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Valsalva Maneuver

This exercise strengthens the muscles in your larynx, which house your vocal cords. It improves airway closure during a swallow and helps to decrease breathiness while talking. Please do not perform this exercise if you have a heart condition or uncontrolled high blood pressure. Take in a breath, let a little out. Hold your breath tightly in your throat while you bear down for a few seconds. Relax. While bearing down, you should feel tightening in your throat, similar to when you lift something heavy. Bearing down can be achieved several ways: pushing on the palms, pulling on the fingers, pushing on the arms of a chair, pulling up on a chair, or if you need a little extra help, use a tennis ball or stress ball between the palms. Repeat 5-10 times as prescribed by your speech therapist.