Laryngitis Voice is an essential tool that we need in order to communicate with others. Appropriate tone of voice, adequate hydration and limitation of voice use are a few recommendations that would help maintain a healthy voice. If for any reason an individual misuse their voice it can bring negative consequences. For example, a teacher can increase his or her tone of voice (screaming) and after a few hours, a change in his or her voice might appear. A singer using a lower tone of voice than usual, can affect his or her vocal cords. Using our voice is not an easy job, it requires the vocal fold to vibrate so that the air passing through and the sound resonance can create a special sound. The larynx, also known as the “voice box”, is located …show more content…
This disorder is commonly known to cause inflammation of the larynx, also it can be caused by irritation or infection (Ferrand, 2012, pg. 225). This voice disorder is perceived as an upper tract respiratory infection and as a result, it can “impact physical health, quality of life, and even psychological well-being, and occupation if symptoms persist.” (Wood, J., Athanasiadis, T., & Allen, J., 2014 pg.27). With laryngitis, the voice change is noticeable by a “raspy or hoarse voice due to inflation of the vocal cords” in addition, the inflammation can “cause distortion of the sounds produced by air passing over them and in chronic cases the voice can be unrecognizable. There are other symptoms caused by laryngitis such as sore throat, dry cough, voice loss, and tickling sensation (Laryngitis, …show more content…
Acute meaning that is for a short period of time and it can be present for a few days and chronic meaning that the symptoms are present for more than three weeks. Acute laryngitis is often caused by viral infection, bacterial infections, fungal infections, phonotrauma, supraglottis, and environmental irritant (Ferrand, 2012, pg. 225). “Acute infection results in swelling and edema of the vocal folds, leading to hoarseness and even aphonia” (Ferrand, 2012, pg. 226). Chronic laryngitis as mentioned before is when the inflammation or irritation stays longer than three weeks. With chronic laryngitis the vocal fold epithelium can cause “hyperkeratosis, fibrosis and scarring.” Chronic laryngitis is commonly seen in adults due to laryngopharyngeal reflux and smoking. The signs of chronic laryngitis include thickening of the vocal fold epithelium, the soft pliant epithelium ma become replaced by fibrosis. Therefore the person’s voice is low pitched, hoarse, and breathy (Ferrand, 2012, pg. 227). For treating acute laryngitis the use of antibiotics is not the most famous solution because it can affect that area. It is recommendable to use inhaling humidified air to keep the upper area lubricated, voice resting, and avoid any medication that can dry the mucosa. For chronic laryngitis, the most appropriate treatment is following a vocal hygiene program which can include voice therapy is recommendable (Ferrand, 2012, pg.
R.S. has chronic bronchitis. According to the UC San Francisco Medical Center “Chronic bronchitis is a common type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in which the air passages in the lungs — the bronchi — are repeatedly inflamed, leading to scarring of the bronchi walls. As a result, excessive amounts of sticky mucus are produced and fill the bronchial tubes, which become thickened, impeding normal airflow through the lungs.” (Chronic Bronchitis 2015) There are many things that can be observed as clinical findings. R.S. will have a chronic cough that has lasted from 3 months to two years or more, and a lot of sputum. The sputum is due to
Croup: Croup is another common airway inflammation caused by virus that can affect the trachea, larynx and possibility the bronchi (Murray, Sidani, & Zoorob, 2011) thus causing infection in the upper respiratory tract. Murray et al. describes it as the most common illness in children under the age of 6 to 36 months and cause for cough mostly when a child cries; acute stridor and hoarseness in febrile children (Murray et al., 2011). It can be a life-threatening situation in the life of the young infant and the family. Croup symptoms exhibit as hoarseness, barking cough, inspiratory stridor, and respiratory distress. I chose this diagnosis as my first preference because when I read the mother’s subjective report it matches that of croup symptoms: a barking cough, no fever, severe at night and when the baby cries, fatigue due to excessiveness of the tears, pain due to inflames and swollen of the airway. Murray et al., led us to understand that the etiologies of this viral causing agent can be traced to the parainfluenza viruses, type 1. (2011). This virus is commonly spread through contact or droplet secretion.
Chronic bronchitis differs from emphysema in that it affects the bronchioles. There are two forms of bronchitis: chronic and acute. We are going to focus on chronic bronchitis. In this disease, the bronchioles become thick and inflamed. The affected person might cough up thick mucus which can also block the bronchioles.
The ability to use your voice in such a way that it can challenge views, inform about social and cultural perspectives, persuade your audience to adopt your beliefs, to evoke your own emotions upon others and to promote certain agendas is what can only be described as a distinctive voice. The way you present your voice, whether it be calm and emotional or strong and outspoken, are examples of ways that you can manipulate language to add more impact to aid your purpose.
