The patients that consult the Pretoria Voice Clinic typically suffers from the following conditions:

• Inflammatory conditions of the larynx.
• Benign lesions of the vocal folds, such as vocal cord nodules, polyps and cysts, reactive vocal fold lesions, Reinke’s oedema and vocal fold scarring.
• Malignant lesions of the larynx (laryngeal cancer).
• Congenital disorders affecting voice, such as laryngeal web, sulcus vocalis and vocal cord paralysis.
• Voice problems related to puberty and aging.
• Injuries to the larynx which include injury as a result of surgical procedures or external neck injuries.
• Non-laryngeal aero-digestive disorders affecting voice, such as respiratory diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Voice disorders related to heartburn and acid reflux (laryngo-pharyngeal reflux).
• Vocal abuse, misuse or vocal fatigue associated with lifestyle, personality and occupational factors (vocal overuse syndrome).
• Muscle Tension Dysphonia (primary or secondary).
• Systemic conditions affecting voice, such as allergies, hypo- or hyperthyroidism.
• Neurologic disorders affecting voice, such as vocal fold nerve paralysis secondary to thyroid surgery or neck fusion surgery.
• Movement disorders affecting the larynx; Such as Spasmodic Dysphonia and Essential Vocal Tremor.
• Central neurologic disorders affecting voice, such as Parkinson ’s disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
• Voice disorders related to self and identity that involves gender reassignment surgery (male to female and female to male) and laryngeal shaving.
• Psychiatric and psychological disorders affecting voice.
• Disorders related to airway problems and respiration, such as Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion disorder.
• Professional voice users such as singers, actors, teachers, preachers, attorneys and judges.