Introduction Disordered voice quality could be a symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS). The impact of MS on voice-related quality of life is still controversial. Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the results of voice self-assessment with the results of expert perceptual assessment in patients with MS. Methods The research included 38 patients with relapse-remitting MS (23 women and 1...

Abstract Objectives This study identified the frequency and severity of dysphagia, dysphonia, laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms in people with Ehlers–Danlos syndromes (EDS) or hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) explored differences between diagnostic groups. Methods Participants were recruited via non‐probability convenience sampling. Information was gathered online survey, including Reflux...

INTRODUCTION Despite multiple studies reporting marked benefit of botulinum toxin (BTX) for treatment of cricopharyngeal dysphagia, little is known about its safety for this indication. We examined the safety of cricopharyngeal BTX for dysphagia in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD). METHODS We reviewed records of patients with OPMD who received cricopharyngeal BTX. RESULTS Twenty-fo...

Dysphonia is frequently an expression of laryngitis, especially when it comes in the evolution of an immunosuppressed patient, as happens in chronic lymphoproliferation. But other causes of dysphonia should also not be forgotten, including the possibility of new malignancies, especially due to the fact that these patients have genomic instability that predisposes to appearance of a second or ev...

BACKGROUND success and difficulties in the treatment of psychogenic dysphonia. AIM to discuss the limitations of speech therapy for psychogenic dysphonia associated with other diseases. METHOD evaluation protocols and therapy registrations were used for discussion of the case. RESULTS the patient arrived with a significant voice change and after evaluation psychogenic dysphonia was diagno...

Functional dysphonia-a voice disturbance in the absence of structural or neurologic laryngeal pathology-is an enigmatic and controversial voice disorder that is frequently encountered in multidisciplinary voice clinics. Poorly regulated activity of the intrinsic and extrinsic laryngeal muscles is cited as the proximal cause of functional dysphonia, but the origin of this dyregulated laryngeal m...

Inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling, an initiator of tumor angiogenesis, inhibits tumor growth and invasion. Bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody to VEGF, in common use as an adjunct to standard chemotherapy like irinotecan in advanced colorectal cancer, also affects the normal (nontumor) vasculature. Dysphonia or voice changes have been anecdotally reported in patie...