The primary aetiologic factor for vocal fold nodules has been proposed to be cumulative perpendicular impact stress between the vocal folds over time, which increases with voice use (Titze, 1994). Many people with vocal fold nodules work in high vocal demand occupations, therefore, it is essential that they recover vocal function so that their ability to perform their jobs is not compromised (K...

Speech Pathologists use behavioural voice therapy to treat a wide variety of patients who suffer from dysphonia. In all cases these voice disorders can result in severe disability, distress and handicap as well as economic hardship and psychological trauma for the individual) [1-3] reported on the evidence base for primary speech/voice therapy intervention in five types of voice disorders. : Fu...

INTRODUCTION With the development of new ENT techniques, many male transsexuals who wish to become women usually request a surgical procedure to raise the fundamental frequency of the voice (feminization). The ENT specialist and the voice-therapist have to use an interdisciplinary approach to this growing social demand. The aim of this study was to show the results in a group of transsexual pat...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the long-term outcome of patients with vocal fold nodules treated by surgery alone, or by a combination of surgery and voice therapy and to identify factors associated with long-term recurrent dysphonia. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. METHODS All patients who had undergone surgery for vocal fold nodules in a tertiary care hospital between 1996 and 2006 w...

The families of nine children with deviant voice qualities were selected for family treatment according to the SYGESTI model. Recordings of the children's speech were made before and after therapy. Perceptual evaluation of their voice quality showed significant improvement in various perceptual parameters after the therapy. Acoustical analysis confirmed changes of voice quality and mean fundame...

INTRODUCTION This study reports our experience with microscopic phonosurgery (PS) of benign lesions of the vocal folds. MATERIAL AND METHODS During the five-year period from 2003 to 2007, a total of 97 patients had PS for vocal fold polyps (n = 63), vocal fold cysts (n = 17), vocal fold nodules (n = 12) or vocal fold oedema (n = 5). Their average age was 41 years; 62% were women and 69% were ...

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of voice therapy in patients with mutational falsetto objective and subjective methods. Patients Methods: In this retrospective study, 18 male (mean age: 17.2±3.7 years; range, 14 26 years) diagnosed underwent acoustical analysis between May 2020 January 2023 using Praat software. For acoustic analyses, fundamental frequency, jitter, sh...

UNLABELLED As a result of laryngeal injures an abnormal phonation is frequently observed. It is the consequence of structural and functional changes of the laryngeal tissues directly and indirectly responsible for the voice emission. Physiotherapy enables the normalization of the tension and function of the anatomical structures changed after trauma. THE AIM OF THE STUDY Presentation of the r...