aphonia

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Aphonia is the loss of voice and all but whispered speech. It is a condition characterized by the inability to produce vocal sound. The term originates from Greek, meaning \"voiceless\".1

An aphonic person cannot speak audibly, though they may still be able to whisper. This condition is related to the term "aphonic," which describes something as silent, noiseless, or, in phonetics, voiceless.12

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…is without a voice (aphonic) and becomes effectively speechless; the faint smacking noises made by the remaining oral structures for articulation are practically unintelligible. This type of pseudo-whispering through buccal (mouth) speech is discouraged to help the patient later relearn useful speech on his own. A frequently successful method…
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…is without a voice (aphonic) and becomes effectively speechless; the faint smacking noises made by the remaining oral structures for articulation are practically unintelligible. This type of pseudo-whispering through buccal (mouth) speech is discouraged to help the patient later relearn useful speech on his own. A frequently successful method…
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