Dictionary Definition
dysphonia n : speech disorder attributable to a
disorder of phonation
User Contributed Dictionary
Extensive Definition
Dysphonia is the medical term for hoarseness or
other phonation
disorders. It is considered much less severe than aphonia.
Common types of dysphonia
- organic dysphonia
- functional dysphonia
- spasmodic dysphonia
Associated conditions (incomplete list)
- Voice disorders
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Myasthenia gravis
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Sinusitis
- Lung cancer
- Juvenile dermatomyositis
- Shouting very loudly for a period of time is another cause, this normally lasts for around a day
External links
- VoiceInfo.org
- Pediatric ENT
- WrongDiagnosis
- Marshall
- NetDoctor
- Systems Analysis, Modelling and Prediction Group, University of Oxford develops novel signal analysis techniques for the detection and characterisation of voice disorders.]
- VoiceInfo.org
- Singing Voice
- National Center for Voice and Speech's official website
- The Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the University of Iowa's official website
- The Voice Academy's official website
- The Voice Foundation's official website
dysphonia in Bulgarian: Дисфония
dysphonia in German: Dysphonie
dysphonia in Hebrew: צרידות
dysphonia in Polish: Chrypka
dysphonia in Yiddish: הייזעריג