"SINGER'S NODULE" (CHORDITIS NODOSA) REMOVED BY VOCAL TREATMENT

How Vocal Classification Affects Young Singers

Outcome of vocal hygiene in singers.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW In this article, we illustrate the evolution of studies that contribute to a better understanding of vocal care for professional voice users and singers in particular. RECENT FINDINGS Research on vocal hygiene is specific, focusing on concrete solutions. It has commonly been believed that hydration and vocal rest are beneficial; recent research proves this supposition. An ex...

Vocal Parameters of Elderly Female Choir Singers

Introduction Due to increased life expectancy among the population, studying the vocal parameters of the elderly is key to promoting vocal health in old age. Objective This study aims to analyze the profile of the extension of speech of elderly female choristers, according to age group. Method The study counted on the participation of 25 elderly female choristers from the Choir of Messianic Chu...

Bilateral vocal fold paralysis caused by polyarteritis nodosa.

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) causes necrotizing angitis mainly in medium-sized muscular arteries throughout the body, and various clinical signs and symptoms such as fever, malaise, weight loss, skin necrosis, renal failure, cerebral nervous system disorder, heart failure, and myalgia develop in affected patients. However, otolaryngologists rarely encounter patients with polyarteritis nodosa, exc...

The treatment and results of voice therapy amongst professional classical singers with vocal fold nodules.

In order to test the hypotheses that nonsurgical treatment and elimination of inappropriate use of the voice is sufficient for disappearance of vocal fold nodules (VN), 28 classical singers with these lesions were examined for a period of up to 24 years after establishing this diagnosis. Twenty vocally healthy female singers constituted the control group. Laryngoscopy, microlaryngoscopy, laryng...