Chapter 6 - Voice Disorders Flashcards
What pitch levels are associated with males, females, and children under 10?
MALE – 100+ HZ
FEMALE – 200+ HZ
CHILDREN – 300+ HZ
Name the 3 parameters SLPs look at when diagnosing a voice disorder.
QUALITY, PITCH, LOUDNESS
What are the 4 categories into which voice disorders are placed?
ORGANIC
NEUROGENIC
FUNCTIONAL
PSYCHOGENIC
Which category would include nodules, cysts, and polyps?
ORGANIC
A functional voice disorder in which a male continues to use a higher pitched voice despite his larynx having lowered.
PUBERPHONIA
A functional voice disorder seen in older people due to lose of collagen and muscle in the vocal folds.
PRESBYPHONIA
The space between the vocal folds when they are adducted but cannot close completely due to a pathology.
CHINK
Term used to describe the meeting of the vocal folds in the middle.
MEDIAL COMPRESSION
Most common organic voice disorder.
NODULES
Observing the vocal folds in slow motion using a camera on the end of a rigid tube is called
STROBOSCOPY
Where on the vocal folds do nodules occur?
ANTERIOR 2/3
Organic disorder presenting as a white sac-like pillow inside the vocal folds.
CYST
Increased mass on the vocal folds results in
DECREASED PITCH AND LOUDNESS
What is your job as an SLP when working with patients with voice disorders?
DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND THEN HOW TO TREAT IT
What is aphonia?
Complete loss of voice