Aphonia
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| - | {{Template}}'''Muteness''' is a [[speech disorder]] in which a person lacks the power of articulate speech. In the UK, the term for muteness is "dumbness", but, due to the influence of [[American English]], using the word "dumb" to refer to mute person can cause offence. The term "speech-impaired" is now preferred; however, much as "visually impaired" does not necessarily mean that a person is blind, someone who is speech impaired may not be mute. [[Selective mutism]] is a DSM-IV diagnosis that refers to an anxiety disorder in which people are unable to speak in situations causing social anxiety, but are fluent in speech in more comfortable situations. Other people may choose to become [[avowedly]] mute. This is usually, but not always, for [[religion|religious]] reasons. | + | {{Template}} |
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| + | '''Aphonia''' is the medical term for the inability to speak. It is considered more severe than [[dysphonia]]. A primary cause of aphonia is bilateral disruption of the [[recurrent laryngeal nerve]], which supplies nearly all the muscles in the [[larynx]]. Damage to the nerve may be the result of surgery (e.g., [[thyroidectomy]]) or a tumor. | ||
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| + | Aphonia means "no voice." In other words, a person with this disorder has "lost" his/her voice. | ||
| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Aphonia]] | ||
| - | *[[Selective mutism]] | ||
| - | *[[Deaf-mute]] | ||
| - | *[[Speech disorder]] | ||
| - | *[[Funeral#Mutes and professional mourners|Funeral mute]] | ||
| - | *[[Silent protagonist]] | ||
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Aphonia is the medical term for the inability to speak. It is considered more severe than dysphonia. A primary cause of aphonia is bilateral disruption of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, which supplies nearly all the muscles in the larynx. Damage to the nerve may be the result of surgery (e.g., thyroidectomy) or a tumor.
Aphonia means "no voice." In other words, a person with this disorder has "lost" his/her voice.
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