Vocal Filter Disorders

The vocal folds are two bands of smooth muscle tissue located in the larynx (voice box). The larynx is located in the neck at the top of the trachea (windpipe). Vocal folds produce the sound of your voice by vibration and the air passing through the folds from the lungs. The sound the vocal folds produce is then sent through the throat, nose, and mouth, giving the sound "resonance." The sound of each individual voice is determined by the size and shape of the vocal cords and the size and shape of the throat, nose, and mouth (the resonating cavities). Vocal fold disorders are often caused by vocal abuse or misuse, such as excessive use of the voice when singing, talking, smoking, coughing, yelling, or inhaling irritants. Some of the more common vocal cord disorders include laryngitis, vocal nodules, vocal polyps, and vocal cord paralysis.

The description and etiology A vocal polyp is an acquired soft, mass of benign(noncancerous) tissue that grows on a vocal fold. It is usually occur
The normal vocal folds vibrates at one frequency while additive lesion dampens the vibration of the involved fold, resulting in what is perceived as hoarseness and breathiness, often requiring continuous throat clearing. In some cases a peduculated polyp falls below the vocal fold edge during phonation and may not substantially alter voice quality but rather cause a sensation of difficulty breathing, particularly during the respiratory phase of breathing. Other times because of the mobility of the polyp, the voice changes quickly as the polyp changes position within the glottic space. Likewise, some patients may report a sensation of something in their throat, called a globus sensation, effortful phonation and loss of vocal