Clinical Utility of Self-Assessment
or condition based solely on the opinion of the examiner or client. For example, a client may report that he experiences severe tinnitus, yet the tinnitus is not audible to…
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
The Sociological Effects of Stigma: Applications to People With an Acquired Hearing Loss
deviant status, and (b) acts in such a way to maintain their position of power. Conversely, it is assumed that the devalued group is less able to repel accusations of…
Communication Partnership Therapy in Audiologic Rehabilitation
of communication partnership therapy in the context of current models of audiologic service delivery, particularly family-centered care (FCC). Introduction Audiologic rehabilitation practices are in the midst of a certain crisis…
Acoustic Analysis of Voice
In the previous chapter, we have described the initial stages of the voice evaluation process in which the perceptual description of the patient’s voice holds a necessary and essential place…
Survey of Voice Disorders
It is apparent that most people, regardless of their degree of understanding of voice and voice disorders, are able to distinguish a typical voice from disordered voice. This statement is…
Anatomy and Physiology of Phonation
Phonation is primarily the result of aerodynamic forces acting on the inherently elastic tissue of the vocal folds, setting them into vibration and creating acoustic energy which we call “voice.”…
Voice Rehabilitation after Laryngeal Cancer
Cancer is a disease resulting from irregular development and spread of abnormal cells in one or more parts of the body. 1 Laryngeal cancer (▶ Fig. 9.1) is a subtype…
