Assessment of chronic childhood dysphonia

Abstract

Chronic childhood dysphonia is a common condition in the school-age period. Perceived functional disorder is subjective and the alert is usually given by a person not belonging to the child's immediate environment. History-taking often suggests a malformation or acquired lesion. Functional assessment helps measure and diagnose the vocal impairment. Physical and endoscopic assessment in consultation is the key examination: it is only rarely impossible in children and can often found diagnosis. Additional examinations are sometimes necessary.

WITHDRAWN—Administrative Duplicate Publication: Voice Quality in Adults Treated for Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: Long-term Follow-up After 1- or 2-Stage Palate Repair

“…Robison and Otteson (2011) found a 5.5% prevalence of dysphonia among 487 children treated for CP+L (age < 10 years). As a point of reference, children without cleft palate are reported to have dysphonia at rates of 6% to 38% (Mornet et al, 2014).…”

Parental knowledge, attitudes, and practices about vocal hygiene for their children in Chengdu, a city from China

“…In addition, 43.7% of parents felt that it was appropriate to begin vocal hygiene practice in early childhood during the 3 to 6 years old stages, which is consistent with the available epidemiological data on voice disorders in the pediatric population. [26,27] A revealing finding with regards to parents’ attitudes towards vocal health was that they placed it was that parents rated communication skills such as speech and language to be of higher importance than effective voice use. This is concerning for the lack of awareness and knowledge of parents regarding vocal hygiene.…”

Congenital saccular cyst of the larynx: a case series

“…This aspect of the problem was noted by some studies. 17 , 18 It includes spectrum of psychosocial problems like sadness, anger, frustration, embarrassment, and negative perception by others.…”