VIDEOSTROBOSCOPY

What is videostroboscopy?

Videostroboscopy is the the gold standard for assessing and detecting pathology and for determining the impact on airway function and voice. This evaluation is completed by a Speech-Language Pathologist using a flexible endoscope which is passed through the nose to allow a slow-motion, magnified view of your vocal folds in action. The speech-language pathologist can evaluate a number of vocal parameters and view irregular motion and other conditions of the vocal folds.

When is videostroboscopy recommended?

• Changes to speaking or singing voice

• Breathiness, hoarseness, or raspy voice

• Decreased or loss of vocal range

• Vocal fatigue

• Tightness, discomfort or pain or burning in your throat

• The feeling of "something in your throat"

• Difficulty with breathing during exertion or when exposed to certain triggers

What are the benefits of videostroboscopy?

• Timely diagnostic results

• Customized and specific recommendations for treatment

• Patient can have repeated imaging

• Can assess vocal fold biomechanics

• Can assess other disorders related to vocal fold motion that can't be detected with standard laryngoscopy

• No radiation exposure

• Very little risk to patient