Harmonica Lessons Offer Voice Boost for Parkinson’s Patients
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Neal Tomita, 79, who has Parkinson’s, finds his voice again through harmonica lessons in the Harmonica Parkinson’s Project; early pilots suggest this music-therapy approach can improve speech intelligibility and vocal loudness, offering a promising noninvasive aid for Parkinson’s speech, though more research is needed.
Parkinson’s can rob people’s voices. This instrument could help bring them back. The Washington Post
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