Dysphonia screening in vocally trained and untrained children

Pribuišienė, Rūta; Pašvenskaitė, Agnė; Pribuišis, Kipras; Balsevičius, Tomas; Liutkevičius, Vykintas; Uloza, Virgilijus

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109776

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“…The literature indicates that vocal fold nodules are common, occurring in nearly 60% of children [5][6][7], and changes in the voice are more often observed in boys than girls [2]. In childhood dysphonia, the way the voice is produced and its quality change [8,9]. To date, there has been little literature on voice disorders in Polish children.…”

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Voice quality in Polish children with vocal fold nodules

Szkiełkowska¹,

Krasnodębska²,

Myszel³

2023

J Hear Sci

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BackgroundVocal fold nodules are a common cause of pediatric dysphonia. The aim of the study was to assess the acoustic structure of the voice in children with vocal fold nodules and investigate the relationship between objective and subjective measures.Material and methodsThe study group consisted of 223 children, aged 7 to 12 years with normal hearing. The control group included 213 children. All children underwent ENT and phoniatric examination including laryngovideostroboscopy (LVS), assessment of voice on the GRBAS perceptual scale, and acoustic analysis (spectrographic analysis using the Multi-Dimensional Voice Profile).ResultsIn children with vocal fold nodules the average perceptual score for their voice was G1R1B0A0S2. No statistically significant effect of the child’s sex or age on the values of the MDVP parameters was found. The acoustic structure of the voice of children with childhood dysphonia and vocal fold nodules differed significantly from the acoustic structure of those in the control group. A relationship between GRBAS features and MDVP analysis was found.ConclusionsVoice acoustic analysis is a valuable tool for assessing voice quality in children. The analysis can identify deviations from normal values that the human ear is unable to pick up.

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