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Voice & Larynx Disorders

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Common disorders that affect the voice are vibration-induced lesions, or injuries, of the surface layer of the vocal cords, called mucosa. This kind of injury usually happens when a person overuses or abuses his or her voice.

Benign and malignant tumors.

Malignant tumors

A tumor is considered malignant if it has the potential to invade or spread to other tissues.

Cancer

Carcinoma

· Carcinoma in situ (CIS)

· Verrucous carcinoma

Sarcoma

Benign tumors

A tumor is considered benign if it doesn’t pose the threat of invading or spreading to other tissues.

Disorders that arise not from abnormality of the mechanism itself but instead from abnormal use of the mechanism.

Nonorganic

Nonorganic voice disorders arise not from abnormality of the mechanism itself but instead from abnormal use of the mechanism, most often for conscious or subconscious secondary gain.

Functional

Functional voice disorders arise not from abnormality of the mechanism itself but instead from abnormal use of the mechanism, affected by personality or deficit of vocal skill, without discernible secondary gain.

Disorder of vocal loudness perception

Muscular tension dysphonia (MTD)

Puberphonia

Vocal fry dysphonia

Vocal overdoer syndrome

Vocal self-rapport

Vocal underdoer syndrome

Vocal “vincibility” syndrome

Voice fatigue syndrome

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