Adam Chell is an audiologist, highly commended for the Rayovac ‘Audiologist Of The Year’ award in both 2017 and 2018 for his person-centred approach to hearing care.
Adam qualified as an audiologist in 2009 and worked his way through the ranks of the NHS to become chief paediatric audiologist before joining the largest hearing aid manufacturer in the world. Afterwards, Adam became an expert in hearing technology and innovative audiological care in the independent sector.
Adam can help with issues relating to hyperacusis, acoustic trauma, tinnitus, hearing loss, hearing loss prevention, hearing protection, and hearing rehabilitation. He offers services in hearing tests, tympanometry, speech in noise testing and high frequency audiometry.
Ammaar Vali is an audiologist providing custom hearing protection, in-ear monitors, microsuction and ear wax removal, hearing tests and hearing aids.
Carolyn Andrews is a speech and language therapist, specialising in adult voice problems and adult stammering. Carolyn has worked with singers and actors and can help with any voice difficulty e.g. nodules, papillomas, muscle tension dysphonia, muscle tension dysphagia, spasmodic dysphonia, Reinke's Oedema, vocal cord palsy and globus. Carolyn is also qualified to provide vocal massage which can help to relieve muscular niggles around the neck (including the voice box / larynx), face and head, and 'reset' the voice. She is a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and her work is regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council.
She is also experienced in working with clients who do not have any obvious voice diagnosis from ENT but for whom their voice is working sub-optimally and not meeting performance-level demands. Carolyn offers services in speech and language therapy, voice therapy, voice manual therapy and stammering therapy. "I am skilled at identifying how individual clients and groups of professional voice users may unwittingly be placing limitations on their vocal potential, and I look forward to finding out what the voice means to you and how we can help you reach your goals".
Carrie Garrett is a Voice Specialised Speech & Language Therapist, Vocal Coach and Vocal Massage Therapist.
She offers support, assessment, and evidence-based treatment options to help with a range of voice issues which may result vocal fatigue or pain, voice quality change, or singing voice problems.
Whether it’s anatomy or technique contributing to your voice change, Carrie is trained in vocal performance (singing and speech techniques) and has experience evaluating with observation, discussion, manual palpation, acoustic analysis, and behavioural assessment to get you back to doing what you love.
She brings experience from professional live performance (Rock/Pop/CCM), studio recording and singing teaching, alongside 12 years working in NHS. This includes ENT/SLT Voice Clinics (Wythenshawe Hospital, South Manchester and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham) and working in outpatient settings across both acute and community-based services.
Clarissa Hardaker is a London-based Speech Therapist, Voice and Accent Coach, highly specialised in voice and vocal rehabilitation with actors, singers and professional voice users.
She offers skilled assessment and treatment for people with speech, language, communication and swallowing disorders. This includes but is not limited to adults with speech and articulation disorders and voice disorders.
Her MFA in Voice Studies has given Clarissa the skills and qualifications of a voice coach and teacher and she specialises in helping elite voice users with breath, phonation, resonance, and articulation. Online or face-to-face sessions are available, tailored to your needs.
Problems and conditions helped with include manual therapy for the release of tension which may be impacting voice, vocal nodules, cysts and polyps, spasmodic dysphonia, muscle tension dysphonia, dysarthria and apraxia, vocal trauma or loss, lisps and stutters, poor articulation and clarity, accent softening and dialect coaching.
Clarissa has experience working with trans clients who wish to work on their voice.
Clarissa is a singer and non-professional actor herself. She works closely with professional actors and singers on the West End and in TV and Film as well as professional voice users. Clarissa has also conducted research into the importance of providing voice training for teachers as standard as part of initial teacher training.
Dane Chalfin is a Vocal Rehabilitation Coach with over 20 years of Performer-Specialist Multidisciplinary Voice Clinic experience, who works exclusively with high-level professional performers (both singing and spoken voice) and complex voice disorders, His special interest areas include muscle tension dysphonia, vocal fold lesions, psychogenic voice disorders and pre/post-operative rehabilitation.
Dane’s clinical research into the endoscopic interpretation of vocal mechanics and Vocal Rehabilitation has been presented internationally and appears in numerous publications. He is currently the Vocal Rehabilitation Coach at the Performers Clinic at Guys Hospital in London.
