Chapter 3: Etiologies of Voice Disorders

Question 1

What are 6 phonotraumatic behaviors?

Answer 1

1) shouting
2) loud talking
3) screaming
4) vocal noises
5) coughing
6) throat clearing

Question 2

What are 6 vocal components that can be inappropriate?

Answer 2

1) type of breathing
2) phonatory habits
3) resonance
4) pitch
5) loudness
6) rate

Question 3

What are medical-related etiologies?

Answer 3

Interventions (medical/surgical) that directly cause a voice disorder OR health conditions that may indirectly or directly contribute to voice disorder development.

Question 4

What are 5 possible direct surgical traumas?

Answer 4

1) laryngectomy
2) glossectomy
3) mandibulectomy
4) palatal surgery
5) other head/neck combinations

Question 5

What are 7 possible indirect surgical traumas?

Answer 5

1) thyroidectomy
2) cardiac
3) carotid
4) laminectomy
5) lung
6) hysterectomy
7) any intubation

Question 6

What are 10 chronic illnesses/disorders/factors that can affect voice?

Answer 6

1) sinus
2) allergies
3) respiratory illnesses
4) frequent URI
5) gastrointestinal disorders
6) emotional disorders
7) hormonal imbalance
8) arthritis
9) smoking
10) drug/alcohol abuse

Question 7

What is a primary disorder etiology?

Answer 7

Major disorders with secondary vocal symptoms

Question 8

What are 5 primary disorder etiologies?

Answer 8

1) cleft palate
2) velopharyngeal insufficiency
3) deafness/HOH
4) cerebral palsy
5) neurologic disorders

Question 9

What is a personality-related etiologies?

Answer 9

tensions and stresses of daily life may contribute directly to the abnormal functioning of the sensitive vocal mechanism

Question 10

What are 2 possible personality-related etiologies?

Answer 10

1) environmental/life stress

2) identity conflict