BACKGROUND The role of gastropharyngeal reflux in patients with globus pharyngeus and hoarseness remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To evaluate patients with complaints of globus, hoarseness, or globus and hoarseness combined for the presence of gastropharyngeal and gastroesophageal reflux. DESIGN Prospective clinical cohort study of 3 groups of patients undergoing ambulatory 24-hour double-probe p...

OBJECTIVE This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on managing hoarseness (dysphonia), defined as a disorder characterized by altered vocal quality, pitch, loudness, or vocal effort that impairs communication or reduces voice-related quality of life (QOL). Hoarseness affects nearly one-third of the population at some point in their lives. This guideline applies to all age groups e...

The clinical significance of such a commonplace symptom as hoarseness is very frequently underestimated , firstly and chiefly, owing to the fact that hoarseness so commonly accompanies transient catarrhal affections of the throat and chest that neither doctor nor patient regards it as otherwise than a temporary inconvenience ; and secondly, because when the graver causes of hoarseness have been...

BACKGROUND Hoarseness is a common presenting complaint that can be difficult to assess and treat in the general practitioner's rooms. This is because of the large number of differential diagnoses and the ability to perform only a limited examination without direct visualisation of the area. An important skill is to be able to identify the patients of concern who may require urgent referral to a...

background: lichen planus is a skin disease that rarely involves mucus membrane. case: in this study, we introduced a rare case of lichen planus of the right vocal cord in a 51- year -old male presented with hoarseness. the lesion started two years ago and the hoarseness became progressive. there were not any lesions found in his buccal mucosa and skin. the biopsy of the lesion showed lichen pl...

Aim: Hoarseness of voice is generally due to change in quality of voice. The etiology of hoarseness of voice varies from benign conditions to malignant disease, hence should not be ignored. All cases of hoarseness of voice persisting for more than 3 weeks should be investigated for the underlying disease. It may indicate either malignancy of larynx or silent bronchogenic carcinoma. A retrospect...

Vocal cord palsy presented with hoarseness due to cardiovascular pathology, is an extremely rare entity, better known as Ortner’s syndrome or cardiovocal syndrome. The common underlying pathology is described as compression of the recurrent laryngeal nerve by the pulmonary artery or enlargement of the left atrium. We reported a case of undiagnosed congenital heart disease in a young woman prese...

BACKGROUND Sore throat and hoarseness are common complications, but these have not been studied after total i.v. anaesthesia. METHODS We prospectively studied 418 surgical patients, aged 15-92 yr, after total i.v. anaesthesia with propofol, fentanyl and ketamine to assess possible factors associated with sore throat and hoarseness. RESULT We found sore throat in 50% and hoarseness in 55% of...