Guest guest Posted September 7, 2002 Report Share Posted September 7, 2002 , in a nutshell, my first therapist several months ago basically gave me a sheet of paper to practice expressions and sounds and pages of words to practice. The second, evaluated me in several ways; also gave me a paper to practice facial expressions; has drilled me mercilessly on proper breathing, breath holding and making certain sounds to strengthen my throat muscles; practiced relentlessly on my swallowing since I'm also a silent aspirator; and drills me on that paper so that I exercise all the facial muscles. She wants me to speak in five word or syllable breaths so I don't weaken and fade out; she watches me like hawk and is very demanding, but stops when I tire. Hope that helps. Dodie in MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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