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Mr Declan Costello on Singing and Laryngology
19 minutes Posted Jul 13, 2023 at 8:00 am.
Introduction: Laryngology and the Role of Singing
What is Mr Costello's singing background?
Why interests are so important outwith your medical career for your wellbeing
Was singing the biggest influence on becoming a laryngologist?
Do you think it helps being a singer and a laryngologist?
Is there a downside to being a singer and a laryngologist?
What are the common pathologies you see in singers?
Do you approach the medical assessment and treatment of singers any differently to that of a non-singers?
Final words: Don't be fearful on coming to see a laryngologist
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Send us Fan Mail Have you ever considered the connection between singing and laryngology? In this episode, Declan Costello, a celebrated consultant ear, nose, and throat surgeon, ENT and Audiology News editor and current President of the British Laryngological Association, explores this topic with host Natalie Watson. With a background as a Choral Scholar at St John's College, Cambridge, Declan's passion for singing led him to become a specialist in voice disorders.&...