Management of Non-Organic Dysphonia in Adults.

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patients with organic voice disorders.
• •Patients with aphonia or Phon asthenia.
• •Females within the week of their menstrual cycle or menstruating at the time of data collection to control for the possible hormonal effects or premenstrual water retention on voice quality.
• •History of severe respiratory allergies, thyroid pathologies, neuro-motor impairment, hearing impairment, psychiatric problems and physically limiting diseases that might interfere with study completion.
• •Those on any regular medication that might affect voice quality.
• •Speech disorders.
• •Cigarette smoking, alcohol, or drug abuse for the past 5 years.
• •Patients with previous micro laryngeal surgery.
• •Patients with gastrointestinal reflux disease.