title: Laryngeal findings and acoustic changes in light cigar smokers.
abstract: The aim of this prospective study was to look at the laryngeal findings and acoustic changes in light cigar smokers in comparison to nonsmokers, in the setting of a voice clinic. A total of 22 cigar smokers and 19 nonsmokers used as controls were enrolled in the study. Demographic data included age, number of years smoking, number of cigars per week, history of allergy, and history of reflux. The confounding effects of allergy and reflux were accounted for in the control group. Subjects underwent laryngeal endoscopy and acoustic analysis. On laryngeal endoscopy, the most common laryngeal finding was thick mucus. There was no significant difference in the prevalence of any of the laryngeal findings in cigar smokers vs.
  
  
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  In comparison with the control group, both the fundamental frequency and habitual pitch were significantly lower in cigar smokers (p value = 0.034 and 0.004, respectively). We conclude that cigar smokers have lower fundamental frequency and habitual pitch compared to nonsmokers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, PO Box 110236, Beirut, Lebanon. ah77@aub.edu.lb.
authors.forename: Abdul-Latif
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hamdan
authors.forename: Randa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Al-Barazi
authors.forename: Jihad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ashkar
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Husseini
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dowli
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fuleihan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007820:Laryngeal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012907:Smoking / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology*