Vocal characteristics of congenital anterior glottic webs in children: A case report.
This case report describes a 5-year-old girl with chronic dysphonia and high-pitched voice since birth. Vocal quality was noted to be harsh. Videostroboscopy revealed significant hyperfunction and a Type II congenital anterior glottic web. Endoscopic division of the anterior glottic web was performed with significant improvement in vocal quality and quality of life. This paper describes methods of analyzing, diagnosing, and treating anterior glottic web with a focus on quality of life. Also, unique acoustic and aerodynamic voice features are identified. No other descriptions of a voice characteristic for anterior glottic web currently exist in the literature.
Department of Otolaryngology, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, United States. Electronic address: jay.shah@uhhospitals.org.
Jay
J
Shah
Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, United States.
Katherine E
KE
White
Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, United States.
Joseph
J
Dohar
D000162:Acoustics; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D055154:Dysphonia / Q000209:etiology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D011788:Quality of Life; D014833:Voice Quality
Anterior glottic web; Dysphonia; Vocal dysfunction, Pediatric voice handicap index; Voice therapy