Normalisation of voice parameters in patients with unilateral vocal fold palsy: is it realistic?
| Autor: | Prashant Sharma, Naresh K. Panda, Rawish Kumar, N. Banumathy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Voice Quality media_common.quotation_subject Acoustic voice analysis Audiology Vocal fold palsy Severity of Illness Index Speech Acoustics Diagnostic Self Evaluation Perception medicine Humans In patient Voice Handicap Index Electroglottograph Breathy voice media_common Voice Disorders business.industry Recovery of Function General Medicine Middle Aged Treatment Outcome Voice Training Otorhinolaryngology Quality of Life Voice Voice frequency Female business Vocal Cord Paralysis |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 133:1097-1102 |
| ISSN: | 1748-5460 0022-2151 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0022215119002494 |
| Popis: | BackgroundDisorders of voice can limit an individual's participation and impair social interaction, thus affecting overall quality of life. Perceptual and objective evaluations can provide the clinician with detailed information regarding voice disorders.MethodsThis study comprised 40 subjects aged 34–46 years, 20 of whom (10 male, 10 female) had unilateral vocal fold palsy. Data were obtained for all participants from: the Voice Handicap Index, the grade, roughness, breathiness, asthenia and strain (‘GRBAS’) scale, acoustic voice analysis, electroglottography, and voice range profiles.ResultsThe voice evaluations revealed statistically significant (p< 0.05) differences between the controls and study group, both in males and females, pre- and post-therapy.ConclusionDespite the normalisation of vocal parameters, acoustic, perceptual and self-rated assessments revealed statistically significant differences after therapy. Hence, acoustic measures, namely electroglottographic perturbation, and voice frequency and intensity range, are recommended prior to termination of therapy. |
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