Exam 3

Question 1

Any deviation of loudness, pitch, or quality that is outside the normal range for a person’s age, gender, or geographic or cultural background, and that interferes with communication, draws unfavorable attention to itself, or adversely affects the speaker or the listener

Answer 1

Voice disorder

Question 2

What are the most frequent diagnoses of voice disorders?

Answer 2

Acute laryngitis, nonspecific dysphonia, dysphonia, benign vocal fold lesions, chronic laryngitis

Question 3

What is the prevalence of laryngeal cancer?

Answer 3

2.2% (most males)

Question 4

What profession is most likely to have a voice disorder?

Answer 4

Teachers

Question 5

What is the prevalence of voice disorders in children?

Answer 5

6%

Question 6

What is the prevalence of voice disorders in individuals between 0-65?

Answer 6

1%

Question 7

What are the causes of voice disorders in children?

Answer 7

Vocal nodules, vocal cysts, acute laryngitis

Question 8

What are the causes of voice disorders in adults age 19-60?

Answer 8

Functional dysphonia, acid laryngitis from GERD, vocal polyps

Question 9

What are the causes of voice disorders in adults 60 and older?

Answer 9

Presbyphonia, functional dysphonia, polypoid degeneration

Question 10

How fast or slow the vocal folds are vibrating

Answer 10

Frequency (pitch)

Question 11

What is the hardest thing to evaluate for voice disorders?

Answer 11

Quality of voice

Question 12

What are some types of quality of voice?

Answer 12

Hoarse, breathy, harsh, husky, raucous, grating, strident, thin, strained, tense, weak, monotone

Question 13

Shaky old person voice

Answer 13

Tremulous

Question 14

Why is it hard to find a prevalence of voice disorders?

Answer 14

They don’t think it’s a problem

Question 15

Are voice disorders more common in males or females?

Answer 15

Females