Dane routinely works with West End and international theatre productions, TV/Film actors, recording artists, transgender performers, and other vocal coaches/singing teachers who want to begin working as part of a Voice Clinic.
Please note: Dane does not accept clients for Vocal Rehabilitation who have not been seen in a Specialist Voice Clinic for diagnosis first.
Consultations are available in London, Manchester and online.
Laryngology - voice assessment, voice surgery. Worked with over 1000 professional voice users of all types. Experience dealing with: Inflammatory: reflux, systemic conditions. Vocal fold lesions: cysts, polyps, nodules, scars, sulci, mucosal bridge, granulomas. Neurological: vocal fold palsy, Parkinson's. Muscle Tension and Kinetic Chain imbalances affecting the voice. NHS Specialist Voice Clinic at Lewisham Hospital. Private appointments available at Lewisham and London Bridge Hospital. Mr Gibbins treats all aspects of general and paediatric ENT conditions. He also has an interest in thyroid, parathyroid and salivary gland surgery. BAPAM can provide further referral guidance 020 7404 8444 / info@bapam.org.uk
Fiona Butterworth is a senior clinical audiologist and hearing aid dispenser. She studied at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (part of the University of Southampton), completing a joint honours undergraduate degree in acoustical engineering and music before starting her masters in audiology. She has a varied clinical workload including selection, fitting and fine tuning of hearing technology specifically for musicians.
Keeping up her musical endeavours in her spare time, Fiona is keen to use her own experiences to inform her work, and is continually broadening her understanding of how hearing, hearing aids, and music are linked. Fiona has given presentations to several London orchestras and organisations in addition to speaking at a number of conferences, raising awareness and educating on the importance of using hearing protection within all musical environments.
Fiona provides hearing tests and other diagnostic testing, wax removal, hearing aid assessments, hearing aid fittings and follow ups, hearing protection. She can help with issues relating to hearing loss, wax removal, noise exposure and provision of hearing protection, tinnitus, and diplacusis.
Hafiza Choonara is a senior audiologist with almost twenty years of experience in the NHS and private sector. She helps musicians, creators and performers with a variety of issues related to hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, hearing aids and earplugs. Hafiza has a passion for ear health and the latest hearing aid technology. She provides hearing assessments, tinnitus and vestibular rehabilitation, microsuction ear wax removal and ear protection.
Harley Street Hearing / Musicians' Hearing Services have many years' experience supporting all performers and those working in the performing arts with their hearing, and they run the Musicians' Hearing Health Scheme. They help with issues relating to hearing loss, wax removal, noise exposure and provision of hearing protection, tinnitus, and diplacusis. The senior team include BAPAM-registered Audiologists Fiona Butterworth and Paul Checkley. Discounted fees are available to BAPAM patients, MU, BECTU and ISM members.
Available services include:
- Hearing tests
- Wax removal
- Assessment, testing and management of Auditory Processing Disorder
- Hearing aid assessments, fittings, follow ups and appropriate management of devices
- Hearing Therapy Assessment and management/rehabilitation (including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - CBT)
- Diagnostic testing of auditory issues
- Diagnostic testing and management/rehabilitation of vestibular issues
- Hearing protection and In Ear monitors
- Musicians' Hearing Health Scheme (with Help Musicians, Musicians' Union and ISM)
- Hearing Health Education (workshops and presentations)
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Ian Nicholas is a Soft Tissue Therapist and highly experienced singer and singing teacher with a special interest in voice rehabilitation and vocal massage. As an experienced Estill Master Trainer (EMT), Ian was the first practitioner in the UK to hold both the EMT and the UK’s highest qualification in Soft Tissue Therapy. Ian combines voice training exercises and Laryngeal Manual Therapy (LMT), pioneering an integrated model for the treatment and rehabilitation of Muscle Tension Dysphonia and other issues. He works as part of a Multidisciplinary Voice Clinic team in South Wales, and also works closely with senior laryngeal surgeons in London.
