title: Laryngeal morphological changes due to gastroesophageal reflux disease.
abstract: Chronic laryngitis may have life impact on professional voice users. Besides smoking and excessive alcohol intake, GERD is a determiniing factor in the etiology of dysphonia.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the laryngeal alteration due to GERD in professional voice users.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 96 vocal professionals (teachers, actors, singers and priests), 58 males and 38 females, with a mean age of 38.3 +/- 7.5 years, presented for chronic laryngeal symptoms. The patients filled out a standardized questionnaire and were examined laryngoscopically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Laryngeal changes were scaled 0 (absence) to 7 (maximum) - arytenoid edema (5.07 +/- 1.08), interarytenoid edema (6.18 +/- 1.12), vocal folds edema (5.67 +/- 1.04), ventricular bands edema (4.96 +/- 0.97), laryngeal edema 4.12 +/- 0.83).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laryngoscopic changes may suggest the concomitance of GERD in professional voice users with dysphonia.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T Popa Iasi, Faculty of Medicine.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cobzeanu
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Voineag
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Drug
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciubotaru
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Cobzeanu
authors.forename: O D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Palade
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology