The Effects of Alcohol on a Subject with Suspected Spasmodic Dysphonia
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Authors
Whitney, Chitty
Issue Date
2010-11-12T18:29:37Z
Type
Presentation
Language
en_US
Keywords
Alcohol , Communication Sciences
Alternative Title
Abstract
Numerous factors influence spasmodic dysphonia, with
emotional stress, anxiety, and physical effort making it
worse. Alcohol is usually a depressant to the nervous
system, calming and relaxing the partaker. Since stress
and anxiety have been shown to affect spasmodic
dysphonia and alcohol is known for the relaxation of
muscles, this study questions the effect of alcohol on
the fundamental frequency, pitch range and phonic
breaks of a subject with suspected spasmodic
dysphonia. Implications and recommendations are
presented.