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VOICE INDEX
• Introduction / The Voice Team
• Normal Speech, but Upper Range Loss
• Voice That Catches/Spasms (Spasmodic Dysphonia)
Introduction • Speech vs Voice • Basic Anatomy • Voice Production • Normal Voice
What is Speech and What is Voice???
by Christopher Chang, MD • Last Modified 12/11/2006
Before starting, we need to clarify what speech is and what voice is.
Voice is sound production. Speech is what ultimately comes out the mouth after the sound is modified by the throat muscles, palate, tongue, lips, teeth, etc. An example of a voice problem is hoarseness. A speech problem would be stuttering, or nasal-sounding words, or mumbling.
What we will mainly focus on here is voice production. Go to the next section to see what the anatomy of the voicebox looks like and see how a hummingbird's wings are like your vocal cords! OR, to skip to video & audio examples of normal and abnormal voice production, click here. A library of photographs containing abnormalities can be found here.
Any information provided on this Web site should not be considered medical advice or a substitute for a consultation with a physician. If you have a medical problem, contact your local physician for diagnosis and treatment.
