Case Report
Year: 2020 | Month: May | Volume: 10 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 107-110
Treating Functional Aphonia: A Case Study
C. Pachaiappan1, Sangeetha.G2, Sivaranjani Balasubramanian3, Cherukuri Ramya Sri4
1Assistant Professor, 2Lecturer, 3Undergraduate Student, 4Clinical Supervisor,
Madras ENT Research Foundation- Institute of Speech and Hearing, South Canal Bank Road, Mandavellipakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Corresponding Author: C. Pachaiappan
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Functional aphonia is a rare disorder that mostly manifests in the period between adolescence and early adulthood, especially in women.
Objective: To present a case report of a patient with functional aphonia seen in MERF, India.
Case Study: 14 years, male, presenting to the Speech and Language Pathology clinic with the complaint of change of voice and strain in voice while speaking for 20 days. Clinical diagnosis was done since the instrumental examinations revealed normal bilateral mobile vocal folds. Stages of care and follow up sessions are detailed.
Conclusion: Detailed history on psycho-emotional aspects must be taken since it may cause or modify the presenting signs and symptoms of the problem and also help in managing the prognosis. Effective managements included counselling, solving the psycho-emotional trigger and voice therapy.
Key words: Functional aphonia, case study, voice, psycho-emotional.