TERM 1
4 Facts about Dysphonia
DEFINITION 1
1. Hoarseness is never normal2. Most are accumulative,
some traumatic, some acute3. Preventable4. Treatable
TERM 2
Phonotrauma
DEFINITION 2
occurs when vocal folds are forced to adduct causing
mechanical trauma to laryngeal mucosa
TERM 3
What are potentially phonotraumatic
behaviors?
DEFINITION 3
1. Shouting2. Loud talking3. Screaming4. Vocal noises5.
Coughing6. Throat Clearing(in excess)
TERM 4
Vocal Noises
DEFINITION 4
Non-speech laryngeal soundse.g. imitation of vehicles;
growls; etc.
TERM 5
What behavior occurs during throat
clearing?
DEFINITION 5
Aperiodic adduction of the vocal folds
