[Analysis of voice parameters after conservative treatment of laryngeal paralysis with conventional voice exercises or neuromuscular electrophonatory stimulation].
Two groups of patients with unilateral or bilateral paresis of the nervus laryngeus inferior were treated with conventional voice therapy or neuromuscular electrophonatory stimulation (NMEPS). A few had additional paresis of the nervus laryngeus superior. After therapy pareses resolved or were compensated for. Successful therapy outcome can be verified on the basis of voice quality parameters. Significant improvements for both therapy groups were observed in case of parameters indicating frequency irregularities and noise-to-harmonic ratio. Only the patients treated with NMEPS reached significantly better results in case of soft phonation index after resolution of paresis.
Dahl
Rudiger
R
Abteilung Phoniatrie/Padaudiologie, Universitat Rostock, Rostock, Deutschland. ruediger.dahl@med.uni-rostock.de
Witt
Gabriele
G
D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007821:Laryngeal Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014833:Voice Quality