Objectives Vocal fold medialization surgery is generally considered a phonosurgical procedure for improvement of vocal function in patients with glottic insufficiency. However, the literature describing this management dysphagia limited. This study aims to assess effects on swallowing unilateral paralysis (UVFP). Methods We enrolled 32 UVFP undergoing (medialization laryngoplasty combined aryte...

acoustic analysis is a proper method in vocal fold pathology diagnosis so that itcan complement and in some cases replace the other invasive, based on direct vocalfold observation, methods. there are different approaches and algorithms for vocalfold pathology diagnosis. these algorithms usually have three stages which arefeature extraction, feature reduction and classification. in this paper in...

BACKGROUND Perioperative examination ofthe vocal folds with flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy is not always feasible. Prior studies suggest vocal fold ultrasound may provide a useful screening tool, however, correlation to laryngoscopic findings is necessary. The purpose of the case series was to validate vocal fold ultrasound in the adult population and to correlate the ultrasound findings to t...

Diagnosis and treatment of the immobile or hypomobile vocal fold are challenging for the otolaryngologist. True paralysis and paresis result from vocal fold denervation secondary to injury to the laryngeal or vagus nerve. Vocal fold paresis or paralysis may be unilateral or bilateral, central or peripheral, and it may involve the recurrent laryngeal nerve, superior laryngeal nerve, or both. The...

Objectives: Diplophonia is a common and often misinterpreted symptom of disordered voice and needs objectification. It was hypothesized that diplophonia is produced by two distinct oscillators, which yields a profound physiological interpretation. Based on that hypothesis, an audio signal processing algorithm for the detection of diplophonia is proposed, tested and validated. Its performance is...