Today I will be explaining the importance and details of tracheobronchitis also referred to as bronchitis. Tracheobronchitis as the name gives off is an inflammation of the trachea and bronchitis. The trachea and bronchi’s main role is to extend air into the lungs, so that they are able to reach the alveoli which are responsible for gas exchange in the lungs. Tracheobronchitis is often times not contagious depending upon the cause of inflammation, inflammation can result from an allergic reaction, bacterial infection or virus. Some important clinical manifestations that you may see include wheezing which are a result of inflamed airways,fever, dry or phlegm cough, night sweats, headache and sore throat. Tracheobronchitis does not always have to be severe it can also be acute and last only a few weeks.
Hoarseness, breathiness, scratchy/rough voice, the "lump in your throat" sensation, shooting pains from ear to ear, the need to breathe in deeper than usual ... these are all symptoms that a nodule can cause. A nodule is basically a small growth and looks like a bump on your vocal folds. This growth occurs from vocal abuse, misuse, and overuse. A healthy, normal vocal chord often has smooth, white mucosal surfaces and has no irregular objects on your vibrating borders. But when you abuse your vocal chords by putting force and tension upon them, the vibrations go into an "overload" and can cause too much friction on them. Eventually a type of bruise forms called a hematoma and a layer of fibrous tissues form into a soft or hard bump, AKA a nodule. Usually two nodules would form on each side of a vocal fold where the friction was extensive.
Lupus is known as “the cruel mystery” in the world of disease/medicine. 1.5 million Americans are currently diagnosed with Lupus, with the number possibly being a lot higher since it is one of the most difficult diseases to diagnose in the WORLD (5 Million some form of Lupus)
Specific Purpose: To help people to understand what Audism is and that the lack of an ability to hear does not mean they are incapable of performing tasks.
Lee, Hepburn, Mares, Hoffman, Squire, and the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association all dove into the topic of how important speech pathology is, especially in the school systems. Lee and Hepburn brought up the important fact that speech programs have actually been taken out of more schools instead of being spread throughout the systems. Mares, Hoffman, Squire, and the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association all gave us more insight to the world of speech pathology. Now we must go out and use that insight to spread, not take away from programs that are built to aid those in
Having aching muscles in the back, arms and legs. A person may experience chills and sweats, headaches, and a dry persistent cough. Along with having fatigue and a sore throat.
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The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) defines COPD exacerbation as an acute event characterised by an aggravation of the above symptoms beyond normal variations resulting in changes to the patient’s medications. Furthermore, an exacerbation is often indicative of disease progression (2014, p. 40). COPD exacerbation is most commonly caused by bacterial and/or viral infection (GOLD, 2014, p. 40).
Chronic bronchitis is a disorder that causes inflammation to the airway, mainly the bronchial tubules. It produces a chronic cough that lasts three consecutive months for more than two successive years (Vijayan,2013). Chronic Bronchitis is a member of the COPD family and is prominently seen in cigarette smokers. Other factors such as air pollutants, Asbestos, and working in coal mines contributes to inflammation. Once the irritant comes in contact with the mucosa of the bronchi it alters the composition causing hyperplasia of the glands and producing excessive sputum (Viayan,2013). Goblet cells also enlarge to contribute to the excessive secretion of sputum. This effects the cilia that carry out the mechanism of trapping foreign bodies to allow it to be expelled in the sputum, which are now damaged by the irritant making it impossible for the person to clear their airway. Since the mechanism of airway clearance is ineffective, the secretion builds up a thickened wall of the bronchioles causing constriction and increasing the work of breathing. The excessive build up of mucous could set up pneumonia. The alveoli are also damaged enabling the macrophages to eliminate bacteria putting the patient at risk for acquiring an infection.
The voice is our primary mean of communication and expression. We rarely last more than a few minutes without its use whether it is talking to someone else or humming quietly to ourselves. We can use the voice artistically in many ways. For example, singing carries the rhythm and melody of speech. It creates patterns of pitch, loudness, and duration that tie together syllables, phrases and sentences. We use the voice for survival, emotion, expression, and to reflect our personality. The loss of the voice is a severe curtailment to many professions. It is affected by general body condition which is why we need to consider the location of the larynx and how that organ produces voice. Surprisingly, this complex biological design is mechanical in function. It is mechanical to the point that when it has been excised from a cadaver and mounted on a laboratory bench, the larynx produces sounds resembling normal phonation. (Titze, Principles)
7.2 Vocal The vocal aspect examines how you use your voice to communicate orally. You need to be able to project your voice to be heard and understood by all in the audience. You would also have to make use of the appropriate pitch, pauses, vocal variety and correct pronunciation to hold their attention. 1. Volume Volume refers to the loudness or softness of a speaker’s voice.