Voice Alteration: Causes & Reasons - Symptoma Great Britain

Possible Causes for Voice Alteration

Involvement of the upper airway usually begins slowly but cases of progression within 20 min have been reported; voice alteration and dysphagia indicate high risk of total [haenet.ro]

Virilising effects of androgen therapy can occur and include menstrual irregularities, masculinization, irreversible voice alteration, and hirsutism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Angioedema

Examination General appearance and observations Look for airway swelling: tongue, fauces, soft palate, uvula Assess for laryngeal oedema: stridor, hoarseness, altered voice [pch.health.wa.gov.au]

Hereditary Angioedema

alteration and dysphagia will precede total airway obstruction. [pubmedcentral.nih.gov]

[…] swelling only usually do not require treatment, but stanozolol (up to 6 mg/day) can be given during an attack. 78 Involvement of the upper airway usually begins slowly; voice [pubmedcentral.nih.gov]

Recurrent Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

Med Oncol. 2018 Apr 2;35(5):61. doi: 10.1007/s12032-018-1123-6. Author information 1 Division of Respirology, Neurology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan. 2 Division of Respirology, Neurology, and Rheumatology, Department[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Oncotarget. 2016 Jul 5;7(27):42527-42538. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.9897. Saloura V 1, Vougiouklakis T 1, Zewde M 1, Kiyotani K 1, Park JH 1, Gao G 2, Karrison T 2, Lingen M 3, Nakamura Y 1, 4, Hamamoto R 1. Author information 1 Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. 2 Department of Public Health[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hereditary Angioedema Type 2

Hereditary angioedema is an autosomal dominant and life-threatening disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of non-pitting edema affecting the skin, respiratory system and digestive tracts and caused by a congenital deficiency or function defect of the C1 esterase inhibitor. Preseptal cellulitis is defined as[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Vocal Cord Nodule

Voice alterations are most apparent in singers, who may notice the higher registers are the first to change. Hoarseness causes others to seek medical attention. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Principal symptoms of vocal cord nodules consist of vocal impairment where the voice appears altered, such as difficulty speaking or a raspy, hoarse voice. [health.ccm.net]

As a result, the vibrations that create the sound of your voice may be altered. [nyulangone.org]

Muller-Barth-Menger Syndrome

voice. [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

Special reference should be made to finding any signs of pharyngeal or laryngeal abnormality: stridor (inspiratory/expiratory), wheeze, breathlessness, or strange sounding cry/altered [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

Superior Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis

Injury to the superior laryngeal nerve is another voice-altering complication of thyroid surgery. [newswise.com]

Laryngeal electroneuromyography is essential for diagnosis and performing differential diagnosis of voice alterations. [medcraveonline.com]

Synonym: dysphonia Hoarseness is a subjective term and usually refers to a weak or altered voice. Dysphonia is similar but may also mean difficulty making sounds. [patient.info]

Larynx Polyp

[…] changes in their voice and for those who want to alter their tone of voice for aesthetic reasons through changes in the tensile strength of vocal cords, the procedure is [otocen.co]

Will they alter the pitch or tone of your voice so that it is no longer acceptable? [medic8.com]

Surgery is the most commonly recommended treatment for vocal fold cysts that significantly alter and/or limit voice. [voicefoundation.org]

Laryngeal Fracture

Edema, hematoma, cartilage necrosis, voice alteration, cord paralysis, aspiration, and airway loss may accompany these injuries. [oralmaxillo-facialsurgery.blogspot.com]

Oedema, hematoma, cartilage necrosis, voice alteration, cord paralysis, aspiration, and airway loss may accompany these injuries. [1] [7] Laryngeal haematoma, in particular [ijcasereportsandimages.com]

One-third of 33 fracture patients rated their voice after the fracture had healed as fair but altered. Objectives. [researchportal.helsinki.fi]

PLG-Related Hereditary Angioedema

Virilising effects of androgen therapy can occur and include menstrual irregularities, masculinization, irreversible voice alteration, and hirsutism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Laryngopharyngeal Reflux

J Voice. 2014; 28(1):98-105. Ozturan O, Dogan R, Yenigun A, Veyseller B, Yildirim YS. Photographic Objective Alterations for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Diagnosis. [lespecialiste.be]

J Voice. 2017; 31(1):78-85. Nayak A, Kumar S, Arora R, Singh GB. Image analysis of interarytenoid area to detect cases of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: An objective method. [lespecialiste.be]

Laryngeal Lesion

Moreover, there have been no evaluations of voice alterations caused by PCM. [academic.oup.com]

Surgery followed by voice therapy is the most commonly recommended treatment for vocal cord cysts that significantly alter and/or limit voice. [mountsinai.org]

Speech program could not be used due to the severity of their voice alterations. [academic.oup.com]

Bilateral Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis

Shortness of breath Noisy breathing Normal voice and sometimes altered voice Bilateral vocal fold immobility may be a result of many causes. [throatdisorder.com]

/or altered voice-related quality of life. [academic.oup.com]

If the nerve is not working (and the vocal fold is thus paralyzed), the electrical signals will be altered. How Do You Treat Unilateral (One-Sided) Vocal Fold Paralysis? [bcm.edu]

Acute Laryngitis

Altered Voice Due to Laryngitis How The Vocal Science Method Helps Treat Altered / Damaged Voices caused by Laryngitis ! [repairyourvoice.com]

