Comparison of Acoustic and Stroboscopic Findings and Voice Handicap Index between Allergic Rhinitis Patients and Controls
Background: In our experience Allergic Rhinitis (AR) patients suffer from voice problems more than health subjects. Aims: To investigate the acoustic analysis of voice, stroscopic findings of larynx and Voice Handicap Index scores in allergic rhinitis patients compared with healthy controls. S...
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| author | Eltaf Ayça Özbal Koç Selim Erbek Bülent Koç |
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| description | Background: In our experience Allergic Rhinitis (AR) patients suffer from voice problems more than health subjects.
Aims: To investigate the acoustic analysis of voice, stroscopic findings of larynx and Voice Handicap Index scores in allergic rhinitis patients compared with healthy controls.
Study Design: Case-control study.
Methods: Thirty adult patients diagnosed with perennial allergic rhinitis were compared with 30 age- and sex-matched healthy controls without allergy. All assessments were performed in the speech physiology laboratory and the testing sequence was as follows: 1. Voice Handicap Index (VHI) questionnaire, 2. Laryngovideostroboscopy, 3. Acoustic analyses.
Results: No difference was observed between the allergic rhinitis and control groups regarding mean Maximum Phonation Time (MPT) values, Fo values, and stroboscopic assessment (p>0.05). On the other hand, mean VHI score (p=0.001) and s/z ratio (p=0.011) were significantly higher in the allergic rhinitis group than in controls.
Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the presence of allergies could have effects on laryngeal dysfunction and voice-related quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cfc333c6849e47399d34b697093801882023-02-15T16:11:14ZengGalenos Publishing HouseBalkan Medical Journal2146-31232146-31312014-12-0131434034410.5152/balkanmedj.2014.14511Comparison of Acoustic and Stroboscopic Findings and Voice Handicap Index between Allergic Rhinitis Patients and ControlsEltaf Ayça Özbal Koç0Selim Erbek1Bülent Koç2Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Pendik Hospital, İstanbul, TurkeyBackground: In our experience Allergic Rhinitis (AR) patients suffer from voice problems more than health subjects. Aims: To investigate the acoustic analysis of voice, stroscopic findings of larynx and Voice Handicap Index scores in allergic rhinitis patients compared with healthy controls. Study Design: Case-control study. Methods: Thirty adult patients diagnosed with perennial allergic rhinitis were compared with 30 age- and sex-matched healthy controls without allergy. All assessments were performed in the speech physiology laboratory and the testing sequence was as follows: 1. Voice Handicap Index (VHI) questionnaire, 2. Laryngovideostroboscopy, 3. Acoustic analyses. Results: No difference was observed between the allergic rhinitis and control groups regarding mean Maximum Phonation Time (MPT) values, Fo values, and stroboscopic assessment (p>0.05). On the other hand, mean VHI score (p=0.001) and s/z ratio (p=0.011) were significantly higher in the allergic rhinitis group than in controls. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the presence of allergies could have effects on laryngeal dysfunction and voice-related quality of life.http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=273Allergic rhinitisvoice handicap indexdysphonia |
| spellingShingle | Eltaf Ayça Özbal Koç Selim Erbek Bülent Koç Comparison of Acoustic and Stroboscopic Findings and Voice Handicap Index between Allergic Rhinitis Patients and Controls Balkan Medical Journal Allergic rhinitis voice handicap index dysphonia |
| title | Comparison of Acoustic and Stroboscopic Findings and Voice Handicap Index between Allergic Rhinitis Patients and Controls |
| title_full | Comparison of Acoustic and Stroboscopic Findings and Voice Handicap Index between Allergic Rhinitis Patients and Controls |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of Acoustic and Stroboscopic Findings and Voice Handicap Index between Allergic Rhinitis Patients and Controls |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Acoustic and Stroboscopic Findings and Voice Handicap Index between Allergic Rhinitis Patients and Controls |
| title_short | Comparison of Acoustic and Stroboscopic Findings and Voice Handicap Index between Allergic Rhinitis Patients and Controls |
| title_sort | comparison of acoustic and stroboscopic findings and voice handicap index between allergic rhinitis patients and controls |
| topic | Allergic rhinitis voice handicap index dysphonia |
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