aetiology

Last reviewed 01/2018

The possible aetiologies of dysphonia include:

• laryngeal disease, e.g. following a viral infection or tumour of the vocal cord
• hyperkinetic causes:
• vocal abuse
• chronic laryngitis
• polyps
• nodules
• contact ulcers
• laryngeal structural abnormalities:
• webs
• anomalies
• inflammation
• stenosis
• burns
• neoplasm
• recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy
• hysteria
• nasal resonance - hyper- or hyponasality
• myopathy secondary to inhaled corticosteroids