Midterm - Ax and Tx

Question 1

SLP Voice Eval

Answer 1

• Hx
• Instrumental Ax
• Non-instrumental Ax

Question 2

Instrumental Ax

Answer 2

• Laryngeal endoscopy

- Acoustic and Aerodynamic Analysis

Question 3

Non-instrumental Ax

Answer 3

• Oral Mech Exam
• Psychosocial Measures
• Auditory-Perceptual Assessment

Question 4

Acoustic Analysis

Answer 4

Frequency (Fo, pitch range)
Intensity
Perturbation
Sound Spectrography
Signal-to-Noise Ratio

Question 5

Aerodynamic Analysis

Answer 5

Lung Volumes and Capacities
Air Pressure
Laryngeal Resistance
Durational Measures Maximum Phonation Time (MPT) s/z Ratio

Question 6

psychosocial measures

Answer 6

• measuring persons perception of their voice problem

Question 7

Mild

Answer 7

Normal or maybe ‘unusual’ to an untrained listener. Not distracting. Effective comm’n not impaired.

Question 8

Moderate

Answer 8

Everyone would consider it abnormal. Sometimes distracting. Impaired comm’n in certain situations.

Question 9

Severe

Answer 9

Extremely abnormal. Highly distracting. Comm’n very impaired.

Question 10

Goal of Voice Therapy for Kids

Answer 10

Ability of the VFs to adduct/close
Consistent airflow and air pressure
Pliable VFs
Maximum vocal economy (you want to ‘not work at it’)

Question 11

Indirect therapy techniques

Answer 11

Focus is on behaviour management.
Vocal hygiene
Eliminating vocal abuses.
Hydration
Env’tal changes
Relux management

Question 12

Hygiene therapy

Answer 12

dentify the behaviour.
 Shouting, yelling, throat clearing, loud whispering, smoking.
Eliminate it if possible. If not… Come up with a substitute behaviour.  E.g., Shout ‘well’. HOW?
Teach how to use the substitute.
 E.g., Walk up to the listener, then talk

Question 13

Substitute behaviours

Answer 13

instead of throat clearing - long hard swallow