Chapter 6 - Voice Disorders Flashcards

1
Q

What pitch levels are associated with males, females, and children under 10?

A

MALE – 100+ HZ

FEMALE – 200+ HZ

CHILDREN – 300+ HZ

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2
Q

Name the 3 parameters SLPs look at when diagnosing a voice disorder.

A

QUALITY, PITCH, LOUDNESS

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3
Q

What are the 4 categories into which voice disorders are placed?

A

ORGANIC

NEUROGENIC

FUNCTIONAL

PSYCHOGENIC


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4
Q

Which category would include nodules, cysts, and polyps?

A

ORGANIC

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5
Q

A functional voice disorder in which a male continues to use a higher pitched voice despite his larynx having lowered.

A

PUBERPHONIA

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6
Q

A functional voice disorder seen in older people due to lose of collagen and muscle in the vocal folds.

A

PRESBYPHONIA

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7
Q

The space between the vocal folds when they are adducted but cannot close completely due to a pathology.

A

CHINK

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8
Q

Term used to describe the meeting of the vocal folds in the middle.

A

MEDIAL COMPRESSION

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9
Q

Most common organic voice disorder.

A

NODULES

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10
Q

Observing the vocal folds in slow motion using a camera on the end of a rigid tube is called

A

STROBOSCOPY

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11
Q

Where on the vocal folds do nodules occur?

A

ANTERIOR 2/3

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12
Q

Organic disorder presenting as a white sac-like pillow inside the vocal folds.

A

CYST

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13
Q

Increased mass on the vocal folds results in

A

DECREASED PITCH AND LOUDNESS

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14
Q

What is your job as an SLP when working with patients with voice disorders?

A

DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND THEN HOW TO TREAT IT

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15
Q

What is aphonia?

A

Complete loss of voice

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16
Q

What is it called when the vocal fold tissues become swollen?

A

Edema

17
Q

___ voice is associated with excessive muscle tension. Explain.

A

Harsh. The vocal folds are pressed together tightly with a quick release during each cycle of vibration; the walls of the throat are tightened to amplify the high-frequency components of the voice.

18
Q

Increased muscle activity

A

Hyperfunction

19
Q

Decreased muscle activity

A

Hypofunction

20
Q

What are some types of neurogenic voice problems?

A

Paralysis and Spasmodic Dysphonia

21
Q

Difficulty breathing

A

Dyspnea

22
Q

Most frequent type of SD

A

Adductor SD (strain-strangle voice)

23
Q

What is a quality of abductor SD?

A

Speech interrupted by periods of aphonia

24
Q

Name nine primary symptoms of voice disorders.

A
Hoarseness
Fatigue
Breathiness
Reduced pitch range
Aphonia 
High pitch 
Strain-strangle
Tremor
Globus
25
Q

What are the characteristics that can be observed or tested by a clinician?

A

SIgns

26
Q

Opening on the front of the neck which trachea is redirected to following laryngectomy

A

Tracheal stoma

27
Q

Speech in which air is actively injected down the esophagus past the neoglottis (aka pseudo glottis or PE segment)

A

Esophageal speech

28
Q

Speech in which air is routed from the lungs into the esophagus via tracheosophageal speech prothesis

A

Tracheosophageal speech

Most natural speech with least amount of therapy