Communication Sciences and Disorders 4411A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Electrolarynx, Tonsil, Weight Loss

• School: Western University
• Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Course: Communication Sciences and Disorders 4411A/B
• Professor: Janis Cardy

Document Summary

Laryngeal based voice disorder and voice and speech disorders secondary to head and neck cancers. May lead to disruption in comm and social participation. Pathophysiological the majority of disorders. Using voicebox that is mechanically incorrect. Voice quality affected as one attempts to fix impaired mechanisms. Cancer (includes voice and speech: partial (includes voice and speech, total laryngecotmy. Speech deficits that emerge from this. Objective: optimize ind ability to perform activities and tasks, thereby affecting qol. Nature of voice source - - - additional or extra sources of noise generation. - - assumptions of analysis methods. - - output and validation some parts autistically improved or worsened this is what makes voices distinct. The majority of voice disorders are mechanical disorders: overuse of voice, talking over loud noises, different causes exist. Blowing air through causes different vibrations - air rushing through makes the noise. With lesions in between the vc, the voice will be breathy. Causal considerations in dysphonia (difficulty speaking)