Aphonia means the complete loss of the ability to speak. Aphonia can be a confusing and difficult disorder. Without your voice, you may feel helpless and even simple tasks like swallowing food may be painful. Treatment includes speech therapy and psychotherapy. A speech language pathologist will be able to help the patient relearn functional speech habits.
A person’s voice with dysphonia sounds labored, wheezy or constricted. Treatment includes speech therapy and psychotherapy. A speech language pathologist will be able to help the patient relearn functional speech habits.
Stuttering is most commonly associated with involuntary sound repetition. The impact of stuttering on a person’s functioning and emotional state is devastating.
This may include:
The disorder is variable, which means that in certain situations the stuttering might be more severe or less, depending on the anxiety level connected with that activity.
Dysarthria is known as slurred speech.
It is characterized by:
Slurred speech may accompany other symptoms:
Treatment includes working with a speech language pathologist to:
© [2012-2021] FND Hope