He lectures in Singing at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and was formerly a Vocal Tutor at the Faculty of Musical Theatre at Mountview, London. He has been a visiting or guest lecturer at Arts Ed, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki and The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Ian holds an Honours Degree in Music from Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Ian is extensively involved with the recording industry, preparing singers for major tours, and coaching in the recording studio. His clients work within Musical Theatre and in Contemporary Commercial Music. He works at How The Voice Works, and supports individual singers in productions at the Helsinki City Theatre. As an experienced choral performer and conductor, Ian has outstanding ensemble teaching skills and gives workshops and classes to theatre companies and choirs including recently working with Theatre Vanemuise, Estonia on their production of Sister Act.
Kate Valentine is a Sports Massage Therapist who works extensively with singers and professional voice users, specialising in vocal massage, laryngeal manual therapy, vocal health, and injury prevention. Whilst enjoying a successful career as a principal artist on the international operatic stage Kate sustained a vocal injury which defined her career and sparked her fascination with vocal health, rehabilitation, and the long-term benefits of manual therapy for voice.
Kate runs her own practice in Seaford, East Sussex and manages a busy client list including English National Opera, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Scottish Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, and The Dunedin Consort. She also works with two multidisciplinary teams: the Voice Care Centre (London) and Clyde Consulting Rooms (Glasgow).
Kate is a passionate ambassador for vocal health. "It is my mission to help remove the mystery and stigma surrounding vocal wellbeing and injury, and to provide a safe space to help you with your journey – whichever part of that journey you are on".
Kate offers services in Vocal Massage, Manual Therapy for Voice & Swallowing disorders, Laryngeal Manipulation, Myofascial Therapy, VoiceRelease Massage and Sports Massage Therapy. She can help with issues relating to relieving postoperative and post viral tension, globus pharyngeus/globus hystericus (a sense of a ‘lump’ in the throat), muscle tension dysphonia, improving vocal function, alleviating acid reflux symptoms, releasing emotional tension, improving vocal stamina, range and flexibility, freeing up the breathing mechanism, jaw and tongue root tension, releasing muscles which have been overcompensating, performance anxiety, vocal pacing, vocal health advice and injury prevention.
Krystina Stanway is a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist who works within the performing arts sector providing vocal coaching and acting classes, with a particular interest in supporting good vocal hygiene, vocal projection and vocal protection. She offers a combination of vocal coaching alongside clinical techniques to provide a unique and engaging form of therapy. Krystina also has extensive experience in working with the NHS. Krystina's interest in singers and actors has seen her support performers in the West End in vocal performance and health.
Krystina is experienced at the assessment and intervention of voice disorders, prevention of voice disorders / vocal health care and projection support.
Krystina is part of the 'More than Speech Therapy' team and works primarily within North West England (including Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire); however, with improvements to accessing digital and video appointments they can now offer online services UK wide.
Lucy Swain has over 30 years of experience as a Speech and Language Therapist and is also a practising musician with a special interest in vocal performance, voice care and preventing health problems for professional voice users and performance students. She is also qualified in Personalised Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine and can provide additional advice in this area to support general health and endurance.
Lucy gained her degree in Speech and Language Pathology from Manchester University in 1990, before working in the NHS for 22 years, seeing both adults and children with a variety of speech and language difficulties. Her practice covers assessment of voice problems, referral to ENT, and therapeutic interventions including laryngeal manual therapy (LMT) and Speech and Language Therapy exercises. She is experienced in voice care and vocal cord pathology prevention, and helping patients with vocal cord pathology and those undergoing therapeutic intervention. She provides services in person and online.
Lucy maintains her registration with HCPC, the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, as well as being a member of the British Laryngological Association and a certified member of the British Society for Lifestyle Medicine.
Lydia Flock (she/her) is a massage therapist, vocal coach, and published researcher. She was endorsed for the prestigious Global Talent Visa (under Exceptional Promise Criteria) by Arts Council England. She has published research in the peer-reviewed academic journals Voice and Speech Review and the Journal of Singing (in press). Her latest research is titled 'Developing a Vocal Manual Therapy Intervention for the Treatment of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in Professional Voice Users: A Pilot Study of Two Elite Singers'.
