Dysphonia
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: hoarseness
Overview
Dysphonia is the medical term for hoarseness or other phonation disorders. It is considered much less severe than aphonia.
Classification
- Organic dysphonia
- Functional dysphonia
- Spasmodic dysphonia
Associated conditions (incomplete list)
- Voice disorders
- Laryngitis
- Chorditis
- Vocal cord nodules
- Vocal fold cyst
- Reinke's Edema (Smoking)
- Laryngeal papillomatosis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Myasthenia gravis
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Sinusitis
- Lung cancer
- Juvenile dermatomyositis