Correct breathing?
Prettenhofer W. ( Viedeň )

Abstract: 

Breathing has beside the physiology and anatomy an individual variety. Breathing is influenced by habits, individual constitution, social, emotional and psychogenic factors.
We breathe how we are. 
Because of the secondary function of speaking we use only structures for it, which have other primary functions. For instants: our abdominal musculature has to fix our posture, has to lift our thorax and has to lift weight. So we have an over dimensioned musculature for the accessorial function of phonation – like our chewing-musculature is over dimensioned for speaking. For that reason we have to control and dose our phonational breathing instead of using power for it.

Key words: correct breathing, phonational breathing 

Walter Prettenhofer, klinický logopéd, klinické – foniatricko – logopedické oddelenie ORL kliniky v AKH – Viedeň, Rakúsko

Exercises for vocal cord paresis
Prettenhofer W. ( Viedeň )

Abstract:

There exist a lot of reasons for vocal cord paresis. It needs to heal the paresis depending on the causes. There is no one way for therapists planning therapy for patients with vocal cord paresis. 
With a discrete roughness a patient has to be treated with exercises from “normal” voice therapy. You have to try out special exercises with a strong breath. Do you want to avoid phonation on ventricular folds or do you need the help of them? 
The treatment of vocal cord paresis is as individual as the variety of their causes.

Key words: vocal cord paresis, phonation of ventricular folds, special exercise 

Walter Prettenhofer, klinický logopéd, klinické – foniatricko – logopedické oddelenie ORL kliniky v AKH – Viedeň, Rakúsko