Breathing Exercise Video (Squeeze & Breathe) for Spasmodic Dysphonia

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I do it whenever I feel my stomach area tighten. It’s a physical reminder for my stomach muscles to relax while breathing. SD patients tend to hold their breath (I’m so guilty of this!) while talking. It’s a bad habit common to us, based on books and posts I’ve read and my personal experience plus the experiences of other SD people I’ve communicated with.

Break!! I have to break that habit!!

Breathe.. Every 2 (two) words in my practice sentence, I breathe.. That’s just for now. Just to train myself to remember to breathe. And anyway, no sound comes out when I don’t breathe every two words..

Good luck to me!