A Simple Guide to the Voice Box and Its Disorders, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions
A Simple Guide to the Voice Box and Its Disorders, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions
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This book describes The Voice Box and Its Disorders, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
“What is it about your voice that makes me want to hear you speak?”
— Ally Condie
The larynx or the voice box as it is often called is a complicated organ in the neck of humans which is involved in the breathing, sound formation and protection of the trachea from food aspiration.
The larynx comprises cartilages, ligaments, muscles and mucus membrane.
In the adult human body the larynx lies in front of the pharynx in the anterior neck at the point of the C3–C6 vertebrae.
It joins the inferior part of the pharynx with the windpipe (trachea).
The larynx contains the vocal cords which are vital for speech.
The vocal cords stays below where the tract of the pharynx separates into the trachea and the esophagus.
Function
The larynx mainly is an organ linked with vocalization and making sound.
Basically, when a person exhales, air is pushed through the glottis, and, it is the vibrations of the vocal cords that form the noise and sound.
During speech or vocalization, the positioning of these vocal cords alters to affect pitch and volume, which can be further controlled by the tongue and relative position of the mouth as required for speech.
Also, the larynx plays an important part in preventing food from being stuck in the airway.
When people swallow, the epiglottis moves downward, closing off the trachea.
The food or liquid then travels to the esophagus, which passes alongside the trachea, and delivers material to the stomach.
Diagnosis
Proper evaluation of the larynx is necessary to make sure of proper diagnosis of any disorder and overall function.
Mirror laryngoscopy:
This test that has been conducted for over a century involving the insertion of a special mirror into the back of the mouth to permit the specialist to visually assess the larynx.
Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy:
The most widely used flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy involves the use of a tool termed an endoscope that is inserted through the nostril to obtain images of the interior of the larynx.
The testing is done as the patient swallows, talks, or sings to evaluate issues such as vocal cord paralysis or functional disorders due to neurological disorders, among others.
Rigid transoral laryngoscopy:
This type of laryngoscopy uses a rigid endoscope that has a light attached to it.
This tool’s camera can capture high-quality images to the doctor and permits for more careful analysis.
It is utilized to diagnose subtler or less easily detected disorders in the larynx.
Stroboscopy:
This method requires the use of a specialized microphone that is placed on the skin just above the larynx.
This device detects the frequency of the voice and interprets it to a strobe light that flashes just out of sync with this frequency, producing a video image of the movement of the vocal folds.
This method is ideal for determining disorders of the health of the surface of the vocal cords, such as lesions.
The treatment methods for disorders that involve the larynx can depend on the diagnosis.
If the disorder has been produced by vocal abuse, misuse or overuse, the treatment might be as simple as the patient resting the voice for a small period of time.
The doctor might also advise rest and voice therapy to help full recovery.
The treatment methods for disorders that involve the larynx can depend on the diagnosis.
The treatment might be as simple as the patient resting the voice for a small period of time
TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Voice Box (Larynx)
Chapter 2 Laryngitis (Inflamed Larynx) (Updated)
Chapter 3 Vocal Cord Paralysis (Updated)
Chapter 4 Vocal Cord Nodules (Updated)
Chapter 5 Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (Updated)
Chapter 6 Muscle Tension Dysphonia (Updated)
Chapter 7 Larynx Cancer (Updated)
Chapter 8 Vocal Cord Polyps (Updated)
Epilogue
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940164906689 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Kenneth Kee |
| Publication date: | 05/14/2021 |
| Sold by: | Smashwords |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 778 KB |
About the Author
Medical doctor since 1972.
Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.
Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.
Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 70.
However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours in
the afternoon.
He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.
His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com
This autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.
From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.
He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.
He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.
Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.
For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.
The later books go into more details of medical disorders.
He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.
The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.
He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.
His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.
The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.
He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) starting
with the Apple computer and going to PC.
The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.
The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.
He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.
His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.
The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.
This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.
Dr Kee is the author of:
"A Family Doctor's Tale"
"Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine"
"Case Notes From A Family Doctor"