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  2. Hoarse voice - Wikipedia

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    The lifetime risk of hoarse voice complaints among primary care patients is 30%. [13] Since hoarseness is a general symptom, it is associated with a number of laryngeal diagnoses. [13] There is an interplay of sex and age differences associated with dysphonia. The point prevalence of dysphonia in adults under the age of 65 is 6.6%. [20]

  3. Harvard sentences - Wikipedia

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    The Harvard sentences, or Harvard lines, [1] is a collection of 720 sample phrases, divided into lists of 10, used for standardized testing of Voice over IP, cellular, and other telephone systems. They are phonetically balanced sentences that use specific phonemes at the same frequency they appear in English.

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

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    Parkinson's can affect the voice in several ways, including speech that’s softer or has a breathy or hoarse-like quality, speaking in a monotone, mumbling, slurring and a faster or slower ...

  5. Spasmodic dysphonia - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of spasmodic dysphonia can come on suddenly or gradually appear over the span of years. They can come and go for hours or even weeks at a time, or remain consistent. Gradual onset can begin with the manifestation of a hoarse voice quality, which may later transform into a voice quality described as strained with breaks in phonation. [6]

  6. Dysprosody - Wikipedia

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    For example, individuals with linguistic dysprosody may have difficulty distinguishing the production of interrogative and declarative sentences, switching or leaving out the expected rising and falling shift, respectively. [5] Thus, linguistic dysprosody alters an individual's vocal identity and impairs verbal communication. [citation needed]

  7. Vocal cord cyst - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms of vocal fold cysts vary but most commonly include a hoarse voice and problems with the pitch of the voice. Vocal fold cysts are diagnosed based on gathering a case history, perceptual examination, and laryngeal imaging. [3] Practicing good vocal hygiene is recommended to prevent vocal fold cysts. [4]

  8. List of linguistic example sentences - Wikipedia

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    A famous example for lexical ambiguity is the following sentence: "Wenn hinter Fliegen Fliegen fliegen, fliegen Fliegen Fliegen hinterher.", meaning "When flies fly behind flies, then flies fly in pursuit of flies." [40] [circular reference] It takes advantage of some German nouns and corresponding verbs being homonymous. While not noticeable ...

  9. Vocal cord nodule - Wikipedia

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    One of the major perceptual signs of vocal fold nodules is a change in the quality of the voice. [1] The voice may be perceived as hoarse, [4] [5] due to aperiodic vibrations of the vocal folds, [5] and may also be perceived as breathy, [4] [5] due to an incomplete closure of the vocal folds upon phonation.