Complementary and Integrative Medicine and the Voice.

Dysphonia is a ubiquitous problem impacting a broad range of people. As communication is central to the human experience, any perturbation of the voice can be frustrating for the patient and the physician. Nutritional, psychological, and physical means of preventing and treating hoarseness have been used by humans since the beginning of written record. Today, we use a selection of these approaches, along with traditional medicine, to alleviate problems of the vocal tract.