The Assessment Methods of Laryngeal Muscle Activity in Muscle Tension Dysphonia: A Review

The purpose of this paper is to review the methods used for the assessment of muscular tension dysphonia (MTD). The MTD is a functional voice disorder associated with abnormal laryngeal muscle activity. Various assessment methods are available in the literature to evaluate the laryngeal hyperfunctio...

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Main Authors: Seyyedeh Maryam Khoddami, Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, Farzad Izadi, Saeed Talebian Moghadam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/507397