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.
Bruising
Capillary ectasia
Epidermoid cyst
Glottic furrow
Glottic sulcus
Indicator lesions
Mucosal bridge
Mucosal edema or swelling
Nodule
Open epidermoid cyst
Polyp
· Hemorrhagic polyp
Polypoid degeneration
· (aka Reinke’s edema or smoker’s polyps)
Submucosal fibrosis
