Do you suffer from voice disorders and are looking for an ENT specialist in Barcelona?
Voice disorders mainly affect people who use their voice a lot, especially in the workplace, but they can also affect all types of people. It is estimated that one in five people will be affected by voice disorders in their lifetime.
If this is your case, do not hesitate to make an appointment with our English-speaking ear, nose and throat specialist in Barcelona.
What are the symptoms of voice disorders?
A voice disorder usually results in one of the following symptoms:
- A change in the intensity of the voice,
- A change in the pitch of the voice, with a deeper voice in women or a higher voice in men,
- A change in the timbre of the voice, with a hoarse, veiled or raspy voice,
- Difficulty in making sounds, with or without pain.
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What are the main voice disorders?
- Vocal cord nodules or "Kissing nodules"
- Laryngocele or vocal cord cyst
- Vocal cord polyps
- Reinke's oedema
- Granuloma of the vocal cord
- Inflammatory lesions of the posterior part of the larynx
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Causes of voice disorders
Vocal pathologies can have various origins, but they generally occur when the larynx or vocal cords are damaged, inflamed or otherwise impaired.
Inflammatory causes
Laryngitis, whether acute or chronic, is one of the most common causes of dysphonia.
Traumatic causes
Voice disorders can occur as a result of internal or external trauma to the larynx, or following partial surgery to the larynx.
Neurological causes
There are several neurological disorders that can explain the onset of voice disease, including:
- Laryngeal paralysis due to motor nerve damage
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Multiple sclerosis
- Stroke of the brain stem
Tumour-related causes
In some cases, voice disorders can be the result of benign or malignant tumours in the throat.
What can you expect from your ENT consultation at Turó Park Clinics?
During your consultation with one of our ENT specialists, you will begin by explaining the nature of the problem, when and how it started, and the degree of discomfort you feel. The specialist will also ask you about your personal and family history.
The specialist will then carry out a clinical examination of the organs in question, and may prescribe additional tests (laryngeal stroboscopy or pharyngolaryngeal fibroscopy, for example).
Depending on the problem and the treatment to be given, the otolaryngologist may propose different types of medical or surgical treatment, as well as speech therapy.
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