PURPOSE The purpose of this article is to present an exploration of some of the issues surrounding adherence to vocal behavioral change in voice therapy within the context of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and to explore MI's potential for integration into voice therapy (MI-adapted voice therapy). MI is a style of interpersonal communication in which resistance is minimized through the use of s...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine whether the relative fundamental frequency (RFF) surrounding a voiceless consonant in patients with hyperfunctionally related voice disorders would normalize after a successful course of voice therapy. METHOD Pre- and posttherapy measurements of RFF were compared in 16 subjects undergoing voice therapy for voice disorders associated with voca...

BACKGROUND The term ‘‘vocal fold nodules’’ refers to bilateral thickening of the membranous folds, with minimal impairment of the vibratory properties of the mucosa. They are considered to be related to repetitive mechanical stress, typically related to voice use patterns. Diagnosis is made in the office via either rigid or flexible laryngeal stroboscopy. The reported incidence of vocal fold no...

Introduction: Essential vocal tremor (EVT) is vocal tremor occurring in an individual diagnosed with essential tremor and is an action induced tremor that occurs during speech production. It causes fewer communication attempts, difficulty initiating and maintaining phonation, effortful speaking avoidance of social events trouble sustaining relationship leading to impair quality of life for such...

UNLABELLED Graves's disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. There are three current therapeutic options: anti-thyroid medication, surgery, and radioactive iodine (I 131). There are few data in the literature regarding the effects of radioiodine therapy on the larynx and voice. The aim and the AIM os this study was: to assess the effect of radioiodine therapy on the voice of Based...

PURPOSE To adapt the URICA questionnaire to assess the motivational stages of patients undergoing voice treatment, and to determine the association between these stages with age, type of dysphonia, level of education, profession, and number of voice therapy sessions. METHODS A cross-sectional study design was employed, using a convenience sample composed of 66 dysphonic patients--women and ei...

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 ...

Purpose: To adapt the URICA questionnaire to assess the motivational stages of patients undergoing voice treatment, and to determine the association between these stages with age, type of dysphonia, level of education, profession, and number of voice therapy sessions. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed, using a convenience sample composed of 66 dysphonic patients – 58 women an...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the behavioral treatment of voice disorders in teachers. The focus is on phonogenic disorders, that is voice disorders thought to be caused by voice use. METHODS Review of the literature and commentary. RESULTS The review exposes distinct holes in the literature on the treatment of voice problems in teachers. However, eme...

PURPOSE To evaluate the long-term effects of voice therapy on the life quality of teachers who were discharged or abandoned the voice therapy for dysphonia. METHODS This was a longitudinal study based on analysis of assessments with teachers of municipal schools in Belo Horizonte, who were referred to voice therapy and were discharged or abandoned the speech-language therapy for more than six...