Phoniatrics Explained

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]

External links

• Web site: Logbook Phoniatrics UEMS 2010. 1 October 2010. Union of the European Phoniatricians. 30 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161030082236/http://www.phoniatrics.eu/uep/downloads/logbook-phoniatrics_uems_update2010.pdf. 30 October 2016. dead.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meaning of phoniatrics - Infoplease. InfoPlease.
2. Book: Phoniatrics I: Fundamentals – Voice Disorders – Disorders of Language and Hearing Development. Zehnhoff-Dinnesen. Antoinette am. Wiskirska-Woznica. Bozena. Neumann. Katrin. Nawka. Tadeus. 2019-08-15. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 9783662467794. en.
3. Web site: Phoniatrics, the Medical Specialty for Communication Disorders. www.phoniatrics-uep.org. 31 January 2015.