UNLABELLED Steroids are potent inhibitors of inflammation and wound repair. Local administration of steroids directly into the larynx has been reported in many laryngeal diseases. AIM The purpose of this study is to review related literature about the use of steroid injection in patients with benign, inflammatory and chronic vocal disease. METHODOLOGY We performed an electronic survey in Me...

INTRODUCTION This study reports our experience with microscopic phonosurgery (PS) of benign lesions of the vocal folds. MATERIAL AND METHODS During the five-year period from 2003 to 2007, a total of 97 patients had PS for vocal fold polyps (n = 63), vocal fold cysts (n = 17), vocal fold nodules (n = 12) or vocal fold oedema (n = 5). Their average age was 41 years; 62% were women and 69% were ...

Vocal cord dysfunction is a well recognized respiratory condition in which adduction of the vocal cords during either inspiration or expiration, or both, causes functional airways obstruction. Diagnosis is usually made by laryngofibreoscopy, however treatment of this condition has generally been unsatisfactory, requiring a multi-disciplinary approach consisting of speech therapy, psychological ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Emerging literature has documented the effectiveness of intralesional steroid injection as an alternative treatment for benign vocal fold disorders. However, clinical application is frequently limited by the associated technical demands for adequate anesthesia and precise needle placement. This study investigated the applicability and effectiveness of the more practical an...

This paper reports a study on short-time subharmonic pitch breaks in vocal fold vibration, which are found to be a common feature of the human voice in spoken language. The observed pitch breaks correspond to a change in periodicity of the electrolaryngograph (Lx) signal. This paper presents a nonlinear dynamical system capable of producing time-series with subharmonic pitch breaks. The resulti...

BACKGROUND self-assessment of the impact of vocal deviation in the quality of life of erudite singers. AIM to verify whether the presence of vocal complaints in erudite singers produces quality of life handicap in the use of singing voice and whether this handicap is related to gender, age, vocal classification or time of singing. METHOD fifty-nine professional erudite choir singers answere...

More than half of patients who present with the symptom of hoarseness show benign vocal fold changes. The clinician should be familiar with modern diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities of benign vocal fold changes in order to ensure an optimal and individualized attention to voice patients. Basic knowledge of the etiology are provided for targeted phonosurgical or conservative therapy. This ...