Hum and Nasal Consonants

1. Having the individual practice the act of humming is different from speaking and thus may not be encumbered with undesirable hapituated behaviors. A hum encourages easy initiation of phonation and provides proprioceptive feedback of nasal and facial vibration, thus refocusing the patient's preoccupation with the laryngeal are.
2. The patient should first, produce a hum.
3. The patient should feel the resonance of the hum.
4. The client should sustain the hum.
5. The patient practices until the target sound is produced without difficulty.