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PubMed references on Voice, Speech, and Language (VSL) Epidemiology

Voice (or vocalization) is generated by airflow from the lungs as the vocal folds in the larynx are brought close together. Speech is the precisely coordinated muscle actions of the tongue, lips, jaw, and vocal tract (or speech articulators), which together shape air flow to produce the sounds of one's language.Language is a shared system for communicating and exchanging knowledge, feelings, thoughts, and beliefs.

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Si usted está ronco, su voz sonará áspera, entrecortada o forzada, o su tono y volumen serán más bajos. Puede sentir la garganta rasposa. En la mayoría de los casos, la ronquera es un síntoma de algún problema en las cuerdas vocales de la laringe.

Nosotros dependemos de nuestras voces para informar, persuadir y conectarnos con otras personas.

It's a lesson worth learning: Teachers who try to do the best possible job for their students need to take care and preserve what may be their most valuable teaching asset—their voice.

The sound of your voice is produced by vibration of the vocal folds, which are two bands of smooth muscle tissue that are positioned opposite each other in the larynx.

If you are hoarse, your voice will sound breathy, raspy, or strained, or will be softer in volume or lower in pitch.