Intro To SLP- Ch 6, 7, 8 Flashcards
Edema
Vocal fold tissues become swollen causing a chance in voice quality
Aphonia
Complete loss of voice
Harsh voice
Associated with excessive muscle tension
Breathy voice
Produced with a partial whisper; vocal folds are brought together so that they vibrate but a space between them remains
Whisper
When the space between the vocal folds is wide enough that they can’t be drawn into phonation producing a fricative sound
Hoarse
Voice that is both harsh and breathy
Atrophy
Reduction in tissue
Hyperfunction
Increased muscle activity
Hypofunction
Reduced muscle activity
Diplophonia
A “two toned” voice resulting from simultaneous vibration of two structures with differing vibratory frequencies
Dysphonia
Disturbed muscle tone resulting in disturbed phonation
Metastasized
To spread or invade by metastasis usually from cancer
Unilateral
Pertaining to one side
Bilateral
Pertaining to two sides
Dyspnea
Difficulty breathing
Paramedics
Half open position of the vocal folds makes it daily east for the exhaled airstream to draw the folds into vibration
Extrinsic laryngeal muscles
Muscles originating or acting from outside of the part where they are located
Stroboscopy
Slow motion technique that allows clinicians to examine closely the movement characteristics of the vocal folds
Visi-Pitch
Provides objective data regarding a number of acoustic parameters including the patient’s fundamental frequency
Laryngectomy
Medical treatments involving the removal of the larynx
Stoma
A small opening
Larygectomees
People who have had a laryngectomy
Esophageal speech
Air is actively injected down the esophagus past an area known as the neoglottis, the pseudoglottis, or the pharyngeal-esophageal (PE) segment
Bifid uvula
Split into two parts