She holds an MA in Music Theatre from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and a BA in Drama from the University of Virginia (with honours). She also trained at Ithaca College’s BFA Musical Theatre programme. Lydia qualified as a Holistic & Deep Tissue massage therapist with Jing Advanced Massage Training and specialises in Vocal Massage & Laryngeal Manipulation. She is the founder of her private voice coaching company, Flockstars Coaching and works as a vocal massage therapist at the Voice Care Centre in London. Lydia highly values continued professional development and is in the process of completing her Certificate in Advanced Clinical Massage with Jing Advanced Massage Training (exp. 2022).
Lydia works with vocalists, actors, singers, speakers, and patients with any musculoskeletal voice-related issues, such as globus pharyngeus or a sense of a ‘lump’ in the throat, freeing up belt voice quality, muscle tension dysphonia, laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) symptoms, loss of range or smooth transitions between vocal registers, difficulty swallowing or swallowing disorders, jaw and tongue root tension (including TMJ), vocal tiredness or fatigue. Lydia also offers assessments in manual therapy, myofascial release, advanced stretching techniques, laryngeal manipulation and self-care exercises.
Lydia Hart is a specialist Speech and Language Therapist, working in the field of Voice and Upper Airway. She works with people experiencing difficulties with their speaking or other throat symptoms, and has particular expertise helping singers, vocalists, actors and voice over artists.
Lydia works for the NHS including the Joint Voice Clinic at Wexham Park Hospital, with leading laryngologist Declan Costello, and privately at the Voice Care Centre. This involves assessment and management of a range of voice disorders, from muscle tension dysphonia to vocal cord paralysis.
Lydia is dedicated to developing her knowledge and experience in fields outside of Speech and Language Therapy, in order to provide holistic, biopsychosocial care. She is currently undertaking a Diploma in hypnotherapy, and has undertaken training in manual therapy for singers and professional voice users. She is experienced in breath work, including training in Buteyko Breathing Method, and is also undertaking training in Reiki.
Lydia can help with issues relating to dysphonia or aphonia of any structural or functional origin, singing voice issues, laryngeal hypersensitivity, chronic cough, globus, throat clearing, nasal airway issues, dysfunctional breathing, breathlessness and poor breath control. She offers video assessment and treatment sessions for speech therapy and in person assessment for manual therapy/vocal massage.
Mr Conor Boland is an experienced audiologist who helps musicians and performers with hearing loss and tinnitus. Conor also runs a record label and plays guitar and has a thorough understanding of performance professionals' hearing needs. Can provide hearing tests, in ear monitors, tinnitus therapy, earwax removal and advice on hearing protection and hearing aids.
Mr Declan Costello is a highly experienced consultant laryngologist with extensive expertise in treating all aspects of voice disorders and hoarseness from vocal cord nodules and cysts to polyps, papilloma, vocal cord paralysis and spasmodic dysphonia. As a singer himself, he has a particular interest in treating voice disorders in performers. He is also one of the leading exponents of local anaesthetic laryngeal procedures, which can be particularly beneficial for patients with vocal fold paralysis. He regularly runs workshops for singers and performers on voice health and anatomy. NHS Voice Clinic in Slough at Wexham Park Hospital. Private appointments at King Edward VII's Hospital, London.
Mr John Rubin, MD FACS FRCS is a consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon at The Royal ENT & Eastman Dental Hospitals, a part of The University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He is highly experienced in assessing and treating professional and elite voice users and singers in the specialist voice clinic. Voice assessment includes Laryngoscopy and Stroboscopy. He works closely with a multidisciplinary clinical team including Speech and Language Therapists, Osteopaths and Physiotherapists.
He is honorary consultant ENT surgeon at the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, also a part of the University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where he co-chairs the voice and swallowing unit with Dr Ruth Epstein. He is also honorary Associate Professor, Department of Targeted Intervention, University College London and Honorary Visiting Professor, School of Health Sciences, City, University of London. He is previous Assistant Treasurer (2010-2013) and Treasurer (2013-2016), of ENT UK.
Mr Rubin’s particular interests lie in voice disorders and laryngeal surgery. He has written extensively, including several books, numerous articles and chapters, and regularly lectures on voice-related topics. Mr. Rubin has served in multiple capacities on many international editorial and scientific boards and committees.
Mr Rubin is a previous president of the Collegium Medicorum Theatri (2009-2012 term) and is a founding member of the European Academy of Voice. He is a previous president of the British Voice Association, from whom he was made an Honorary Fellow of the BVA in September 2022. He is also a member of the British Laryngological Association.
