A voice problem would be of great concern for a person who needs to use their voice constantly in their occupation or social life. People with voice disorders are frequently referred for Speech Therapy to resolve their voice difficulties. Currently in Sri Lanka, endoscopic imaging methods and perceptual evaluations are carried out to identify voice disorders and their effects. However, worldwid...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Studies have shown excellent results for 12-month post-injection augmentation data for calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) for glottal incompetence; however, the longevity of the material past one year was unknown. Our objective was to report the long-term effectiveness of CaHA as a vocal fold injectable by assessing data from a cohort of patients who underwent injection for gl...

Background: Although voice tremor is one of the most commonly noted clinical features of essential tremor (ET), there are nearly no published data on the handicap associated with it. Methods: The Voice Handicap Index (VHI) was self-administered by participants enrolled in a research study at Columbia University Medical Center. The VHI quantifies patients’ perceptions of handicap due to voice di...

BACKGROUND Although voice tremor is one of the most commonly noted clinical features of essential tremor (ET), there are nearly no published data on the handicap associated with it. METHODS The Voice Handicap Index (VHI) was self-administered by participants enrolled in a research study at Columbia University Medical Center. The VHI quantifies patients' perceptions of handicap due to voice di...

Menopause effects a permanent change in certain body functions, including voice. If the voice is used continually as part of one's occupation, this may further impact on postmenopausal voice changes. The present study investigated individual and combined effects of menopause and professional voice use on voice. Ninety-two women were classified into reproductive (52) and postmenopausal (40) grou...

OBJECTIVES This study investigates differences between the self-assessment and external rating of a person's voice with regard to sex characteristics, age, and attractiveness of the voice and mean fundamental frequency (F0). STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. METHODS A group of 47 participants with a balanced sex distribution was recruited and the following data were collected: videostrobo...