Analysis of voice disorders at Shree Birendra Hospital

Autor:	Reeba Karki, Kiran Rai
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Voice therapy Speech Therapist Speech therapy Voice Disorder medicine Physical therapy True Vocal Cord Outpatient clinic Medical journal business Prospective cohort study
Zdroj:	Medical Journal of Shree Birendra Hospital. 10:8-10
ISSN:	2091-0193 2091-0185
DOI:	10.3126/mjsbh.v10i2.6455
Popis:	Introduction: Voice disorder is a common condition encountered in ENT-HNS clinic. This study was conducted to analyze the prevalence, presentation and to assess the management of patients with voice disorders at Shree Birendra Hospital. Method: A prospective study of all the patients with voice disorders attending in ENT-HNS outpatient department of Shree Birendra Hospital from November 15th 2010 to May 15th 2011 were evaluated both clinically and with fi bro optic laryngoscope. Each patient was assessed by consultant ENT-Head and Neck surgeon and speech therapist. Patient with psychological disorders and those without fi bro optic laryngoscope findings were excluded in the study. Results: Total numbers of 120 patients were analyzed. There were 88(73%) females and 32 (27%) males. Most common voice disorder was habitual dysphonia among 70 patients (58.3%) followed by true vocal cord nodule in 20 patients (16.6%). Majority of the patients (79.16%) with voice disorders were managed by speech therapy and only 25 (21%) patients required surgical intervention. Conclusion: Voice disorders are frequent occurrence and most of these can be treated with voice therapy alone. Only few require surgical intervention. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/mjsbh.v10i2.6455 Medical Journal of Shree Birendra Hospital July-Dec 2011 10(2) 8-10
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