NHS referrals can be made by GPs to Mr John Rubin via UCLH using the eRS .
Private consultations are available at 17 Harley Street (contact details provided above).
Mr Jonathan Fishman is a consultant ENT surgeon working at the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals, and privately via www.londonvoicedoctor.co.uk. He has worked with many professional voice users e.g. musical theatre and opera singers presenting with hoarseness and voice disorders.
He graduated with a triple first class honours degree in pre-clinical medicine from the University of Cambridge and completed his clinical training at the University of Oxford.
He completed his higher surgical training in both London and Oxford. During his training he was awarded a PhD from University College London.
He has received numerous awards, grants, prizes and research fellowships and has published widely in the field of ENT. He has lectured both nationally and internationally and has organised and chaired sessions at National, European and International meetings. He is senior editor for the Journal of Laryngology and Otology, a current leading UK ENT journal, established in 1887.
He has a sub-specialty interest in laryngology. He is an elected member of the Council of the British Laryngological Association, a council member of the British Voice Association and an executive council member and scientific committee member of the European Laryngological Society.
Paul Checkley is an expert in hearing instrument technology and audiological rehabilitation. He is a registered ear care practitioner and registered hearing aid dispenser. Paul is the lead clinician at Musicians Hearing Services/Harley Street Hearing and is very experienced helping musicians, singers and performance professionals with hearing loss and tinnitus. Musicians Hearing Services provide consultations and support around the UK.
Mr Richard Steven is an NHS Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant and Laryngologist leading the multidisciplinary voice service at Victoria Hospital, Fife, which provides assessment, diagnosis and management for voice and airway disorders. He has regularly seen patients from the performing arts during his specialist training and work with NHS voice clinic teams and understands the importance of specialist clinical assessment and care for singers and professional voice users. He works closely with Speech and Language Therapy and Vocal Coach colleagues. Mr Steven can accept NHS referrals from anywhere in Scotland.
More information and contact details available from BAPAM.
Mr Yakubu Karagama is a highly qualified Ear, Nose and Throat consultant and Laryngologist working in the NHS and privately at HCA The Shard London, BMI Blackheath Hospital London and BMI Alexandra Hospital in Manchester. His NHS Practice is at Guy's and St Thomas Hospital London where he leads the multidisciplinary specialist voice clinic. He specialises in general adult and children Ear, Nose and Throat problems but in addition he has a special interest in professional voice problems, nasal and sinus problems. He is the founder and course director for London and Manchester Phonosurgery course, is keen in voice research and obtained an MSc in Advance Voice Research at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 2005.
Mr Karagama is highly experienced in working with professional singers and voice users. He can provide vocal health assessments including laryngoscopy examinations. He has treated vocal cord nodules/haemorrhage / paralysis / cyst / polyps / fatigue / inflammation/laryngitis / scar and sulcus / muscle tension. He also treats patients with reflux / tonsillitis / sinusitis / nasal blockage and with treatment of voice disorders and diseases of ear, nose and throat.
Mr Yakubu Karagama has presented his research and won prizes at national and international conferences, including the North of England Otolaryngological Society, the Royal Society of Medicine and the British Association Conference of Otolaryngologists (BACO). He has authored and co-authored over 50 publications, is a visiting Senior Lecturer at King's College, London. He was Secretary of the British Laryngological Association. He is also an Honorary Fellow at the Royal Northern College of Music Manchester.
Mrs Jaan Panesar is a specialist in Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. Services include laryngoscopy examination of vocal cords and hearing tests. Sees many professional voice users at the Harley Street Clinic and is an NHS Consultant at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital. Performers please contact via BAPAM.
Pemma Ashdown is a voice specialist Speech and Language with extensive experience working with singers and professional voice users. Pemma´s approach and ethos is as holistic, integrated and embodied as possible, working with each individual's strengths to improve vocal quality and health whilst developing wellbeing. Pemma has additional training in Mindfulness for singers and for musicians which she draws on when appropriate. She works with a range of intervention approaches including supporting breath work, de-constriction exercises, posture, alignment. She is experienced in working with transgender and non-binary voice and communication with people who are going through their transition process.
