Vocal Abuse Checklist

1. Do you smoke?  
   

2. Do you drink alcohol excessively?
   

3. Do you argue a lot?
   

4. Do you cough excessively?
   

5. Do you clear your throat a lot?
   
   
6. Do you talk a lot?
   
   
7. Do you talk on the telephone a lot?
   
   
8. Do you laugh a lot?
   
   
9. Do you whisper a lot?
   
   
10. Is your house noisy?
   
   
11. Do you shout from one end of the house to the other?
   

12. Do you call children or pets from a distance?
   
   
13. Do you talk over loud noises at home,

     like the televsion, radio etc.?

   
14. Do you talk a lot when you are out socially?
   
   
15. Do you shout at sporting events, or at children etc.?
   
   
16. Do you talk in smoky or dusty environments?
   
   
17. Is your work vocally demanding?
   
   
18. Do you talk over the radio when driving?
   
   
19. Do you sing in a band or choir regularly?
   
   
20. Do you take a lot of drying medication such as anti-cold medicine?
   

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1. Do you smoke?       2. Do you drink alcohol excessively?       3. Do you argue a lot?       4. Do you cough excessively?       5. Do you clear your throat a lot?       6. Do you talk a lot?       7. Do you talk on the telephone a lot?       8. Do you laugh a lot?       9. Do you whisper a lot?       10. Is your house noisy?       11. Do you shout from one end of the house to the other?     12. Do you call children or pets from a distance?

13. Do you talk over loud noises at home, like the televsion, radio etc.?

14. Do you talk a lot when you are out socially?       15. Do you shout at sporting events, or at children etc.?       16. Do you talk in smoky or dusty environments?       17. Is your work vocally demanding?       18. Do you talk over the radio when driving?       19. Do you sing in a band or choir regularly?       20. Do you take a lot of drying medication such as anti-cold medicine?     Return to the Activities page: