Understanding voice problems a physiological perspective for diagnosis and treatment

• Main Authors: Colton, Raymond H. (Author), Casper, Janina K. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Baltimore, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006
• Edition: Third Edition
• Subjects: Voice Disorders > physiopathology; Voice Disorders > therapy; Voice Disorders > diagnosis; Larynx > physiology
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• Physical Description: 498 pages ,[4] pages of plates illustrations 26 cm. 1 digital video disc (4 3/4 in.)
• Format: System requirements: Macintosh Network Client; Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor; Mac OS X v10.6, v10.7, or v10.8; 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended); 64 MB or higher graphics card; 16X DVD-ROM drive; display resolution of 800x600 or greater; sound card and speakers; 100 baseT Ethernet.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780781742399; 0781742390

Now in its Third Edition, this book emphasizes the physiological perspective of voice disorders and the behavioral and emotional factors that can influence these changes. Readers will find a strong foundation in normal phonatory physiology and acoustics as well as pathophysiology arising from voice misuse, abuse, or neurological involvement. Coverage includes in-depth explorations of patient interviewing, history-taking, examination, and testing and discussions of pediatric and geriatric voice considerations. It contains numerous illustrations, including full-color plates of vocal fold pathologies. A bonus DVD features 20 video clips that demonstrate healthy, normally functioning larynges at work, plus larynges with various pathological problems