Speech Defects in Head and Neck Cancer Patients - A One Year Study

ABSTRACT

This paper is based on a study of the speech defects in 74 head and neck cancer in-patients seen at the' Ear, Nose and Throat Department of the University College Hospital, /badl1f7,Nigeria between October 1989 and October 1990. Out of the 74patients, only 65had speech problems while 9 were free of speech defects. Hoarseness and rhinolalia clause were found to be the commonest. Other speech detects found were the so called "hot potato" voice and minimal pitch changes.

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APA

S, O & T, I (2021). Speech Defects in Head and Neck Cancer Patients - A One Year Study. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/speech-defects-in-head-and-neck-cancer-patients-a-one-year-study

MLA 8th

S, Osowole and Ijaduola T "Speech Defects in Head and Neck Cancer Patients - A One Year Study" Afribary. Afribary, 19 Mar. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/speech-defects-in-head-and-neck-cancer-patients-a-one-year-study. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

MLA7

S, Osowole, Ijaduola T . "Speech Defects in Head and Neck Cancer Patients - A One Year Study". Afribary, Afribary, 19 Mar. 2021. Web. 24 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/speech-defects-in-head-and-neck-cancer-patients-a-one-year-study >.

Chicago

S, Osowole and T, Ijaduola . "Speech Defects in Head and Neck Cancer Patients - A One Year Study" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 24, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/speech-defects-in-head-and-neck-cancer-patients-a-one-year-study