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Dr Mark Porter gives listeners the low-down on what the medical profession does and doesn't know. Each week an expert in the studio tackles a particular topic and there are reports from around the UK on the health of the nation - and the NHS.
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"I spend half my week practising medicine and the other half writing and talking about it as a GP in Gloucestershire. Working on Case Notes has been a boon for both me and my patients. One of the principal aims of the programme is to keep our listeners up-to-date with the latest developments in healthcare, and to accomplish that I get to interview a wide range of specialists at the cutting edge of medicine. A rare privilege that ensures our listeners aren't the only ones to learn something new."
Mark Porter
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 Full programme transcript >>
The Voice
If you’re a little husky from the party season: you’ve shouted too loudly, or sung your heart out for all it is worth, then maybe you should take some quiet time, rest your voice and listen to this week’s Case Notes.
Dr Mark Porter finds out what it takes to use your voice properly – whether you’re a teacher keeping everyone in order, or an actor or singer wanting to make an impression.
He visits Trinity College of Music in London to meet Linda Hurst, the head of their vocal faculty for some tips on how to breathe, open the chest and project properly.
Most people make the mistake of talking using their throat as the engine and starting point of their vocal noise. If we breathe properly, from the bottom of the rib cage and use that funnel of air to produce a sound either when speaking normally or singing or shouting, you can produce a much fuller sound that does not harm your vocal cords.
Mark also examines the more permanent problem of Laryngeal Dystonia. This is where the muscles controlling the vocal cords go into spasm and the voice sounds strangulated.
The treatment is one you’d probably associate more with getting rid of crow’s feet and frown lines – Botox. It was originally used in Dystonia patients, and can give those who can’t speak a new lease of life. |
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