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- Puberphonia
A persistent high speaking pattern after the pubertal voice change. Also called mutational falsetto. A voice specialist can help you understand whether the name fits your experience.
Read more- Pitch
How high or low a sound seems. It is one aspect of a voice, alongside qualities such as loudness and roughness.
Read more- Resonance
How the sound is shaped as it travels through the spaces above the vocal folds. It helps explain why voices with similar pitch can sound different.
Read more- Dysphonia
A broad term for a voice problem involving quality, pitch, loudness or effort. It does not identify one particular cause.
Read more- Functional voice disorder
A problem with how the voice mechanism is used. Functional does not mean imaginary, deliberate or unimportant.
Read more- Larynx / vocal folds
The larynx is the voice box. Inside it, the vocal folds vibrate to make voiced sound. Vocal cords is another common name for them.
Read more- ENT / laryngologist
An ENT is an ear, nose and throat doctor. A laryngologist focuses on the larynx, including voice problems.
Read more- SLT / SLP
Speech-language therapist and speech-language pathologist are titles used in different places. Ask about voice expertise when choosing one.
Read more- Carryover
Using something learned in therapy in everyday speaking. A useful question is: does it help in the conversation I actually need to have?
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Definitions summarised in plain English from ASHA: Voice Disorders and NIDCD: Hoarseness. “Carryover” is explained here as a practical therapy term.