We assessed the Inability to Produce Soft Voice (IPSV) for tracking vocal improvement in teachers with general voice complaints, during and after voice therapy. Eleven grade school teachers received direct voice therapy (“Vocal Fold Adduction Training”, VFAT) or Voice Amplification (VA) over six weeks, and rated their ability to produce soft phonation using the IPSV before, during, and after tr...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present pilot study is to investigate whether the beneficial short-term effects of voice therapy in patients with voice problems after treatment of early glottic cancer as reported in our earlier study remain present on the long term. STUDY DESIGN In this prospective study, 12 patients, selected based on a screening questionnaire about voice problems and randomly ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of vaginal fractional CO2 laser treatment in the relief of Overactive Bladder (OAB) symptoms in post-menopausal women. PATIENTS AND METHODS Post-menopausal women who complained of one or more symptoms related to vulvo-vaginal atrophy (VVA), who experienced symptoms of OAB and who underwent vaginal treatment with fractional CO2 laser were enrolled in the study. A...

Treatment of small carcinoma of the larynx may lead to voice handicap and restricted quality of life. The relationship between the two is revealed. Sixty-five patients aged 62.1 ± 10.0 years rated their voice handicap and quality of life after treatment of T1 (n = 35) or T2 (n = 30) laryngeal carcinoma during regular out-patient examinations. For the self-assessment of the voice, the Voice Hand...

Since 1995 universal healthcare coverage has been provided in Israel through National Health Insurance (NHI). Although the country has lower rates of health spending than most OECD countries, the NHI Law stipulates that a broad benefits package will be provided by four competing Health Plans (HPs). These third-party payers manage healthcare utilization and cost through mechanisms that affect bo...

BACKGROUND Cervical cancer (CC) treatments impact quality of life (QoL) and sexual function (SF) of survivors. Treatment options to reduce sexual dysfunction are limited. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of ospemifene in CC survivors with clinical signs and symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) focusing on their QoL and SF. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-two patients with p...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To examine rates of lesion recurrence and functional impairment after surgical removal of vocal fold pseudocysts and determine factors predictive of recurrence. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. METHODS Patients who underwent surgical removal of pseudocyst were recruited for 12 months of postoperative follow-up. A clinical consensus cohort of 10 laryngologists bli...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to evaluate the oncological and functional outcomes with transoral laser microsurgery (TOLM) of patients with early glottic cancer. METHODS We have prospectively evaluated patients treated with TOLM for Tis, T1 or T2 glottic squamous cell carcinoma. Evaluation of oncological outcomes, and voice and functional outcomes was assessed using voice-handicap index...

Abstract Objective The study was aimed to assess changes in voice outcomes after radiotherapy laryngeal cancer patients. Materials and Methods included 60 patients treated with definitive or chemoradiotherapy between 2005 2012. primary endpoint of this abnormalities the patients’ voices treatment. Thai version Voice Handicap Index (VHI) xerostomia questionnaire were conducted by telephone. Vide...

Abstract Current forecast systems provide reliable deterministic forecasts at the scale of weather (1–7 days) and probabilistic outcomes seasons (1–9 months). Only in recent years research has begun transitioning to operational settings numerical predictions for a lead time 2–4 weeks, timescale known as subseasonal. The Subseasonal Experiment (SubX) multi-model ensemble mean precipitation (2017...