OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the long-term outcome of patients with vocal fold nodules treated by surgery alone, or by a combination of surgery and voice therapy and to identify factors associated with long-term recurrent dysphonia. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. METHODS All patients who had undergone surgery for vocal fold nodules in a tertiary care hospital between 1996 and 2006 w...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Mutational falsetto is a functional voice disorder characterized by failure of the male high-pitched preadolescent voice to transition to the lower pitch of adolescence and adulthood. Few objective outcomes data exist regarding the effectiveness of voice therapy for this poorly understood disorder. This study examined the immediate effects of a single therapy session using...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate clinician perception of voice quality, patient self-reported psychosocial impact of dysphonia, and glottic closure in patients who have undergone resection of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and immediate operative reconstruction during thyroid surgery. STUDY DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING Single tertiary care hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Nine ...

UNLABELLED The prevalence of laryngeal involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) ranges from 13 to 75%. The specific RA manifestations include the cricoarytenoid arthritis and the presence of rheumatoid nodules in the vocal folds. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of dysphonia and laryngeal alterations on videolaryngoscopy in RA patients and their association ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the psychological effects of dysphonia in voice professionals compared to non-voice professionals and in both genders. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis. METHODS Forty-eight 48 voice professionals and 52 non-voice professionals with dysphonia were included in this study. All participants underwent a complete ear, nose, and throat examination and an eval...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to assess voice changes and laryngeal abnormalities in asthmatic patients using inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs). PATIENTS AND METHODS This study included 30 patients (15 females; mean age 21.3±2.6 years; range, 17 to 26 years and 15 males; mean age 20.7±2.3 years; range, 16 to 27 years) with bronchial asthma treated with ICSs between May 2013 and December 2013. A spe...

INTRODUCTION Comprehensive protocols of voice disorders have to consist of both subjective and objective tools to study vocal performance. Comparing subjective to objective measures is essential to determine their usefulness in assessing dysphonia. AIM The aim of the study is to study the correlation of objective voice measures and the patient's subjective self-rating assessment. SUBJECTS A...

Background: The prevalence of pediatric dysphonia ranges from 6-23%. Chronic dysphonia can negatively affect the lives of children physically, socially, and emotionally. The body of literature continues to grow regarding the pathophysiology and management of dysphonic children. Methods: This article presents a relevant literature review of vocal fold pathology leading to hoarseness and recent a...

INTRODUCTION Hyperkinetic (hyperfunctional) dysphonia is a common pathology. The disorder is often found in vocal professionals faced with high vocal requirements. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of vocal therapy on voice condition characterized by hyperkinetic dysphonia with prenodular lesions and soft nodules. METHODS The study included 100 adult patients...