Chapter 9 Flashcards
Voice Disorder (Dysphonia)
Any deviation of loudness, pitch, or quality that is outside the normal range of a person’s age, gender, or geographic or cultural background that interferes with communication, draws unfavorable attention to itself, or adversely affects the speaker or listener.
Functional Voice Disorders
Caused by faulty use of a normal vocal mechanism.
Neurological Voice Disorders
Related to muscle tone and control of the muscles used for respiration and phonation.
Organic Voice Disorders
Related to some physical abnormality in the larynx.
Hyperfunction
A pervasive pattern of excessive effort and tension that affects many different structures and muscles in the phonatory system and, in some cases, the respiratory, resonatory, and articulatory systems; signs of hyperfunction include a tense sounding voice and hard glottal attacks.
Hypofunction
Inadequate muscle tone in the laryngeal mechanism and associated structures, including the muscles of respiration; signs of hypofunction include breathiness because of inadequate closure of the vocal folds, weak vocal power that can affect speech intelligibility, and reduced vocal endurance.
Hard Glottal Attack
Forceful closing of the vocal folds during the initiation of phonation.
Vocal Nodule
A benign vocal fold growth that tends to be bilateral and occurs at the same location as vocal polyps, caused by continuous vocal fold hyperfunction.
Phonotrauma
Deleterious acute or chronic vocal behaviors, such as excessive yelling, screaming, cheering, coughing, throat clearing, inappropriate pitch or loudness, etc.
Vocal Misuse
Deleterious chronic vocal behaviors that my have a cumulative effects on the structure and functioning of the laryngeal mechanism, such as chronic inappropriate loudness or pitch, etc.
Hoarseness
A common dysphonia that is a combination of breathiness and harshness that may affect loudness, pitch, and quality.
Acute
Intense and of short duration, usually referring to a disease or injury.
Chronic
Of long duration with slow progress, usually in reference to a disease or disorder.
Laryngitis
An acute or chronic inflammation of the mucous membranes of the larynx that often results in hoarseness or loss of voice.
Harshness
A “rough” sounding vocal quality resulting from a combination of hard glottal attacks, low pitch, and high intensity caused by hyperfunction of the vocal folds.
Breathiness
Incomplete closure of the vocal folds during phonation that results in excessive unvibrated air escaping.
Acute Laryngitis (Traumatic)
An abrupt, intense, and usually relatively brief inflammation of the mucous membrane lining in the larynx, accompanied by edema of the vocal folds with hoarseness and loss of voice that is often caused by severe vocal abuse.
Edema
Accumulation of excessive fluid in tissue that is associated with inflammatory conditions and results in swelling of the tissue.
Chronic Laryngitis
A persistent laryngitis lasting more than 10 days with inflammation of the mucous membrane lining in the larynx, accompanied by edema of the vocal folds with hoarseness and loss of voice that is often caused by heavy smoking, coughing, allergies and chemical irritants, and ongoing vocal abuse and misuse.
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR)
Gastric reflux that flows through the esophagus, past the upper esphageal valve, and into the larynx or pharynx; reflux may spill over onto the vocal folds and irritate them, causing coughing and inflammation.
Otolaryngologist
A medical doctor who specializes in diseases of the ears, nose, and throat; often referred to as an “ear, nose, and throat” (ENT) doctor.
Lesion
A wound, injury, or area of pathological change in tissue.
Facilitating Techniques
The selected therapy exercises that help to achieve a “target” or a more optimal vocal response by the patient.
Vocal polyp
A benign vocal fold growth that may take various forms and is caused by vocal abuse and misuse and results in vocal hoarseness.
Vocal Hygiene
Behaviors that are helpful to achieve and maintain a healthy vocal mechanism and prevent or decrease vocal pathologies, such as eliminating phonotrauma, speaking in an appropriate pitch, turning the tv or radio downs, etc.
Polypoid thickening (degeneration)
A condition in which a vocal fold becomes edematous, flabby, and almost jelly-like as the result of vocal hyperfunction, making the voice chronically low pitched and hoarse.