Articles for tag: Loudness, Nodules, Polyp, Speech Therapy, Vocal Cords

Benign Vocal Cord Growths

Benign Vocal Cord Growths Polyps, Nodules, Cysts and Reactive Vocal Cord Growths The term vocal cord growth or lesion refers to a group of non-cancerous (benign), abnormal growths in or along the covering of the vocal cord. Vocal cord growths are the most common causes of voice problems and are usually either nodules, polyps or ...

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Kite Runner Book Review and Plot Summery

Everyone has favorites, but they never give a damn about those who look up to them. Khaled Hosseini, author of the novel “Kite Runner,” explains how a boy named Amir always looked up to his dad, Baba, while he was distracted by Amir’s servant, Hassan. Baba had certain expectations that he expected from Amir. Amir ...

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Accent in Music: A Multidimensional Concept

A basic definition of the word accent in music is very simple: an emphasis on a pitch or a chord. But in practice, musical accents are created by many different kinds of factors, each factor constituting a different level or dimension of musical perception. Accent, then, is a multidimensional concept. Musicians and musicologists widely accept ...

Facts About Tics and Tourette Syndrome

What is a Tic A tic is a sudden involuntary, rapid, recurrent motor or vocal action. They can be divided into various categories but the main groupings are as follows: • Simple motor tics include blinking, grimacing, facial twitching, jerking limbs or head, kicking, finger movements, mouth opening, tongue protruding, jaw snapping, teeth clicking, knuckle ...

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Funny Fortune Cookie Messages

Most of us like to open and read the messages tucked inside the fortune cookies we get after a lovely meal. They are fun, funny and sometimes they can also be weird, wacky and downright scary. Here are some funny fortune cookie messages for you to enjoy! Go back to bed. Stay there. Sun always ...

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How Do Bats Use Echolocation?

The diet of the majority of bat species consists of insects. Most insects are relatively small in size, yet bats can eat their body weight in insects every night! This is even more astounding that they find these insects flying in the dark. Bats are able to accomplish this extraordinary feat through the use of ...