In today's episode I talk to Mandy who has a diagnosis of Muscle Tension Dysphonia and has been suffering with this condition for around 2 years. Mandy has had Speech Therapy but does keep having relapses in her voice.

In today's episode I am talking with Elsie who suffers with Muscle Tension Dysphonia. Elsie first noticed her voice was failing when she went to work with Santa Clause in Lapland in 2022. Elsie is still awaiting an appointment with the local ENT in Manchester after relocating from the Midlands.

This is an updated version of this podcast as it was not possible to hear the 'before' recording due to background noise being cut out. Sorry about that. I hope you can enjoy the full episode now! You may still need to turn the sound up.

In today's podcast I am interviewing Helen a fellow sufferer. You may remember the last time we did a podcast we were both struggling against the noise in the background so had to give up. We have both had treatment for our voice disorder and I wanted to give you an update on our progress. I think you will like this one. We were both quite excited to show you the difference in our voices. Enjoy! as always, if you have a problem with your voice please don't suffer in silence, get help as soon as possible!

Hi, today I just thought I would give you a quick update after all the various treatments I have had. It's quite a short one to keep you informed and let you see the progress.

Today I asked my Husband Brian if he would like to do a podcast with me and he said yes but he wanted to do it himself without any involvement from me; however, as I pointed out to him, its my podcast I have to be involved! This was a very interesting talk and I learned things that I didn't realise or appreciate. Mainly, his feelings on my lack of voice. Sometimes I think we can be guilty of having 'blinkers' on and unintentionally thinking only of our own problems! I know, I have certainly been guilty of this. I hope you enjoy listening.

I thought it would be fun to interview two of my Grandchildren, Arthur aged 10 and Matilda aged 8 to get their thoughts on how they feel about my voice. This is also one week after my Thyroplasty filler injection to show how I have progressed since the procedure.

This week's recording is with Laura who is a Speech & Language Therapist. Laura and I wanted to meet up to discuss the SLT's role in helping people with vocal problems prior to the procedure I am having tomorrow to  'hopefully' help my situation and give me some form of voice back. However, following this treatment I am not allowed to talk (at all) for a few days, so time was of the essence! We talk about the various problems in speech and where to get help. We also talked about World Voice Day on the 16th April and how Dysphonia International have been very supportive in the UK. I hope you enjoy listening to this one.

In today's episode I am talking to my youngest Daughter Charlotte. I asked her a few questions on what she feels about my voice and what she thinks may have caused it.

This is my 3rd Podcast, this time with my friend Helen Thompson. I debated whether to publish this one as there was a lot of background noise, but I decided that I would publish it to show and highlight even more the struggles those suffering with a voice condition have on a daily basis just to be heard. Helen talks a little bit about her journey so far. I have more questions to ask her but we were both struggling so decided to stop and we will continue at a later date when there isn't as much noise.