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Efficacy of the DoctorVox Voice Therapy Technique for the Management of Vocal Fold Nodules

Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023
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.
İlter Denizoğlu, Mustafa Şahin, Elif Şahin Orhon   +2 more
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Binary Logistic Regression Modeling of Voice Impairment and Voice Assessment in Iranian Patients with Nonlaryngeal Head-and-Neck Cancers after Chemoradiation Therapy: Objective and Subjective Voice Evaluation

Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors, 2023
Background: Laryngeal damages after chemoradiation therapy (RT) in nonlaryngeal head-and-neck cancers (HNCs) can cause voice disorders and finally reduce the patient's quality of life (QOL).
Sakineh Bagherzadeh, Daryoush Shahbazi-Gahrouei, Farhad Torabinezhad, Seied Rabi Mahdavi, Pedram Fadavi, Soraya Salmanian   +5 more
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Swallowing impairment in neurologic disorders : the role of videofluorographic swallowing study [PDF]

, 2018
Patients with neurologic diseases almost inevitably develop various degrees of swallowing disorders during their life. Dysphagia is one of the main negative prognostic factors in this class of patients, leading to severe morbidity (i.e.

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Vocal Fold Polyps: Literature Review

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2019
Introduction Vocal fold polyps are one of the most frequent benign laryngeal lesions, impacting the quality of life of those affected by them, primarily the vocal production.
Daniela de Vasconcelos, Adriana de Oliveira Camargo Gomes, Cláudia Marina Tavares de Araújo   +2 more
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Videolaryngoscopy Findings of the Vocal Health Program in Dysphonic Teachers in the Federal District, Brazil

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022
Introduction The high phonatory demand required of teachers is a direct cause of the onset of vocal symptoms and of the development of laryngeal disorders.
Ronaldo Campos Granjeiro, Lorena Cássia de Carvalho Oliveira, Mirela Alves Dias, Cristiane Ferraz de Oliveira, Glauce Mara Gomes Ferreira Oliveira   +4 more
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Mortality in young adults following in utero and childhood exposure to arsenic in drinking water. [PDF]

, 2012
BackgroundBeginning in 1958, the city of Antofagasta in northern Chile was exposed to high arsenic concentrations (870 µg/L) when it switched water sources. The exposure abruptly stopped in 1970 when an arsenic-removal plant commenced operations.
Ferreccio, Catterina, Liaw, Jane, Marshall, Guillermo, Smith, Allan H, Steinmaus, Craig, Yuan, Yan   +5 more
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Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the larynx

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2012
Introduction: The extramedullary plasmocytoma is one of the localized forms of malignancy of the plasma cells, which has multiple myeloma main diagnosis. Its main site to the head and neck, but with a rare presentation in the larynx.
Pinto, José Antônio, Sônego, Thiago Branco, Artico, Marina Spadari, Leal, Carolina de Farias Aires, Bellotto, Silvana   +4 more
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Frequency and Clinical Presentations of Laryngeal Polyps [PDF]

مجله پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز, 2021
Background: Since the Laryngeal polyp counts as one of the most prevalent laryngeal disorders which could burden the individual and society and lack of evidence with regard to its risk factors especially in Iran present study was carried out to determine
Shahram Gasembaglou, Nikzad Shahidi
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Pediatric thyroid disease: when is surgery necessary, and who should be operating on our children? [PDF]

, 2013
Surgical diseases of the thyroid in the pediatric population represent a diverse set of both benign and malignant conditions. Overall, incidence is rare.
Breuer, Christopher, Solomon, Daniel, Sosa, Julie Ann, Tuggle, Charles   +3 more
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Laryngeal Manifestation of Forestier's Disease

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
BACKGROUND: Forestier's disease is a rare disorder involving bony growths that can occur in various parts of the spinal column, mostly asymptomatic, but these osteophytes, very rarely have been associated with serious complications. AIM: We report a 69-year-old man who was admitted at foniatric departement for evaluation of presenting hoarseness ...
Stojanovic, Jasmina, Zivanovic D., Sreckovic M., Jovanovic, Svetlana, Belic, Branislav, Simović A.   +5 more
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