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2. Hoarse voice - Wikipedia

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   Causes that are overall less common include neurogenic conditions (2.8 - 8.0%), psychogenic conditions (2.0 - 2.2%), and aging (2%). [13] A variety of different causes, which result in abnormal vibrations of the vocal folds, can cause dysphonia. These causes can range from vocal abuse and misuse to systemic diseases. Causes of dysphonia can be ...

3. Spasmodic dysphonia - Wikipedia

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   Spasmodic dysphonia, also known as laryngeal dystonia, is a disorder in which the muscles that generate a person's voice go into periods of spasm. [1] [2] This results in breaks or interruptions in the voice, often every few sentences, which can make a person difficult to understand. [1]

4. Muscle tension dysphonia - Wikipedia

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   Vocal fold lesions such as a vocal fold nodule or other changes in the vocal fold mucosa can lead to increased tension in the larynx and cause dysphonia. [2] Larynogopharyngeal reflux, a process that is similar to GERD, can bring stomach acid into the larynx. This can provoke the larynx to tense to prevent the aspiration of the acid. [3]

5. From hoarseness to speaking more slowly, how voice ... - AOL

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   “GERD can irritate the vocal cords, which can cause hoarseness, especially earlier in the day,” Dr. Alexa Mieses Malchuk, a family physician based in Cary, N.C., tells Yahoo Life. “A person ...

6. Puberphonia - Wikipedia

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   Vocal abuse can result into vocal nodules, muscle tension dysphonia, vocal polyps, or a hoarse and breathy voice. Cough: The patient is asked to apply pressure on the Adam's apple and cough. This results in the shortening of the vocal folds which is the physiological mechanism that reduces pitch. The patient can thus practice voicing at a lower ...

7. Vocal cord nodule - Wikipedia

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   The exact prevalence of vocal fold nodules is not known, but it has been reported that 23.4% of children who attended an ENT clinic for voice hoarseness, 6% of phoniatric clinic attendees, and 43% of teachers with dysphonia had nodules. [1]

8. Speech–language pathology - Wikipedia

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   Speech–language pathology (a.k.a. speech and language pathology or logopedics) is a healthcare and academic discipline concerning the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of communication disorders, including expressive and mixed receptive-expressive language disorders, voice disorders, speech sound disorders, speech disfluency, pragmatic language impairments, and social communication ...

9. Speech and language impairment - Wikipedia

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   With improvements, children with apraxia may be transitioned into group therapy settings. Therapeutic exercises must focus on planning, sequencing, and coordinating the muscle movements involved in speech production. Children with developmental verbal dyspraxia must practice the strategies and techniques that they learn to improve.