Laryngitis: Appropriate Tone Of Voice Di

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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.

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