María Borragán Salcines, PhD in Cognitive Neurosciences, SLP and Psy. María works in Centro de Foniatría y Logopedia (CFL) and teaches at University of Gimbernat-Cantabria, Santander (Spain). She is an expert on the PROEL method and in neuropathology. Her passion is research, she leads CFLresearch focusing on voice prevention, pathology and dyslexia.
María is part of the ProElastic Voice research team, which focuses on easing the voice of professional voice users.
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Tuesday 20th May 2025
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Optimising Voice Quality through Nasal Hydration. What are the Implications for the Voice Community?
María Borragán Salcines
Carles Expósito Rovira
While drinking water is excellent for hydrating the entire body, it hydrates the vocal folds slowly. The ideal and fastest way to moisturize the vocal folds is directly through the respiratory system. Researchers have proposed the use of nebulizers to hydrate the vocal folds superficially and boost vocal function (Vermeulen et al. 2021). In addition...