NW Voice Conference

Lesions and swellings located on the central vocal cord’s vibratory margin are almost always located in the midportion, presumably the location where vocal cords encounter the greatest impact. It is relatively easy to detect this type of injury by listening to the voice at various pitches and volumes. Patients can even learn to monitor the size of the swelling by regularly performing these vocal tests on their own. Outcome objectives - Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to. … understand how to vary pitch and volume during an audible examination of the voice in order to detect vocal swellings. … understand how to monitor the size of a vocal swelling by listening to a voice Vocal capabilities testing is a clinical method of listening to the voice while varying pitch and volume and noting where vocal impairments occur. Each type of vocal cord vibratory impairment will have a different pattern which is detectable merely by listening, even before putting an endoscope into a patient. The pattern of vibratory impairment for nodules and polyps is one of the easiest to detect.