Evaluation of the Effects of Resonance Voice Therapy in Children with Vocal Fold Nodules

Authors

  • Ziya Saltürk, MD Author
  • Erdi Özdemir, MD Author
  • Tolgar Lütfi Kumral Author
  • Güler Berkiten, MD Author
  • Belgin Tutar, MD Author
  • Yavuz Atar, MD Author
  • Huseyin Sari, MD Author
  • Yavuz Uyar, MD Author

Keywords:

Children, Vocal fold nodule, Voice therap, Resonance, Voice analysis

Abstract

 Purpose
 We evaluated objective, auditive perceptual and subjective changes in the voices of children who underwent resonance voice 
therapy to treat vocal fold nodules.
 Methods
 We included 30 children with vocal fold nodules. All were evaluated prior to therapy and 6 and 8 weeks after therapy commenced 
via acoustic voice analysis, the grade, roughness, breathiness, asthenia, strain (GRBAS) scale, and the Turkish version of the pedi
atric voice handicap index. Fundamental frequency, jitter, and shimmer were recorded. The results were compared.
 Results
 Conclusion
 Keywords
 The overall success rate was 86%. All data acquired before therapy differed significantly from those obtained after therapy.
 Resonance voice therapy is effective for children with vocal fold nodules.

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Published

2019-04-15

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2019): Volume 5 Issue 1 2019

Section

Articles