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Voice Disorders

The patients that consult the Pretoria Voice Clinic typically suffers from the following conditions:

  • Inflammatory conditions of the larynx.
  • Benign lesions of the vocal folds, such as vocal cord nodules, polyps and cysts, reactive vocal fold lesions, Reinke’s oedema and vocal fold scarring.
  • Malignant lesions of the larynx (laryngeal cancer).
  • Congenital disorders affecting voice, such as laryngeal web, sulcus vocalis and vocal cord paralysis.
  • Voice problems related to puberty and aging.
  • Injuries to the larynx which include injury as a result of surgical procedures or external neck injuries.
  • Non-laryngeal aero-digestive disorders affecting voice, such as respiratory diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  • Voice disorders related to heartburn and acid reflux (laryngo-pharyngeal reflux).
  • Vocal abuse, misuse or vocal fatigue associated with lifestyle, personality and occupational factors (vocal overuse syndrome).
  • Muscle Tension Dysphonia (primary or secondary).
  • Systemic conditions affecting voice, such as allergies, hypo- or hyperthyroidism.
  • Neurologic disorders affecting voice, such as vocal fold nerve paralysis secondary to thyroid surgery or neck fusion surgery.
  • Movement disorders affecting the larynx; Such as Spasmodic Dysphonia and Essential Vocal Tremor.
  • Central neurologic disorders affecting voice, such as Parkinson ’s disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
  • Voice disorders related to self and identity that involves gender reassignment surgery (male to female and female to male) and laryngeal shaving.
  • Psychiatric and psychological disorders affecting voice.
  • Disorders related to airway problems and respiration, such as Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion disorder.
  • Professional voice users such as singers, actors, teachers, preachers, attorneys and judges.
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