Voice Treatment Functional disoders

Question 1

List the functional disorders

Answer 1

• puberphonia (mutational falsetto-falsetto)
• functional aphonia
• Functional dysphonia (MTD)
• Paradoxical VF

Question 2

Therapy for puberphonia

Answer 2

-voice therapy

Laryngeal manipulatin- circumlaryngeal massage - laryngeal relaxation - Neck stretches - pitch control visipitch/VFE’s

Question 3

Tx for Functional Aphonia

Answer 3

-Breathing- laryngeal Manipulation _circumlaryngeal massage- laryngeal relaxation - neck streches - yawn sigh voice- easy onset -RVT - VFEs

Question 4

FUnctional dysphonia

Answer 4

Breathing Laryngeal manipulation, circum massage, laryngeal relzation, neck stretches, Yawn sigh voice, easy onset, rvt, vfes

Question 5

Paradoxical VF

Answer 5

-Respiratory training (rescue breathing) Inhale/exhale through a straw Deep nasal sniff with /f/ on exhalation
-lpr management
-Voice therapy
breathing patterning/laryngeal relaxation (laryngeal control)
Yawn-sigh voice