Voice Resources

Medlineplus - Voice Disorders
U.S. National Library of Health and National Institutes of Health.

American Academy of Otolaryngology
Patient information pages describe treatment for problems of the ear, nose and throat.

Laryngitis
From the National Library of Medicine

National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS)
Information for professional voice users and singers, including vocal warm-ups and the effects of 200 frequently prescribed medications on the voice. Also includes online tutorials relating to the principles of voice production.

Voice Foundation
An organization dedicated to solving voice problems. Its goals include funding research, promoting public education and raising the professional level of voice care.

Wake Forest University Center for Voice Disorders
General information about voice disorders and their treatment, information for singers, and a gallery of laryngeal pathology.

National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association
Information on treatment, support, latest news.

Speech Language Pathology

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

The Oregon Speech-Language & Hearing Association (OSHA)

The Oregon Speech Pathology Academy (OSPA)

Head and Neck Cancer

American Cancer Society
General information about cancer treatment, research and resources.

International Association of Laryngectomees
Contains information about products, services, and support groups for laryngectomees.

WebWhispers Nu-Voice Club
For those who are facing larynx cancer and have questions about treatments, surgery, recovery, and what life is like after a laryngectomy, the WebWhispers web site offer information and two e-mail lists. Also contains information about products, services, and support groups.

Swallowing Disorders

Dysphagia Resource Center
Information on the anatomy and physiology of swallowing, swallowing disorders, and useful resources.

ALS

ALS Association

Muscular Dystrophy Association’s ALS Division

Miscellaneous

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
The NIDCD is part of the National Institutes of Health.

Soundscape
The Journal of Acoustic Ecology
(includes article by Baker Shi, MD, PhD)