Week 12: Voice Disorders

Question 1

What are the 3 factors of voice disorders?

Answer 1

Respiratory:lungs, airways, nose, mouth
Phonation:Vocal fold action
Resonance:Sound quality as ‘shaped’ by oral
and nasal cavity

Question 2

what is the glottis?

Answer 2

the opening between vocal folds

Question 3

how do vocal chords work in action w breathing?

Answer 3

exhale pushes them open and then the velocity pulls them shut(bernie effect)

Question 4

What are features of helathy vocal folds?

Answer 4

smooth, hydrated, able to open an close properly

Question 5

what are the 4 voice attributes?

Answer 5

pitch, loudness, resonance, and sound quality

Question 6

what is the prevalence of voice disorders?

Answer 6

1% of adults and 6% of kids

Question 7

what does the velum do?

Answer 7

controls resonance
The position of the velum determines
whether air can enter the nasal cavity

Question 8

What are the organic causes of voice disorders?

Answer 8

-inflammation/infection
- tumors
-vocal nodules
- vocal fold paralasis

Question 9

What are the functional causes of voice disorders?

Answer 9

-anxiety/stress
-strain/oversue
-occupational hazard

Question 10

what percent of voice disorders are caused by misuse?

Answer 10

45-80%

Question 11

are voice nodules curable?

Answer 11

yes w treatments