dysphonia
Impaired vocal production
Dysphonia is impaired voice production—hoarseness, breathiness, or strain when speaking.
The term is medical, describing symptoms rather than a specific disease: The singer developed dysphonia after years of vocal strain.
Causes range from vocal cord nodules to neurological conditions.
Complete loss of voice is aphonia.
Rough and grating
- gravellyContaining small stones
- croakyRough-sounding, like illness
- scratchyRough and irritating
- huskyRough-voiced or stocky
throaty · breathy · strained · whispery · rough · gruff · guttural · crackly
Inability to vocalize
- dysarthriaMotor speech muscle disorder
- laryngitisInflamed voice box condition
- spasmodicOccurring in irregular bursts
- functionalAble to operate correctly
neurogenic · muscle tension · phonation · dysfluency · stridor · muteness · speechlessness · vocal fatigue
Speech-producing throat organ
- vocal cordsSound-producing throat membranes
- vocal foldsSound-producing laryngeal membranes
- glottisVocal cord opening
- pharynxMuscular throat cavity
Treatment for communication disorders
- voice therapyTreatment for speaking disorders
- laryngoscopyVisual inspection of larynx
- vocal restMandated speech abstinence
- ENTHead orifice specialty
raspy
Rough and grating
husky · throaty · breathy · strained · whispery · rough · gruff · guttural · crackly · muffled
aphonia
Inability to vocalize
- dysarthriaMotor speech muscle disorder
- laryngitisInflamed voice box condition
- spasmodicOccurring in irregular bursts
functional · neurogenic · muscle tension · phonation · dysfluency · stridor · muteness · speechlessness · vocal fatigue · voice loss
larynx
Speech-producing throat organ
- vocal cordsSound-producing throat membranes
- vocal foldsSound-producing laryngeal membranes
- glottisVocal cord opening
pharynx · epiglottis · trachea
speech therapy
Treatment for communication disorders
- voice therapyTreatment for speaking disorders
- laryngoscopyVisual inspection of larynx
- vocal restMandated speech abstinence
- ENT conditionsear infection, tinnitus, sinusitis, hearing loss, sore throat
- speech therapyspeech therapy, speech pathology, speech therapist, SLP, speech disorders
- Voice Disordersaphonia, voice loss, vocal strain, vocal fatigue, harsh voice
- voice therapyvoice therapy, vocal exercises, voice training, voice disorders, vocal warm-up
- voicevoice, vocal folds, utterance, sound, voice box
- Aphasiaaphasia, Broca's aphasia, anomia, circumlocution, neologism
dysphoniascreaming
Loud, shrill vocalizing
yelling · shouting · projecting · belting · full voice
- spasmodic dysphoniaNeurological vocal cord disorder
phone, telephone, microphone, symphony, megaphone, xylophone, cacophony, saxophone, euphonious