OBJECTIVES To establish the prevalence of voice disorder using the Malay-Voice Handicap Index 10 (Malay-VHI-10) and to study the determinants, quality of life, depression, anxiety and stress associated with voice disorder among secondary school teachers in Peninsular Malaysia. METHODS This study was divided into two phases. Phase I tested the reliability of the Malay-VHI-10 while Phase II was...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of monitoring external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN) during robotic thyroid surgery. METHODS A total of 10 patients undergoing bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA) robotic thyroid surgery were enrolled. The nerve integrity monitor (NIM Response 2.0 System) was used for EBSLN monitoring. We performed voice assess...

Chest physiotherapy is well supported for the treatment of respiratory complications in adults undergoing mechanical ventilation in intensive care. This narrative literature review aims to establish the current evidence available regarding chest physiotherapy in paediatric intensive care populations, specifically infants. Due to anatomical and physiological differences infants have greater inci...

BACKGROUND After treatment for early glottic carcinoma, a considerable number of patients end up with voice problems that interfere with daily life activities. The objective of this randomized and controlled study was to assess the efficacy of voice therapy in these patients. METHODS Of 177 patients, 6-120 months after treatment for early glottic carcinoma, 70 patients (40%) suffered from voi...

the voice handicap index (vhi) is a widespread instrument for measuring the psychosocial handicapping effect of a voice disorder over 3 domains, the physical (p), the emotional (e) and the functional (f) domain. it is a disease specific quality of life instrument and consists of 30 items/statements (10 in each domain), which are to be scored from 0 to 4 with a maximum score of 120. the higher t...

Abstract Introduction Post-menopasual women experience changes in vaginal flora and atrophy that have been associated with declining estrogen levels. These to the microenvironment often lead significant genital pain discomfort during sexual intercourse. Vaginal treats thereby restoring flora, which prevents UTIs improves function post-menopausal women. While is effective, some patients contrain...

AIMS To construct and validate a short scale for the assessment of the severity of visual height intolerance (vHI) and acrophobia. METHODS The questionnaire was developed from two earlier representative epidemiological studies (n = 5,529). Items were applied in a telephone survey of a representative population-based sample. RESULTS A total of 1,960 persons were included. The life-time preva...

OBJECTIVES To characterize the voice quality of individuals with dysphonia and to investigate possible correlations between the degree of voice deviation (D) and scores on the Dysphonia Risk Screening Protocol-General (DRSP), the Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) measure and the Voice Handicap Index, short version (VHI-10). METHODS The sample included 200 individuals with dysphonia. Foll...

OBJECTIVE To assess the oncological and functional outcomes of T1b squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the glottic larynx treated with laser in comparison with radiation. DESIGN A Canadian multicenter cohort study. SETTING Three tertiary referral centers for head and neck cancer- Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Western University in London, Ontario and the University of Manitoba,...