Voice and Resonance Disorders. 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

This course examines the acoustic, perceptual, and physiological parameters in normal and abnormal voice production and resonance. It addresses the differential diagnosis and management of hyperfunctional, psychogenic, and organic voice disorders. For resonance disorders, the course addresses embryology, anatomy, and physiology of normal and abnormal development of orofacial structures, cleft palate, and craniofacial anomalies in various syndromes, and their effects on speech, hearing, and language function.