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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 ]
MTD has been known by other names including muscle misuse dysphonia, hyperfunctional dysphonia, and hyperkinetic dysphonia among others. [1] MTD can be broken in two groups: primary and secondary. Primary MTD occurs without an underlying organic cause while secondary MTD occur due to an underlying organic source. [3]
A hoarse voice, also known as dysphonia or hoarseness, [1] is when the voice involuntarily sounds breathy, raspy, or strained, or is softer in volume or lower in pitch. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ clarification needed ] A hoarse voice can be associated with a feeling of unease or scratchiness in the throat. [ 2 ]
[1] According to the Boston Children's Hospital a phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, that happens mostly with children and can be related to diverse reasons, they can happen due to biological, family and environmental factors those factors can be triggered through many different reasons, they can be inherited or associated with random or ...
[1] [2] Psychological stress is an inevitable part of life. Human beings can experience stress from an early age. Although stress is a factor for the average human being, it can be a positive or negative molding aspect in a young child's life. [3] A certain amount of stress is normal and necessary for survival.
Speech skills are vital to social relationships and learning, and delays or disorders that relate to developing these skills can impact individuals function. [3] For many children and adolescents, this can present as issues with academics. [4] Speech disorders affect roughly 11.5% of the US population, and 5% of the primary school population. [5]
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, the 46-year-old actress spoke with PEOPLE at the season 2 premiere of the spy drama, as she described how "addressing" both her anxiety and dyslexia inspired her to take on ...
ASHA has cited that 24.1% of children in school in the fall of 2003 received services for speech or language disorders—this amounts to a total of 1,460,583 children between 3 –21 years of age. [14] Additional ASHA prevalence figures have suggested the following: Stuttering affects approximately 4% to 5% of children between the ages of 2 and 4.