This voice is characterized by considerable friction. This is the voice type of hysterical or functional aphonia. A rating of -2 represents breathiness of the voice. This voice is characterized by turbulence, friction and a drop or reduction in loudness. Normal laryngeal cavity is the 1 or center point of the horizontal and vertical lines.
Voicing is maintained but the perception of the voice by listeners is one of vocal strain.
There is generally an increase in vocal loudness. The VF are in high tension during attempted voicing. The tension and over adduction is sufficient to stop phonation at least periodically. That is there are random closure patterns of the VF with an inability to sustain phonation. The vertical line represents the pitch of the voice.