Pemma is also a singer, songwriter and musician and knows from experience how challenging it can sometimes be to have your vocal instrument in top condition. From an early age she has been inspired by singing, music and the benefits these bring. Her own journey to overcome vocal challenges in her early twenties was the catalyst to embarking on a degree course in speech and language therapy.
She has been a Speech and Language Therapist since 2000, graduating from City University London in Clinical Communication Studies/Speech and Language Therapy. Wishing to deepen her integrated approach to voice intervention, in 2010 to 2012 she completed training in a postgraduate course in Mindfulness from Aberdeen University. She has also trained with the Mindfulness Association. She is interested in the art and science of voice and wellbeing, and maintains an interest in continually learning about this.
Pemma has a wealth of experience in improving people’s voices and rehabilitating vocal difficulties and problems. For many years she was the Specialist Voice Speech and Language therapist in Tunbridge Wells NHS, and has worked in the NHS and with independent clients for many years.
Philippa Ratcliffe is an experienced speech therapist working privately and with the NHS. She has worked extensively with singers, comedians, broadcasters, voice over artists, and other performers from musical theatre, opera and rap. She can help with issues relating to muscle tension dysphonia, palsy, oedema, spasmodic dysphonia (SD), Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), papilloma, chronic cough and others.
Patient referrals have to come from an ENT surgeon having viewed the larynx first. NHS referrals may be made via the GP to UCLH's ENT voice centre and then if the ENT refers on to SLT they will be seen by that service. However, it is not possible to request a specific clinician within the UCLH SLT team.
Physio Ed Medical was established in 2004 to provide professional physiotherapy services to the general public and entertainment industry. The clinic specialises in manual therapy techniques which optimise and accelerate injury recovery.
A large gym and rehabilitation space are available for specialist rehabilitation needs.
Specialist physiotherapy services are provided for all dance, sport and general musculoskeletal injuries. Physio Ed Medical are renowned for their work with the entertainment industry, particularly stage, music and television, and for vocal physiotherapy for both professional and amateur voice users.
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Professor Gurpreet (Guri) Sandhu is a Consultant ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) Surgeon in London based at Charing Cross Hospital (NHS + private consultations) and Harley ENT practice (contact details above). He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in ENT Surgery at Imperial College and University College, London.
He has a special interest in professional and elite voice users and performers and is ENT surgeon to the Royal Society of Musicians.
Guri Sandhu graduated from the University of London in 1990 having trained in medicine at The Royal London Hospital. Mr Sandhu’s early surgical training included General Surgery, Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery. As a Registrar he trained in General ENT principally at The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital (RNTNE) and Paediatric ENT at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. He also undertook a fellowship to the USA, visiting the Cleveland Clinic and Columbia University, concentrating on Airway and Voice problems.
Professor Sandhu has a practice in general ENT in adults and children. He is a pioneer and leading authority in the management of patients with airway (laryngotracheal) stenosis and patients with tracheostomies. He also has a special interest in:
All aspects of Voice problems from the elite performer to gender dysphoria
Head and Neck Surgery (including minimally invasive laser resection of tumours)
Management of swallowing difficulties
Snoring and sleep related breathing disorders
Hearing and Balance problems
Minimally invasive laser microsurgery
Professor Sandhu lectures nationally and internationally. He has written several book chapters and has over seventy peer-reviewed papers published. He also regularly teaches medical colleagues on Postgraduate Courses at RNTNE, The Royal College of Surgeons and Charing Cross Hospital. He has been Vice President for the Section of Laryngology and Rhinology and also a Committee Member for the Section of Sleep Medicine, both at The Royal Society of Medicine. He is also ENT surgeon to the Royal Society of Musicians.
Professional memberships
British Association of Otolaryngologists
British Voice Association
Royal Society of Medicine
Difficult Airway Society
American Laryngological Association
NHS GPs can refer patients to Professor Sandhu at Charing Cross Hospital. Private consultations are also available at Charing Cross.
Rob Shepheard is a Consultant Clinical Audiologist at Anglian Hearing Healthcare and Spire Norwich Hospital. He is an audiology advisor to BAPAM and co-author of the BAPAM/Healthy Conservatoires Guidance on Best Practice Hearing Conservation for Performers. Specialising in auditory health conservation, hearing protection, rehabilitation and tinnitus treatment for all in a music rich environment, he helps musicians and performance professionals manage and prevent conditions such as hearing loss, tinnitus and hyperacusis.
