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What are the common classifications of organic dysphonia?
What are the common classifications of organic dysphonia?
- Acute, Chronic, Benign, Malignant
- Infection, Allergy, Injury, Surgery
- Obstruction, Irritation, Infection, Malignancy
- Malformation, Trauma, Inflammation, Tumors (correct)
In chronic laryngitis, when is voice therapy required?
In chronic laryngitis, when is voice therapy required?
- Voice therapy is not effective for chronic laryngitis
- Only a few selected patients will require voice therapy to optimize compensatory mechanisms (correct)
- Voice therapy is always required for all patients with chronic laryngitis
- Voice therapy is required for all cases of hoarseness
What are the functional sequelae of laryngeal trauma?
What are the functional sequelae of laryngeal trauma?
- Only a few selected patients will require voice therapy to optimize compensatory mechanisms
- Manifested by dyspnea, dysphonia & dysphagia
- Range from hoarseness to aphonia, from respiratory distress to apnea, odynophagia to dysphagia & from coughing to hemoptysis (correct)
- Voice disorder in acute laryngitis generally resolves with regression of the organic lesion
What is the typical resolution for voice disorder in acute laryngitis?
What is the typical resolution for voice disorder in acute laryngitis?
What are the cardinal symptoms of laryngeal malformation?
What are the cardinal symptoms of laryngeal malformation?