Voice

Our voice is one of the major role players in the communication process and only once it is gone or altered, do we grasp the magnitude of the impact it has on our daily lives. When assessing voice, aspects such as vocal quality, pitch and loudness are considered. Common causes of voice disorders include physiological changes such as inflammation of the vocal chords, nodules (growths), etc; problems with the nervous system linked to the vocal mechanism eg. paralysis of the vocal chords; and functional disorders related to ineffective voice use which increases the strain on the voice.