In this Healthy Conservatoires video, Rob discusses specialist audiology support for performers.
Robert Price is a vocal manual therapist and Advanced Clinical Massage Therapist who works with the multi disciplinary team at the Voice Care Centre. Robert has worked extensively in the professional theatre and at many of the most prestigious drama schools in Britain and Ireland, including Rada – where he held the senior post in voice – as well as Lamda, East 15, the Central School of Speech and Drama, Arts Ed, BADA, Rose Bruford and the Lir in Dublin. He holds a Masters Degree in Voice Studies from the Central School of Speech and Drama and was awarded a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy for his work with voices in the British Conservatoire. He trained in Vocal Massage with Stephen King of The Voice Care Centre and has pursued post graduate training in Manual Therapy for Voice and Swallowing disorders with Walt Fritz. He is also a Jing Method Holistic and Deep Tissue Therapist and a Medical Acupuncturist. Robert has also been a professional actor and theatre director.
Robert specialises in working with singers from all styles along with actors and other elite voice users. He can help with issues relating to muscle tension dysphonia, globus pharyngeus, temporomandibular joint disorders and any conditions responsive to manual therapy. He also does work relating to chronic musculoskeletal problems including lower back and neck pain.
Robert offers trigger point therapy, deep tissue release and myofascial release type contact. He also offers a broad and eclectic range of touch therapies combined with voice work and self care.
Sally Dennis is a registered Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with clinical specialism in the field of Voice Disorders. She has particular interests in Voice Therapy and vocal rehabilitation for professional voice users (including singers, performers, actors and teachers). She has worked in the field for over 18 years and has expertise, knowledge and skill of supporting service users to achieve improvement or resolution to voice difficulties and associated symptoms of throat discomfort. She has extensive experience with working with creative professionals particularly over the last 10-12 years, including professional and student singers/performers and actors including commercial, soap opera, and West End.
In her NHS role she is Clinical lead for Voice at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where she see's patients in a dedicated Performer and Professional voice user Clinic, with laryngoscopy and stroboscopy alongside an ENT Consultant with special interest in voice and a Vocal Rehabilitation Coach and Singing Specialist also present in the clinic. She also sees patients privately online and for face-face sessions in Liverpool and Manchester.
Sally can help with problems including:
Dysphonia / voice difficulties
Issues with vocal stamina or vocal fatigue
Issues with vocal projection
New issues and changes to vocal range
Muscle Tension Dysphonia
Vocal nodules
Vocal cysts and polyps
Post-op vocal rehabilitation
Vocal cord palsy
Therapies offered include:
Assessment of voice and factors influencing the presenting difficulties, including auditory perceptual analysis and laryngeal manual palpation and assessment of the extrinsic laryngeal musculature
Voice Therapy
Laryngeal Manual Therapy
SOVT (Semi Occluded Vocal Tract therapy)
Accent Method
Postural alignment
Optimising breath support for voice
Resonant Voice Therapy
Techniques to promote vocal stamina
Siân Winstanley is a CNHC registered holistic massage therapist, professional singer and singing teacher whose work encapsulates mindfulness, performance technique, massage and rehab exercises. Siân works extensively with performers including professional and elite voice users who have been diagnosed with Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD) or require help in the use of their voice for work. She also works with musicians, actors, dancers, teachers and the general public. She is based Glasgow and Helensburgh and sees clients both in person and online. She works closely with multidisciplinary colleagues including Speech and Language Therapists and ENT Consultants. She has a wealth of experience of life as a performer and vocal care specialist, and is qualified to advise, treat and rehabilitate voice users with MTD, post-injury or post-surgery, in spoken and sung voice. Siân uses a holistic approach and works in a blame-free environment, believing injuries result from circumstance, not fault.
Tori Burnay is a Voice Specialist Speech and Language Therapist who works extensively with singers and professional voice users. She is a clinical expert in voice disorders and the clinical lead for the NHS Voice Clinic at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital. Private appointments are also available. Please contact BAPAM for further information.