Week 8

Question 1

What is a voice disorder?

Answer 1

When an individual voice differs and is considered inappropriate for ones age, culture, gender

Question 2

What are some causes of a functional voice disorder?

Answer 2

Overuse, misuse, abuse

Question 3

What are some functional voice disorders?

Answer 3

Hypofunctional - weak, muscles are not strong enough
hyperfunctional - strained, unhelpful muscles trying to contribute to voice

Question 4

What is muscle tension dysphonia?

Answer 4

Wrong muscles try to help the voice, compressing false vocal folds

Question 5

What is functional aphonia?

Answer 5

People with a normal larynx will completely lose their voice, it is usually preceded with respiratory illness

Question 6

What is presbylaryngis?

Answer 6

Gap in the vocal folds

Question 7

What is the cause of vocal fold paralysis?

Answer 7

Damage to vagus cranial nerve

Question 8

What are some neurological disorders that can cause voice disorders?

Answer 8

Parkinson’s, spasmodic dysphonia, essential tremor

Question 9

What are some structural causes of voice disorders?

Answer 9

Nodules, polyps, cysts, vocal fold lesions