Hoarseness

Question 1

What are the 5 layers of the vocal cord?

Answer 1

5 layers
Squamous epithelium
Superficial lamina propria
Intermediate lamina propria
Deep lamina propria
Thyroarytenoid muscle
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Cover ( Squamous epithelium, Superficial lamina propria)
Transitional Layer (Intermediate lamina propria, Deep lamina propria)
Body (Thyroarytenoid muscle)

Question 2

Define hoarseness

Answer 2

1. having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:

2.having a raucous voice.

Mukozal bütünlüğün bozulması, vokal kord hareketinin bozulması hoarseness yapar.

Question 3

Describe the etiology of hoarseness

Answer 3

POLİP VE NODÜLLER,kronik olarak sesin yüksek volümde/fazla kullanımı,sigara ve GERD sebebiyle oluşur.

Question 4

The most common congenital cause of hoarseness

Answer 4

laryngomalazie (genellikle ses korunur)

Question 5

Tx of reinke edema, polyps and nodules causing hoarseness

Answer 5

Polipler erkeklerde daha sık ve cerrahiye daha sık gider. Nodüller kadınlarda daha sık. Küçük nodüller ses terapisiyle geçebilir. Büyük nodüller eksizyon.
reinke edema: stop smoking, else sx (microlaryngoscopic surgery) or if acute steroid spray

Question 6

Which part of the histology does the poly and nodules causing hoarseness affect?

Answer 6

Polipler genellikle mukozal
nodüller submukozal hastalıklardır

Question 7

Tx of vocal fold paralysis (nerve impulses to your voice box (larynx) are disrupted)

Answer 7

most common: voice therapy and surgery
sometimes: naturally recover during the first year after diagnosis, -> delay surgery for at least a year