A Case of Dysphonia.

Dysphonia implies difficulty in speaking. It is not unusual to find military instructors having hoarse voices and complaining of difficulty in speaking. This is attributed to improper use of the voice leading to overloading and abnormal adaptations of the cords. Most instructors are quite aware of this fact and also know that a period of rest restores the voice. If he is a smoker he occasionally reports to the otolaryngologist for a check up to exclude malignancy. We had one such case wherein a search for malignancy yielded surprising findings.