Dysphonia

Dysphonia

Dysphonia is the medical term for hoarseness or other phonation disorders. It is considered much less severe than aphonia.

Common types of dysphonia

* organic dysphonia
*functional dysphonia
*spasmodic dysphonia

Associated conditions (incomplete list)

* Voice disorders
** Laryngitis
** Chorditis
** Vocal cord nodules
** Vocal fold cyst
** Reinke's Edema (Mostly caused by smoking)
** Laryngeal papillomatosis
* Gastroesophageal reflux disease
* Laryngeal Cancer
* Myasthenia gravis
* Hypothyroidism
* Hyperthyroidism
* Sinusitis
* Lung cancer
* Juvenile dermatomyositis

ee also

* National Center for Voice and Speech
* Human Voice
* Vocology
* Otorhinolaryngology#Laryngology

External links

* [http://www.VoiceInfo.org VoiceInfo.org]
* [http://www.pediatric-ent.com/learning/problems/hoarse.htm Pediatric ENT]
* [http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/hoarse.htm#possible WrongDiagnosis]
* [http://webpages.marshall.edu/~lynch4/voice.html Marshall]
* [http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/facts/dysphonia.htm NetDoctor]
* [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/samp/ Systems Analysis, Modelling and Prediction Group, University of Oxford] develops novel signal analysis techniques for the detection and characterisation of voice disorders.]
* [http://www.VoiceInfo.org VoiceInfo.org]
* [http://www.singingvoice.net Singing Voice]
* [http://www.ncvs.org/ National Center for Voice and Speech's official website]
* [http://www.shc.uiowa.edu/ The Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the University of Iowa's official website]
* [http://www.uiowa.edu/~shcvoice/ The Voice Academy's official website]
* [http://www.voicefoundation.org/ The Voice Foundation's official website]


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  • Dysphonia — Dys*pho ni*a, Dysphony Dys pho*ny, n. [NL. dysphonia, Gr. ?; dys ill, hard + ? sound, voice: cf. F. dysphonie.] (Med.) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or depraved voice. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dysphonia — [dis fō′nē ə] n. [ModL < Gr dysphōnia < dys , DYS + phōnē, voice: see PHONO ] impairment of the ability to produce speech sounds, as because of hoarseness dysphonic [disfän′ik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • dysphonia — dysphonic /dis fon ik/, adj. /dis foh nee euh/, n. any disturbance of normal vocal function. [1700 10; < NL < Gk dysphonía roughness of sound, equiv. to dys DYS + phon(é) sound, voice + ia IA] * * * …   Universalium

  • dysphonia — A behaviorial condition marked by the inability to use a telephone properly. In advanced cases, sufferers are unable to use the telephone at all. He told me he d call but he didn t an obvious case of dysphonia …   Dictionary of american slang

  • dysphonia — A behaviorial condition marked by the inability to use a telephone properly. In advanced cases, sufferers are unable to use the telephone at all. He told me he d call but he didn t an obvious case of dysphonia …   Dictionary of american slang

  • dysphonia — dys•pho•ni•a [[t]dɪsˈfoʊ ni ə[/t]] n. pat any disturbance of normal vocal function • Etymology: 1700–10; < Gk dysphōnía roughness of sound =dys dys +phōn(ḗ) sound, voice + ia ia dys•phon′ic ˈfɒn ɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Dysphonia, spasmodic — A voice disorder, also called laryngeal dystonia, caused by involuntary movements of one or more muscles of the larynx or voice box. People who have spasmodic dysphonia may have occasional difficulty saying a word or two or they may experience… …   Medical dictionary

  • dysphonia — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1706 defective use of the voice …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dysphonia — noun defective use of the voice …   Wiktionary

  • dysphonia — Altered voice production. [dys + G. phone, voice] abductor spasmodic d. a breathy form of spasmodic d. caused by excessive and long vocal cord opening for voiceless phonemes extending into vowels. adductor …   Medical dictionary

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