Voice Disorders Explained
Diagnosis, Treatment and Therapy
Radish Kumar Balasubramanium | Dhanshree R. Gunjawate
Medical / Otolaryngology
This comprehensive guide explores every facet of voice and its disorders, offering an in-depth look at assessment techniques and intervention strategies. From the physiology of voice production to its evolution across the lifespan—from infancy to old age—this book provides a clear, structured understanding of vocal health. Key chapters delve into the classification, diagnosis, and treatment of voice disorders, including both hyperfunctional and hypofunctional conditions. Readers will discover specialized approaches to managing gender-affirming voice care, endocrine-related voice changes, reflux-induced disorders, and post-operative recovery for benign vocal fold lesions. With insights from both medical and phonosurgical perspectives, this book bridges the gap between speech-language pathology and laryngology. It is an essential resource for students and clinicians seeking a holistic, clinically rich understanding of voice disorders and their management.
Dr Radish Kumar Balasubramanium (MSc-SLP; PhD) graduated from the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, and is currently a Professor in the Department of Audiology and SLP, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore. He has more than 50 peer-reviewed, SCOPUS-indexed publications and has delivered numerous oral and poster presentations at several national and international meetings. Dr Radish was the recipient of prestigious Young Scientist Award from the Indian Speech and Hearing Association during his undergraduate period. He was credited with many best paper presentation awards at national conferences. He has also obtained many extramural grants in the field of voice and swallowing disorders from the Department of Science and Technology and the Indian Council of Medical Research. Dr Dhanshree R Gunjawate, an alumnus of Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan), Mumbai, and Manipal College of Health Professionals, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, is working in the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, MAHE. She has also worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. She has over 50 publications in reputed, peer-reviewed national and international journals. She regularly reviews articles for several international journals in the field and is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Voice.
| Publication Date: |
13 April 2027 |
| Publisher: |
Springer Nature Singapore |
| Imprint: |
Springer |
| ISBN-13: |
9789819284245 |
| Format: |
Hardback |