.” Dionisio says she’d like future studies in this area to focus not only on physiological changes, but also on whether those changes actually aided the patients’ transitions, such as by whether these women were perceived to be of their desired gender by others. Overall, the authors say they hope their work will play a role in helping trans individuals more easily and cheaply access vocal therapy. “Getting voice therapy covered by the insurance companies for transgender individuals is like pulling teeth sometimes,” Dion says. “For a number of reasons, a lot of insurance plans don’t cover voice therapy, and this is a great start to saying that this is why we need this approved.”
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