Patients with IX Glossopharyngeal and X Vagus issues might have trouble with nerves relating to their mouths and many areas in the neck. You might get positive test results for dysarthria and dysphonia. What are dysarthria and dysphonia?

Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder in which the muscles that are used to produce speech are damaged, paralyzed, or weakened. Dysphonia refers to having an abnormal voice. It is also known as hoarseness. The voice can be described as hoarse, rough, raspy, strained, weak, breathy, or gravely (damage from cigarettes can cause this sound as well).