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• Throat Conditions

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• Fever

Elevation of the body temperature above the normal 37 degrees celsius



• Flaccid Dysarthria

A neurological voice disorder caused by damage or malfunction of the cranial or spinal nerves. May be caused by trauma, surgery, stroke, tumor, infection, degenerative diseases and muscle diseases.



• Fraser-Jequier-Chen Syndrome

A very rare disorder characterized by a cleft epiglottis and larynx, extra fingers and toes and kidney, pancreatic and bone abnormalities. The internal organs are also located on the opposite side of the body to normal (situs inversus totalis).



• Functional Aphonia

The absence of a voice. Causes include severe vocal fold stress and laryngeal diseases.