Miscellaneous voice disorders Archives

Disorders

Inability to Burp or Belch

Inability to Burp or Belch Inability to burp or belch occurs when the upper esophageal sphincter (cricopharyngeus muscle) cannot relax in order to release the “bubble” of air. The sphincter is a muscular valve that encircles the upper end of the

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Marfan Syndrome

Marfan Syndrome is genetic connective tissue disorder caused by a defect in gene FBN1, which codes for abnormal structure of fibrillin-1, a protein crucial for formation of normal connective tissue. Most critical is Marfan syndrome’s effect on heart and blood

Presbyphonia

Literally, “old age voice.” See also presbylarynx. As with presbylarynx, to describe precisely the voice’s capabilities, limitations, and aberrations seems much more useful than to use this term. Tags

anterior cords are more flaccid, with delayed return to midline contact

Disorders

Presbylarynx

Literally, “old age larynx.” The term presbylarynx is used to signify vocal cord changes (and, by extension, vocal limitations) that accompany aging. Typically, these vocal cord changes include bowing of the cords, atrophy, flaccidity, and sometimes reduced wetness and lubrication

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Bilateral Vocal Cord Fixation

Bilateral Vocal Cord Fixation is the immobility of both vocal cords due to a scarring rather than paralytic cause. The scarring might manifest as a synechia that tethers the vocal cords to each other and prevents them from separating during breathing.

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Necrosis

The death of cells or tissue. In laryngology, necrosis is seen most commonly after radiation therapy to the larynx for cancer treatment. Radiation kills the tumor but at the same time damages the blood supply of normal tissue on a

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Phonatory Insufficiency

When the vocal cords cannot close sufficiently or vibrate adequately to produce a serviceable voice. An inability to close is usually evidenced by air-wasting phenomenology. This phonatory insufficiency could have one of several causes. It could be due to the

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Arytenoid Chondritis / Perichondritis

An infectious or inflammatory response with ongoing ulceration or granulation on the superstructure of the arytenoid cartilage. Here we are talking of the arytenoid cartilage and/ or its thin “envelope” of fibrous tissue called perichondrium. The root chondr- refers to

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Flaccidity of the Vocal Cords

Vocal cord flaccidity correlates to some degree with atrophy of the muscle comprising them. Bowing also accompanies flaccidity most of the time. It is possible to have bowed/slender vocal cords that are not particularly flaccid—they still vibrate with good firmness and

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Vocal Cord Scissoring

Mismatching of the levels of the vocal cords. Vocal cord scissoring may in some cases be asymptomatic, but more often it introduces a rough quality to the voice, because the desired mirror-image bilateral symmetry of oscillation will be lost. Photos:

Tag: Miscellaneous voice disorders

Inability to Burp or Belch

Marfan Syndrome

Presbyphonia

Presbylarynx

Bilateral Vocal Cord Fixation

Necrosis

Phonatory Insufficiency

Arytenoid Chondritis / Perichondritis

Flaccidity of the Vocal Cords

Vocal Cord Scissoring

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