What's the difference between dysphonia and dysphony?
Dysphonia
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Dysphony
Example Sentences:
(1) Using a special electromyographic hypodermic needle, we injected botulinum A toxin into one of the vocal folds of two patients with severe spasmodic dysphonia.
(2) Because of laboratory and clinical observation that recurrent nerve paralysis retracts the involved vocal cord from the midline, it was proposed that deliberate section of the recurrent nerve would improve the vocal quality of patients with spastic dysphonia.
(3) Two middle-aged subjects, a male and female, with spastic dysphonia (hoarseness, stammering) were treated with both frontalis and throat muscle electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback.
(4) Between 1968 and 1974 10 patients (4 men, 5 women, and 1 10-year-old girl) with spastic dysphonia were observed at the Phoniatric Department of the ENT clinic in Lucerne.
(5) Severe dysphonia or aphonia occurred in about one fifth of patients.
(6) Videostroboscopy, acoustic analysis, computerized voice analysis and over all electrophysiological analysis allow for the study of the different muscles involved in this dysphonia.
(7) 18% of all men and 48% of all females) complain about a permanent dysphonia related to the intubation.
(8) The contrasting vocal characteristics of the two patients are compatible with the viewpoint that there may be two types of spastic dysphonia.
(9) Clinical observation and EMG data demonstrated that spastic dysphonia is not a "spastic" disease.
(10) Spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is a low-incidence voice disorder of unknown origin.
(11) Bilateral TA denervation represents a hopeful new long-term approach to spasmodic dysphonia treatment.
(12) Her dysphonia, difficulty with swallowing, aspiration of secretions, and diminished cough reflex were improved with intracordal polytef injection for the remainder of her life.
(13) The view emerging is that spasmodic dysphonia is a manifestation of disordered motor control involving systems of neurons rather than single anatomical sites.
(14) Relief of symptoms was noted in most patients with OMD and limb dystonia, and all with lingual dystonia, dystonic adductor spastic dysphonia, and those with hemifacial spasm.
(15) Pneumomediastinum should be included in the differential diagnosis of dysphonia.
(16) A 13 year old boy, developed bilateral facial weakness, dysphonia and dysphagia acutely after a febrile illness.
(17) Detailed preoperative laryngostroboscopic examination is a prerequisite for phonosurgical correction of organic dysphonia.
(18) After treatment, dysphonia had improved in all of these fifteen patients, and aspiration had disappeared in thirteen patients.
(19) Laser-assisted myomectomy may be a feasible alternative to current methods to treat spasmodic dysphonia.
(20) We report an unusual case of dysphonia secondary to Eagle's syndrome.
Dysphony
Definition:
(n.) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or depraved voice.
Example Sentences:
(1) Definition and classification of functional dysphonies are problematic.
(2) Etiology and symptoms of functional dysphonies and some pragmatically important aspects of therapy are described.
(3) Particularities of electromyographic investigation in patients with hyperkinetic dysphony are shown.