Cross Sectional Study of Laryngeal Pathology in Dysphonic Patients | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 26, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 166-171 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ammar Hadi Khammas; Ehab Taha Yaseen; Mohammed Radef Dawood | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Objectives: To determine the frequency of laryngeal pathology in dysphonic patients and the relationship of patient variables with voice disorders. Background: Voice has been termed disordered when the production of one or more of its perceptual aspects (pitch, loudness, quality and resonance) are audibly dissimilar to those of people of the same sex, age and culture. An alternative definition is that voice is disordered when it no longer meets the requirements previously attained by the individual speaker. Patients and Methods: The study included 169 patients who consulted with dysphonia at the ear, nose and throat department of Al-Yarmouk teaching hospital from June 2010 to June 2011. Laryngeal examination was done with indirect mirror laryngoscopy, flexible fiberoptic endoscopy and direct laryngoscopy. Results: Twenty three laryngeal pathologies were reported under 5 main categories of voice problems which were: inflammatory, structural, neoplastic, neuromuscular and psychogenic dysphonia. Pathologies were significantly more common in males (53.3%) than females (46.7%).Inflammatory organic voice disorders were most frequently diagnosed (56.8%).Vocally demanding occupation accounted for (75.3%). Professional voice users accounted for (10.1%) of the workforce population, with teachers (65%) as main category. Conclusions: The inflammatory organic voice disorders were the most common cause of voice disorders. Significant association was found between age, vocally demanding occupations, smoking and alcohol. Professional voice users represent almost one tenth of the studied group. Teachers being the main subgroup with organic voice disorder as the main cause for their dysphonia. Key words: Laryngeal pathology, Dysphonia, Laryngoscopy, Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Laryngeal pathology; dysphonia; laryngoscopy; Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy | ||
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