title: Changes after voice therapy in objective and subjective voice measurements of pediatric patients with vocal nodules.
abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the efficiency of the voice therapy in children with vocal nodules by using the acoustic analysis and subjective assessment. Thirty-nine patients with vocal fold nodules, aged between 7 and 14, were included in the study. Each subject had voice therapy led by an experienced voice therapist once a week. All diagnostic and follow-up workouts were performed before the voice therapy and after the third or the sixth month. Transoral and/or transnasal videostroboscopic examination and acoustic analysis were achieved using multi-dimensional voice program (MDVP) and subjective analysis with GRBAS scale. As for the perceptual assessment, the difference was significant for four parameters out of five. A significant improvement was found in the acoustic analysis parameters of jitter, shimmer, and noise-to-harmonic ratio. The voice therapy which was planned according to patients' needs, age, compliance and response to therapy had positive effects on pediatric patients with vocal nodules. Acoustic analysis and GRBAS may be used successfully in the follow-up of pediatric vocal nodule treatment.
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. cbuyukatalay@yahoo.com
authors: Ciler Zahide
authors: CZ
authors: Tezcaner
authors: Selmin
authors: S
authors: Karatayli Ozgursoy
authors: Selmin Karatayli
authors: SK
authors: Ozgursoy
authors: Isil
authors: I
authors: Sati
authors: Gursel
authors: G
authors: Dursun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D055154:Dysphonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D049489:Stroboscopy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014833:Voice Quality / Q000502:physiology*; D014834:Voice Training