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    This document discusses various voice and speech disorders including hoarseness of voice. It lists the etiology of hoarseness of voice as being either congenital such as laryngeal web or cysts/tumors, or acquired such as inflammatory conditions like laryngitis. It also discusses laryngeal tumors, both benign such as papillomas and malignant like carcinomas. Other causes mentioned include laryngeal trauma, paralysis, and miscellaneous conditions. Investigations for evaluation include indirect laryngoscopy and biopsy. Treatment depends on the underlying cause and may involve medical, surgical or speech therapy. Specific disorders discussed in more detail include vocal nodules, polyps, dysphonia plica ventricularis, and puberphonia

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    This document discusses various voice and speech disorders including hoarseness of voice. It lists the etiology of hoarseness of voice as being either congenital such as laryngeal web or cysts/tumors, or acquired such as inflammatory conditions like laryngitis. It also discusses laryngeal tumors, both benign such as papillomas and malignant like carcinomas. Other causes mentioned include laryngeal trauma, paralysis, and miscellaneous conditions. Investigations for evaluation include indirect laryngoscopy and biopsy. Treatment depends on the underlying cause and may involve medical, surgical or speech therapy. Specific disorders discussed in more detail include vocal nodules, polyps, dysphonia plica ventricularis, and puberphonia

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    Subject: E.N.T. Topic: Voice & Speech Disorders

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    This document discusses various voice and speech disorders including hoarseness of voice. It lists the etiology of hoarseness of voice as being either congenital such as laryngeal web or cysts/tumors, or acquired such as inflammatory conditions like laryngitis. It also discusses laryngeal tumors, both benign such as papillomas and malignant like carcinomas. Other causes mentioned include laryngeal trauma, paralysis, and miscellaneous conditions. Investigations for evaluation include indirect laryngoscopy and biopsy. Treatment depends on the underlying cause and may involve medical, surgical or speech therapy. Specific disorders discussed in more detail include vocal nodules, polyps, dysphonia plica ventricularis, and puberphonia

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    Subject: E.N.T.

    Topic: VOICE & SPEECH


    DISORDERS

    FACULTY NAME: Prof. Dr. S. R. Das


    DEPARTMENT NAME: E.N.T.
    INSTITUTE NAME: IMS & SUM
    Hospital
    SIKSHA O ANUSANDHAN
    VOICE & SPEECH
    DISORDERS
    HOARSENESS OF VOICE

    • ETIOLOGY :
    1. CONGENITAL : - Laryngeal web
    - Laryngeal cyst / tumors
    - Laryngocele
    - Laryngeal paralysis
    Laryngocele
    2. ACQUIRED :
    - Inflammatory conditions:
    - Acute : Acute laryngitis
    Acute laryngotracheobronchitis
    Laryngeal oedema
    Laryngeal Diphtheria
    - Chronic : - Chronic nonspecific laryngitis
    - Chronic specific laryngitis
    - Laryngeal tumors:
    - Benign - Papilloma, Chondroma, Fibroma,
    Haemangioma, Vocal cord polyp &
    cyst, Vocal nodule, Laryngocele
    - Malignant : - Carcinoma, Sarcoma
    VOCAL NODULE
    VOCAL POLYP
    - Laryngeal Trauma: - External - Strangulation
    - Accidents
    - Internal - Surgery, Intubation,
    Corrosives & fumes
    - Laryngeal Paralysis :
    - Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis
    - Superior laryngeal nerve paralysis
    - Combined paralysis
    - Miscellaneous : - Dysphonia plica ventricularis
    - Foreign bodies

    • INVESTIGATIONS :
    - IDL, DL, Flexible Laryngoscopy, Biopsy
    - X-Ray & CT scan of neck & chest
    • TREATMENT: (According to causative diseases)
    - Medical / Surgical treatment
    DYSPHONIA PLICA VENTRICULARIS
    ( VENTRICULAR DYSPHONIA )
    • PATHOLOGY : - Voice produced by false cords
    due to dysfunction of true
    cords
    • ETIOLOGY : - Vocal cord paralysis
    - Excised vocal cords (cordectomy)
    - Vocal cord tumors
    - Functional ( psychogenic )
    • SYMPTOM : - Hoarseness of voice

    • INVESTIGATIONS : - IDL, DL,


    Flexible laryngoscopy

    • TREATMENT : - Speech therapy


    - Psychotherapy
    PUBERPHONIA
    (Mutational Falsetto)
    - Puberty dysphonia due to overtensed vocal
    cords
    - Seen in boys at puberty
    - Clinical features:
    - Persistence of childhood high pitched voice
    - Gutzmann’s pressure test
    - Treatment: - Speech therapy
    - Thyroplasty (Type-3)

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