aphonia

The term aphonia has been constituted with Greek words: to (It's understood as "without") Y phonos (translated as "sound"). It is a concept used in the medical field to refer to the inability to make sounds that allow you to speak or, in other words, to the absence of voice. This eventuality is considered a somewhat more serious matter than the dysphonia (a qualitative or quantitative phonation disorder that has its origin in organic or functional causes).

This disease is an ailment that, on many occasions, those professionals who "live" on their voice suffer especially. Thus, it is not uncommon for a singer to have been forced to suspend a concert with some frequency due to aphonia.

It is important to note that the voice is a sound that extends through the larynx from the pulmonary air that has been exhaled and ends up amplified and reinforced through the resonance cavities. The voice constitutes a characteristic detail decade individual In its whole.

In this sense, it should be noted that, although there are many and diverse causes that can lead a person to suffer from this condition that we are analyzing, we find the fact that the most common circumstances that promote it are the excessive use of the voice, tobacco, the consumption of alcoholic beverages or having ingested beverages that were excessively cold.

A fairly common cause of aphonia is recurrent laryngeal nerve break, which is responsible for directing most of the muscles located in the larynx area. This nerve can be damaged in the framework of a surgical intervention (such as a thyroid operation) or by a tumor.

Ultimately, most aphonia symptoms originate from physiological reasons, among which are the alternations and disorders that affect the second and third dorsal areas and that atrophy or damage the lymphatic nerves, whose mission is associated with coordination.

There is another type of aphonia, called functional or psychogenic aphonia, which afflicts the sick with psychological difficulties. When analyzing the larynx of those affected, it is found that their vocal cords cannot join or maintain distance when trying to speak. Instead, they can do it without problems when coughing. Treatment for functional aphonia consists of psychological help and advice from a speech therapist or speech pathologist.

Within the health field there are various treatments to put an end to the aforementioned disease, however, it must not be forgotten that natural treatments or home tricks can also be used for the same purpose. Among the most effective is something as simple as boiling water and once it is cold add the juice of a lemon. A liquid that should be gargled at least twice a day.

Likewise, we must not forget that it is also advisable to eat pineapple, take zucchini broths or thyme infusions with a little lemon and a tablespoon of honey. Tricks all of them fruit of the tradition that have passed from generation to generation in favor of our health.