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VOICE THERAPY AND THEPROFESSIONAL VOICE
EVALUATION OF DYSPHONIA- Nature of voice problem: when, how long, provoking factors,range of voice, breathiness, concurrent URTI / stressors- Validated assessment scales: Singing Voice Handicap, GRAB - Palpate larynx at rest and during speech. ?Excess tension- Laryngoscopy - Stroboscopy - assess VF movement
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ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF VOICE
MUSCLE TENSION DYSPHONIA
External laryngeal muscles:Myelohyoid, sternohyoid, omohyoid,thyrohyoid, cricothyroid, digastrics- Laryngeal framework/position
- Otherwise normal larynx on endoscopy- Voice "gives out," weak and breathy. Adaptive compensationfrom glottic incompetence / excessive laryngeal muscle tension
Internal laryngeal muscles:Thyroarytenoid, cricothyroid,
cricoarytenoid- Sound production
Innervated by CN X
Language (cognition)Speech (articulation of sound)Voice (vocal cord vibrations)
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MANAGEMENT- Multidisciplinary assessment - otolaryngologist, SLP- Laryngeal hygiene: hydration, smoking cessation, voice rest - Voice therapy and maneuvers - Surgery to remove benign lesions
BENIGN VOCAL FOLD LESIONS- From short or long term trauma. Nodules, polyps, cysts- Damaged epithelium with loss of normal cord vibrations