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The Voice in Violence and Other Contemporary Issues in Professional Voice and Speech Training Presented by the Voice and Speech Review. Cincinnati: Voice and Speech Trainers Association, Inc. pp. 30– 33. ISBN 978-1-55783-497-3. Pinksterboer, Hugo (2008). Tipbook Vocals : The Complete Guide (5th ed.). New York: Hal Leonard.
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]
It is possible to change the pitch of your voice, but you have to be careful not to injure your voice muscles. Experts explain how to do it the right way.
Puberphonia (also known as mutational falsetto, functional falsetto, incomplete mutation, adolescent falsetto, or pubescent falsetto) is a functional voice disorder that is characterized by the habitual use of a high-pitched voice after puberty, hence why many refer to the disorder as resulting in a 'falsetto' voice. [1]
People tend to slow down at night, whether it’s reading, catching up with family or watching TV, and adding in small bursts of exercise helps to break this up and support good sleep, she points out.
In normal voice production, exhaled air moves out of the lungs and passes upward through the vocal tract. [23] At the level of the larynx, the exhaled air causes the vocal folds to move toward the midline of the tract (a process called adduction). The adducted vocal folds do not close completely but instead remain partially open.
Wartenberg's sign is a neurological sign consisting of involuntary abduction of the fifth (little) finger, caused by unopposed action of the extensor digiti minimi. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This commonly results from weakness of some of the ulnar nerve innervated intrinsic hand muscles -in particular the palmar interosseous muscle to the little finger ...
The term dysarthria was formed from the Greek components dys-"dysfunctional, impaired" and arthr-"joint, vocal articulation". [5] [6] Neurological injury due to damage in the central or peripheral nervous system may result in weakness, paralysis, or a lack of coordination of the motor–speech system, producing dysarthria. [1]