Efficacy of the DoctorVox Voice Therapy Technique for the Management of Vocal Fold Nodules
Objective:Vocal fold nodules (VFNs) are among the most common causes of dysphonia. Phono-laryngeal microsurgery, pharmacological treatments, and voice therapy (VT) have been used for treating VFNs. VT has been advocated as the primary treatment of choice. This study investigated the efficacy of the...
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| description | Objective:Vocal fold nodules (VFNs) are among the most common causes of dysphonia. Phono-laryngeal microsurgery, pharmacological treatments, and voice therapy (VT) have been used for treating VFNs. VT has been advocated as the primary treatment of choice. This study investigated the efficacy of the DoctorVox Voice therapy technique (DVT) for treating VFNs.Methods:A total of 38 patients with VFNs and 40 individuals without any voice problem (control group) were included. All patients received the DVT program. Otorhinolaryngology examination, videolaryngostroboscopy (VLS), and acoustic analysis (SPL, mean F0, jitter %, shimmer %, NHR) were performed at pretreatment, one and six months after the end of treatment. The voice handicap index-10 (VHI-10) and the GRB scales were used for perceptual voice evaluation. GRB and VLS scorings were done blindly.Results:Compared with the pretreatment values, the first- and the sixth-month values after treatment demonstrated a significant decrease in VHI-10 (19.5 vs. 5.1), GRB (2.3 vs 0.68 for G value) and VLS scores, SPL (54.4 vs 66.1 dB), F0 (201 vs. 227 Hz), jitter % (1.46 vs 0.85), shimmer % (3.27 vs 2.51), NHR (1.15 vs. 0.46) values among patients. Most of the voice parameters in the sixth month after the DVT program did not differ significantly from those of the control group.Conclusion:The DVT was found to be an effective method in VFN treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b210e1cee8714df68fa8b2cb800fdd632023-09-18T12:46:13ZengGalenos YayincilikTurkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology2667-74742023-06-01612667410.4274/tao.2023.2021-11-113049054Efficacy of the DoctorVox Voice Therapy Technique for the Management of Vocal Fold Nodulesİlter Denizoğlu0Mustafa Şahin1Elif Şahin Orhon2 Department of Otolaryngology, Vocology Unit, Medical Park İzmir Hospital, İzmir, Turkey Department of Otolaryngology, Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey Department of Otolaryngology, Vocology Unit, Medical Park İzmir Hospital, İzmir, Turkey Objective:Vocal fold nodules (VFNs) are among the most common causes of dysphonia. Phono-laryngeal microsurgery, pharmacological treatments, and voice therapy (VT) have been used for treating VFNs. VT has been advocated as the primary treatment of choice. This study investigated the efficacy of the DoctorVox Voice therapy technique (DVT) for treating VFNs.Methods:A total of 38 patients with VFNs and 40 individuals without any voice problem (control group) were included. All patients received the DVT program. Otorhinolaryngology examination, videolaryngostroboscopy (VLS), and acoustic analysis (SPL, mean F0, jitter %, shimmer %, NHR) were performed at pretreatment, one and six months after the end of treatment. The voice handicap index-10 (VHI-10) and the GRB scales were used for perceptual voice evaluation. GRB and VLS scorings were done blindly.Results:Compared with the pretreatment values, the first- and the sixth-month values after treatment demonstrated a significant decrease in VHI-10 (19.5 vs. 5.1), GRB (2.3 vs 0.68 for G value) and VLS scores, SPL (54.4 vs 66.1 dB), F0 (201 vs. 227 Hz), jitter % (1.46 vs 0.85), shimmer % (3.27 vs 2.51), NHR (1.15 vs. 0.46) values among patients. Most of the voice parameters in the sixth month after the DVT program did not differ significantly from those of the control group.Conclusion:The DVT was found to be an effective method in VFN treatment. http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/efficacy-of-the-doctorvox-voice-therapy-technique-/61968 vocal foldsdysphoniavoice disordertreatment outcomelaryngeal diseasestherapy |
| spellingShingle | İlter Denizoğlu Mustafa Şahin Elif Şahin Orhon Efficacy of the DoctorVox Voice Therapy Technique for the Management of Vocal Fold Nodules Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology vocal folds dysphonia voice disorder treatment outcome laryngeal diseases therapy |
| title | Efficacy of the DoctorVox Voice Therapy Technique for the Management of Vocal Fold Nodules |
| title_full | Efficacy of the DoctorVox Voice Therapy Technique for the Management of Vocal Fold Nodules |
| title_fullStr | Efficacy of the DoctorVox Voice Therapy Technique for the Management of Vocal Fold Nodules |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficacy of the DoctorVox Voice Therapy Technique for the Management of Vocal Fold Nodules |
| title_short | Efficacy of the DoctorVox Voice Therapy Technique for the Management of Vocal Fold Nodules |
| title_sort | efficacy of the doctorvox voice therapy technique for the management of vocal fold nodules |
| topic | vocal folds dysphonia voice disorder treatment outcome laryngeal diseases therapy |
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