introduction: bnign laryngeal lesions are relatively commonly occurring problems which are often noted after changes in voice. since they are non-invasive and yield objective easy-to-collect data, acoustic laboratory methods are used along with perceptual assessments for evaluation of voice. studying acoustic characteristics is useful in diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders.  with regard ...

laryngopharyngeal reflux (lpr) is a variant of gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) in which the stomach contents go up into the pharynx and then down into the larynx. lpr causes a wide spectrum of manifestations mainly related to the upper and the lower respiratory system such as laryngitis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cough, hoarseness, postnasal drip disease, sinusitis, ...

Dr. H. Curtis of New York read a paper at the Edinburgh Meeting of the British Medical Association on the treatment of singers' laryngitis,1 in which he pointed out the importance of differentiating between the laryngitis of singers and of other people. In the former attrition is the most frequent cause._ / bad method of attack, especially the coup de glotte, is the initia cause of trouble, whi...

Ramsay Hunt syndrome is characterized by varicella zoster virus infection affecting the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve. It typically presents with vesicles in the external auditory canal associated with auricular pain and peripheral facial nerve paralysis. Although vestibulocochlear nerve is frequently co-involved during the course of Ramsay Hunt syndrome, multiple lower cranial nerve ...