How is voice produced? Voice is any sound that is produced by our vocal folds including yelling, shouting, screaming, babbling, talking and singing. The voice box (larynx) is where the vocal folds are situated. The larynx is also referred to as the voice-generating system. Vocal folds are twin mucous membrane infoldings that are stretched across […]
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Ventricular Phonation
What are Ventricular Vocal Folds? Ventricular folds (also known as the false vocal folds) are twin infoldings of delicate membranous tissue that sit superiorly and laterally to the true vocal folds. The voice box (larynx) is where the true vocal folds and ventricular vocal folds are situated. The larynx is also referred to as the […]
Vocal Fold Granulomas
What are vocal fold granulomas? A granuloma is a benign large growth that typically occurs at the posterior (back) third part of vocal fold, located in the larynx (voice box). Contact granulomas may occur on one or both of the vocal folds. Granulomas may occur directly on the vocal fold or on one of the […]
Voice Disorders: Why do singers lose their voice?
There is no conjecture that Whitney Houston’s voice was simply “The Voice” of the 80’s and 90’s. Her beautiful mezzo-soprano could resonate and send shivers down your spine. At her peak, she was referred to as simply “The Voice” with her perfect combination of passion, splendour and brilliance. However, whatever happened to that glorious voice […]
Puberphonia
What is Puberphonia? Puberphonia is a psychogenic voice disorder, in which vocal quality is disturbed due to psychological reasons. As such, there are no structural or functional causes that manifest or give rise to the occurrence of this type of voice disorder. Puberphonia refers to the unusually high-pitched vocal quality that males may experience due […]
Chronic Laryngitis
What is Laryngitis? Laryngitis is an inflammation of the vocal folds and larynx (voice box). Laryngitis occurs in various forms from acute to chronic. An acute bout of laryngitis is often caused by a brief illness or respiratory infection, either bacterial or viral in nature. Voice production is directly affected with complaints of hoarseness of […]
