Voice & Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Center

Voice disorders

Voice disorders in children are commonly referred to with descriptive terms such as "hoarseness", "raspy voice", and "weak and breathy voice."

A child's voice disorder may significantly impair a child's intelligibility, either by itself or in combination with a speech and articulation difficulty.

Child and teenage performers may place special demands on their voices, and be unable to reach their full potential in the setting of a voice problem.

Typical voice disorders diagnosed and managed include:

• Vocal fold nodules
• Vocal hyperfunction
• Vocal fold cysts or polyps
• Laryngeal papillomas
• Vocal fold scarring
• Glottic (vocal fold) and subglottic web
• Vocal fold paralysis or immobility
• Vocal fold inflammation due to gastroesophageal reflux/laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR)
• Vocal fold dysfunction
• Muscle tension dysphonia