Parotitis
Sialadenitis
Burke, JD, PA-C
, Hoarseness and Stridor
• Hoarseness: abnormal vibration of the vocal folds
• Breathy when too much air passes incompletely apposed vocal cords as in unilateral
paralysis or vocal cord mass
• Harsh when the vocal folds are stiff and vibrate irregularly such as in laryngitis or
malignancy
• Stridor: high pitched typically inspiratory sound
• Airway narrowing above or at the vocal cords: inspiratory stridor
• Airway narrowing below: expiratory or biphasic