I saw my EMT doc yesterday. She is of the opinion that my post nasal drip is inflaming the bottom portion of my vocal cords and could be the reason they are shutting down during swimming. She has never treated this condition but gave me medication to dry up the post nasal drip. Mean time. I found a pool side breathing exercise from "Coach Shev Gul" that seems to be working in that I have more than doubled my pull laps with out stopping and gasping for air. Check out this article "Diaphragmatic Breathing Technique Practice for Improved Swimming Performance". Again, any one out there with the same problem? I still can not do more than 75 yrds but am improving.
Find a speech pathologist with a special interest in VCD -- the success rate is very high when you find the right practitioner. Not all speech pathologists are skilled or interested in this area.
If you can't find someone in your area and are willing to travel than consider contacting the folks at National Jewish..they pretty much wrote the book on the subject
vcd treatment program
Find a speech pathologist with a special interest in VCD -- the success rate is very high when you find the right practitioner. Not all speech pathologists are skilled or interested in this area.
If you can't find someone in your area and are willing to travel than consider contacting the folks at National Jewish..they pretty much wrote the book on the subject
vcd treatment program
