Introduction: Laryngeal dysfunction may be divided into three categories; organic, neurologic and functional disorders. Dysphonia and hoarseness are the most common symptoms and, in some cases, the only signs of laryngeal dysfunction. In differential diagnosis of any type of chronic hoarseness, a neoplastic process must be considered and, thus continuous light video laryngoscopy can provide imp...

Prevalence of Vocal Symptoms and Voice Disorders among Teacher Students and Teachers and a Model of Early Intervention Susanna Simberg University of Helsinki, Finland The overall aims of the research done for this thesis were to investigate the prevalence of vocal symptoms and voice disorders among students who were studying to become teachers (teacher students) and to develop a model of early ...

Introduction: Laryngeal burns cause long-term voice disorders due to mucosal changes of the vocal folds. Inhalation injuries affect voice production and result in changes in the mucosal thickness and voice quality.   Case Report: A 47-year-old woman was transferred to our department with laryngeal burns sustained during a house fire. On laryngoscopic examination, mucosal waves of both vocal fol...

Children with voice disorders do respond to treatment, with vocal hyperfunction being the predominant disorder on the caseload of the pediatric voice clinician. This article reviews the literature in describing what is known about these children and typical disorders, prevention of voice disorders, the need for treatment, the referral patterns of teachers and others, and typical management prog...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the association between a history of voice disorders and voice-related conditions and the short form-36 eight-scale measure of functional health and well-being as well as psychometrically based physical and mental health summary measures within a senior population. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey completed by 461 individuals aged 50 years and older, Octob...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence of voice disorders and associated risk factors among primary school teachers in Hong Kong. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted based on a random sample of 20 primary schools in Hong Kong. A total of 714 full-time primary school teachers were invited to participate in the survey. Data were collected through a self-...

In addition to voice and articulatory disorders, swallowing disorders have been reported in as many as 95% of individuals with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). This paper addresses the effects of intensive voice treatment (Lee Silverman Voice Treatment, LSVT®) on swallowing and voice changes. After LSVT® there was an overall 51% reduction in the number of swallowing motility disorders. Voice changes i...