Dysphonia

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Symptom/Sign: Dysphonia
Classifications and external resources

ICD-10	R49.
ICD-9	784.49

Dysphonia is the medical term for hoarseness or other phonation disorders. It is considered much less severe than aphonia.

Contents 1 Common types of dysphonia 2 Associated conditions (incomplete list) 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Common types of dysphonia

• organic dysphonia
• functional dysphonia
• spasmodic dysphonia

[edit] 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
• Shouting very loudly for a period of time is another cause, this normally lasts for around a day

[edit] See also

• National Center for Voice and Speech
• Human Voice
• Vocology
• Otorhinolaryngology#Laryngology

[edit] 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

v • d • e Symptoms and signs: Speech and voice (R47-R49, 784) Aphasia/Dysphasia Expressive aphasia - Receptive aphasia - Conduction aphasia Other speech disturbances Dysarthria - Schizophasia Symbolic dysfunctions Dyslexia - Alexia - Agnosia (Prosopagnosia, Astereognosis) - Apraxia - Acalculia - Agraphia Voice disturbances Dysphonia - Aphonia