Voice Disorders and Management Overview Flashcards
What is the primary function of the larynx?
Protecting the airway from obstruction
Name the three laryngeal muscle valves
Aryepiglottic Folds Ventricular Folds (false folds) Thyroarytenoid Muscles (true vocal folds)
What do the thyroarytenoid muscles do during swallowing?
They adduct.
When one breathes naturally, all three valve sites ________ __________.
are open.
The vertical positioning of the larynx can be affected by what?
emotions
What is the prevalence of voice disorders in the U.S.?
7%
_______ adults over the age of _____ are the most likely elderly persons to experience a voice disorder.
Male; 70
3 categories of voice disorders
Functional Voice Disorders
Organic Voice Disorders
Neurogenic Voice Disorders
What are the two types of functional voice disorders?
Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD)
Psychogenic Voice Disorders
Overuse of muscular effort to phonate, resulting in hoarseness and discomfort and no initial organic pathologies
Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD)
Post-traumatic hoarseness or loss of voice with no physical cause.
Psychogenic Voice Disorder
Voice disorders related to structural deviations of the vocal tract
Organic Voice Disorders
Cleft palate is an example of what type of voice disorder?
Organic voice disorder
Disease of the CNS causing impairment of muscle control and innervation results in what type of voice disorder?
Neurogenic voice disorder
Name other professionals an SLP may work with when treating organic voice disorders
Otolaryngologist
Respiratory Therapist
Surgeons
Skilled nursing
