Long term results of childhood dysphonia treatment
| Autor: | Magdalena Mackiewicz-Milewska, Hanna Owczarzak, Anna Sinkiewicz, Arleta Bielecka, Piotr Winiarski, Hanna Mackiewicz-Nartowicz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Adolescent Voice Quality medicine.medical_treatment GRBAS scale Vocal Cords Hyperfunctional dysphonia Audiology Severity of Illness Index Voice analysis Cohort Studies Breathing pattern Risk Factors otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Psychological counseling Prospective Studies Child Rehabilitation Laryngoscopy business.industry Age Factors General Medicine Long term results Dysphonia Prognosis Voice therapy (transgender) Treatment Outcome Voice Training Otorhinolaryngology Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 78:753-755 |
| ISSN: | 0165-5876 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.02.002 |
| Popis: | Objective The aim of this study was to assess the long term results of treatment and rehabilitation of childhood dysphonia. Methods This study included a group of adolescents (n = 29) aged from 15 to 20 who were treated due to pediatric hyperfunctional dysphonia and soft vocal fold nodules during their pre-mutational period (i.e. between 5 and 12 years of age). The pre-mutational therapy was comprised of proper breathing pattern training, voice exercises and psychological counseling. Laryngostroboscopic examination and perceptual analysis of voice were performed in each patient before treatment and one to four years after mutation was complete. The laryngostroboscopic findings, i.e. symmetry, amplitude, mucosal wave and vocal fold closure, were graded with NAPZ scale, and the GRBAS scale was used for the perceptual voice analysis. Results Complete regression of the childhood dysphonia was observed in all male patients (n = 14). Voice disorders regressed completely also in 8 out of 15 girls, but symptoms of dysphonia documented on perceptual scale persisted in the remaining seven patients. Conclusions Complex voice therapy implemented in adolescence should be considered as either the treatment or preventive measure of persistent voice strain, especially in girls. |
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