- Hoarseness Prevention & Treatment Tips
Hoarseness is a general term which describes abnormal voice changes. When hoarse, the voice may sound breathy,
raspy, strained, or there may be changes in volume (loudness) or pitch (how high or low the voice is) . The changes in
sound are usually due to disorders related to the vocal folds which are the sound producing parts of the voice box
(Added: Tue Jul 10 2001)
- Questions/Answers About Voice Problems
What is a "problem voice?"
Voice is a problem when the pitch, loudness, or quality calls attention to itself
rather than to what the speaker is saying. It is also a problem if the speaker
experiences pain or discomfort when speaking or singing.
(Added: Tue Jul 10 2001)
- Speech Pathologists and Resonance Disorders
Hypernasality: a voice or resonance disorder?Hypernasality is often mislabeled as a voice disorder. In fact, it is a resonance disorder! Voice disorders are caused by dysfunction of the larynx. Hypernasality is caused by a dysfunction of the velopharyngeal mechanism.
(Added: Wed May 01 2002)
- Talk Business Online
Talk Business-Online™ can help individuals with pronunciation, voice, foreign accent modification, and telephone skills training. Talk Business-Online™ offers real-time online courses.
(Added: Mon Jun 13 2005)
- Talking Tips - Voice from Speechdelay.com
A voice disorder is characterized
by a non typical, and unpleasant
quality of voice. It can be
excessively harsh, breathy,
hoarse, or abnormal pitch, or
loudness, given age and
gender. A voice disorder is characterized
by a non typical, and unpleasant
quality of voice. It can be
excessively harsh, breathy,
hoarse, or abnormal pitch, or
loudness, given age and
gender. Click on the link for tips to handle voice disorers.
(Added: Tue Jan 01 2002)
- Vocal Fold Animation
UCLA Phonetics Lab - A slow motion animation of the vocal folds vibrating during speech.
(Added: Thu May 02 2002)
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