When the disease is fully established, there is a constant uneasy sensation in the region of the larynx; the voice is seriously altered, and there is a constantly annoying [henriettes-herb.com]

This alters voice usage to decrease trauma to the larynx. 3. [walmart.com]

Laryngeal Disease

laryngeal, or vocal tract mechanisms Structural — organic voice disorders that result from physical changes in the voice mechanism (e.g., alterations in vocal fold tissues [asha.org]

Increasing these parameters will result in a louder voice. [utmb.edu]

The effects of botulinum toxin on the laryngeal muscle contractions cannot be assumed, however, to have altered only muscle spasms. [jneurosci.org]

Chronic Laryngitis

When the disease is fully established, there is a constant uneasy sensation in the region of the larynx; the voice is seriously altered, and there is a constantly annoying [henriettes-herb.com]

Chronic laryngitis is more persistent resulting in lingering hoarseness and/or alterations to voice production. [entwellbeing.com.au]

The term dysphonia is used to describe any impairment of the voice—alteration in the sound of the voice with hoarseness, restriction of vocal performance, or strained vocalization [aerzteblatt.de]

Laryngocele

The patient presented with one month history of altered voice, no other associated symptoms were reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Case presentation A 77-year-old Caucasian female presented to the Head & Neck Unit/University College London Hospital with one month history of altered voice, no other associated [bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com]

Crack Lung

Recently i went to the doctor with Edema, high fever, flu like symptoms voice alteration, weezing, and crackling from the lungs.They diagnosed me with broncitis, and cellutis [bluelight.org]

Alteration Fever Fever Febrile Possible Flu-Like Syndrome High body temperature Pulomenary Edema It can be very dangerous, as a matter of fact they usually figure out someone [bluelight.org]

[…] rest Exertional cyanosis Lung signs/abnormality Painful cough Pulmonary Crackles Rales Rales,dry Rhonchi/coarse rales Shortness of breath/SOB Sudden onset dyspnea Wheezing Voice [bluelight.org]

Vagus Nerve Injury

Unfortunately, 55 percent of patients also appear to exhibit “voice alteration and hoarseness” as a side effect. But the vagus correlations didn’t stop there. [marksdailyapple.com]

Since the vagus nerve controls some muscles in the throat, damage to the vagus nerve can also alter your voice. [brainprotips.com]

Congenital Subglottic Stenosis

[…] resulting to marked respiratory distress, ysphagia/odynophagia and altered voice, respectively. [ejournals.ph]

The voice alteration may result from an altered shape of the glottis preventing full glottic closure during phonation. [academic.oup.com]

[…] mild to moderate laryngeal stenosis are usually asymptomatic and if otherwise, majority of the presenting signs and symptoms are mainly related to the airway, feeding and voice [ejournals.ph]

Laryngeal Granuloma

SINCE ANY DISEASE AFFECTING THE LARYNX can alter voice quality, singing teachers should be familiar with laryngeal pathology that may affect them or their students. [questia.com]

There was a realization that all patients with an altered voice pattern need not have the same pathology. [entokey.com]

The proper vibration of the vocal fold is altered due to the blood in the outer layer. [zadehmd.com]

Familial Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma

Locally advanced disease can present with hoarseness or voice alteration. [jcomjournal.com]

Non-Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma with Cell Oxyphilia

Locally advanced disease can present with hoarseness or voice alteration. [jcomjournal.com]

Neuromuscular Junction Disorder

DOI: 10.15406/joentr.2016.05.00126 Objective: To suggest a diagnostic protocol that evaluates voice alterations as a primary symptom of neuromuscular junction disorders (NMJD [medcraveonline.com]

Myopathies Neuromuscular Junction Disorder Fluctuating paresis/paralysis Weak, breathy voice, dysarthria, dysphagia, vocal fatigue, altered resonance Myasthenia Table 1: [medcraveonline.com]

Abnormal facial expression [1,14] or posturing, tremor, tone deficiency, lack of fluency, articulation problems, spastic voice breaks or altered prosody should be noted. [medcraveonline.com]

Cystic Fibrosis

Voice alteration and rash appear to be the only adverse events reported with increased frequency in randomised controlled trials. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

More patients in the TOBI group reported voice alterations. All reports of tinnitus were in the TOBI group. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

No auditory or renal impairment was found; analysis showed tinnitus, voice alteration, hemoptysis and cough were more frequent with tobramycin than placebo. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Extrinsic Laryngeal Carcinoma

Even when only a few millimetres in diameter they can alter the character of the voice. Papilloma Caused by human papillomavirus. [medrevise.co.uk]

Conversely, glottic tumors alter voice quality early in their development and are thus often discovered at an early stage. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Vocal production includes the analysis and alteration of speaking pitch, loudness and voice quality, using listening and feeling techniques, and postures. [aafp.org]

Perinatal Atelectasis

We did not observe any of the previously reported side effects of rhDNase (voice alteration, pharyngitis, dyspepsia or facial oedema 4 ) in any of our patients; however, we [nature.com]

Aplasia or Hypoplasia of Halluces

Abstract Maxillary sinus aplasia and hypoplasia are rare conditions that can cause symptoms such as headaches and voice alteration. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]