The voice is the oldest musical instrument known to mankind. Possessing a relatively small (at best, up to three octaves) range, nevertheless, he is the leading timbre of works written for ensembles with his participation. Voice tests performed by phoniatricians and otolaryngologists are aimed at detecting defects in the vocal apparatus: malfunctioning of the vocal cords, lung disease, and so on.
Instructions
Step 1
Only a professional doctor can check the voice. See such a specialist in a private or public clinic. Most of the qualified phoniatrists work in private, you can find them through some music educational institutions: RAM them. Gnesins, Moscow Conservatory Tchaikovsky, etc. Call your doctor and make an appointment. Specify the cost of the initial consultation.
Step 2
An otolaryngologist, or an ENT doctor, as a rule, is not associated with music universities and works in special medical institutions. You can make an appointment by phone or by visiting the clinic in person. In public medical institutions, an appointment is carried out upon presentation of a compulsory health insurance policy.
Step 3
Indications for voice testing: feeling of discomfort, dandruff in the throat at rest, when speaking or singing, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, chronic acute respiratory viral infections, laryngitis, pharyngitis and other diseases of the respiratory and speech systems (including at the stage of recovery).
