Phoniatrics or phoniatry [1] is the study and treatment of organs involved in speech production, mainly the mouth, throat ( larynx), vocal cords, and lungs. Problems treated in phoniatrics include dysfunction of the vocal cords, cancer of the vocal cords or larynx, inability to control the speech organs properly ( speech disorders), and vocal loading problems. [2]
According to the Union of European Phoniatricians, phoniatrics is "the medical specialty dealing with voice, speech, language, hearing and swallowing disorders". [3]
References
- ^ "Meaning of phoniatrics - Infoplease". InfoPlease.
- ^ Zehnhoff-Dinnesen, Antoinette am; Wiskirska-Woznica, Bozena; Neumann, Katrin; Nawka, Tadeus (2019-08-15). Phoniatrics I: Fundamentals – Voice Disorders – Disorders of Language and Hearing Development. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 9783662467794.
- ^ "Phoniatrics, the Medical Specialty for Communication Disorders". www.phoniatrics-uep.org. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
External links
- "Logbook Phoniatrics UEMS 2010" (PDF). Union of the European Phoniatricians. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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Phoniatrics or phoniatry [1] is the study and treatment of organs involved in speech production, mainly the mouth, throat ( larynx), vocal cords, and lungs. Problems treated in phoniatrics include dysfunction of the vocal cords, cancer of the vocal cords or larynx, inability to control the speech organs properly ( speech disorders), and vocal loading problems. [2]
According to the Union of European Phoniatricians, phoniatrics is "the medical specialty dealing with voice, speech, language, hearing and swallowing disorders". [3]
References
- ^ "Meaning of phoniatrics - Infoplease". InfoPlease.
- ^ Zehnhoff-Dinnesen, Antoinette am; Wiskirska-Woznica, Bozena; Neumann, Katrin; Nawka, Tadeus (2019-08-15). Phoniatrics I: Fundamentals – Voice Disorders – Disorders of Language and Hearing Development. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 9783662467794.
- ^ "Phoniatrics, the Medical Specialty for Communication Disorders". www.phoniatrics-uep.org. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
External links
- "Logbook Phoniatrics UEMS 2010" (PDF). Union of the European Phoniatricians. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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