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Jan 1, 2021 · Symptoms: sore throat (odynophagia), unilateral pain, change in voice ('hot potato voice'), inability to swallow. Clinical findings: trismus (difficulty opening mouth), bulging palatine arch with uvula deviation, signs of sepsis (fever, tachypnoea, tachycardia, hypotension).
Nov 28, 2018 · “Hot potato voice” (HPV) is a thick, muffled voice caused by pharyngeal or laryngeal diseases characterized by severe upper airway obstruction, including acute epiglottitis and peritonsillitis.
As the abscess develops, persistent pain in the peritonsillar area, fever, a general sense of feeling unwell, headache, and a distortion of vowels informally known as "hot potato voice" may appear.
May 20, 2019 · A spastic dysarthria is caused by a paucity of movement of the muscles of speech production. It is the result of a bilateral upper motor neurone lesion. The tongue simply doesn't move enough, and it is for this reason that speech is described as being 'hot potato' in quality.
Objectives/hypothesis: "Hot potato voice" (HPV) is a thick, muffled voice caused by pharyngeal or laryngeal diseases characterized by severe upper airway obstruction, including acute epiglottitis and peritonsillitis.
Specific changes in speech, sometimes called "hot potato voice" because it sounds as if you're talking around a mouthful of hot mashed potatoes. Diagnosis. Your doctor will examine your throat, mouth and neck, and swab your throat.
