SPA 4250 Study Guide - Final Guide: Closed Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Augmentative
26 Dec 2019
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Describe basic statistics regarding the prevalence and incidence of voice disorders in adults and children. Describe the two main approaches for organizing voice disorders: mass/size alterations vs. Vf junction, hard and opaque, one of the most common laryngeal disorders: vocal polyp: space-occupying lesion, sessile (base of polyp broadly attached to. 75% occur/present at birth: list and briefly describe voice disorders that are considered to be psychogenic in nature, psychogenic voice disorders have no apparent physical cause. The voice can sound strained, raspy or very soft. Name some of the measures that clinicians commonly make when assessing the intensity and frequency of a person"s voice. Reduction of glottic resistance, lesions in vf area. Be able to describe the basic principles involved with each. Be familiar with: hygienic approach, identifies 1st & 2nd causes of voice disorder, modifies to eliminate the causes, smoking, hydration, vf abuse/over use, environmental factors, physiologic approach, modification of the deviant vocal symptoms or perceptual voice components.
