OBJECTIVE To evaluate short- and long-term vocal outcomes after medialization laryngoplasty (ML) using a silastic implant in patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP). DESIGN AND METHODS Prospective study of consecutive patients undergoing ML with silastic (MLS) diagnosed with UVFP from 2009 till 2012 and with at least 9 months follow-up. Pre- and post-treatment maximum phonation t...

Long-term treatment with high-dose Interferon-alpha (IFN-α) has resulted in depression in 30-50% of the patients. Paeoniflorin may ameliorate the IFN-α-induced depression; however, the underlying mechanism is less studied. Here, we investigated the prophylactic antidepressant and anti-neuroinflammatory effects of paeoniflorin on the behaviors and specific emotion-related regions of the brain in...

Background and Objectives: The present study examined the relationship between total score of voice handicap index (VHI) scores three factors vocal fatigue (VFI) with medical history Melli bank workers working in Tehran Kurdistan privences. Methods: research is a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional that was conducted on 444 clerks Bank branches Iran (76% male 24% female mean age 42.3). A dem...

In female-to-male/gender identity disorder (FTM/GID) patients, no voice therapy (VT) is required, as the administration of male hormones will naturally cause to become low-pitched. However, in male-to-female (MTF)/GID female does not high-pitched. Since 2014, we have performed type 4 thyroplasty (TP4) and preoperative postoperative VT for MTF/GID patients. this study, examined outcomes VT. The ...

Vokalni profesionalci su osobe kojima je glas osnovno sredstvo za obavljanje posla, u pravilu, i glavni izvor prihoda život. Odgojitelji učitelji pripadaju skupini vokalnih profesionalaca. Izloženost većim glasovnim naporima čini ove dvije skupine posebno podložnim poremećajima. Cilj rada ispitati usporediti rezultate samoprocjene glasa skupinama učitelja odgojitelja Voice Handicap Indexom (VHI...

IntroductionSpeech and voice disorders are among the least well-described clinical manifestations of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) although their estimated prevalence reaches 40–50%. The aim present study was adaptation validation Speech Pathology-Specific Questionnaire for Persons with (SMS) into Polish language to be used as part diagnostic procedure quantify important speech-related changes improv...