Vocal Hygiene Education Program Reduces Surgical Interventions for Benign Vocal Fold Lesions: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Kobayashi, Rika; Ishii, Toyota; Senarita, Masamitsu; Kuroda, Hiroyuki; Misawa, Hayato; Tanaka, Fujinobu; Takiguchi, Tetsuya; Tashiro, Masatsugu; Masuda, Sawako; Hashimoto, Sho; Goto, Fumiyuki; Minami, Shujiro; Yamamoto, Noriaki; Sayama, Akiko; Wakabayashi, Takeshi; Toshikuni, Keitaro; Ueha, Rumi; Fujimaki, Yoko; Takazawa, Mihiro; Sekimoto, Satoshi; Itoh, Kenji; Nito, Takaharu; Kada, Akiko; Tsunoda, Koichi

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“…A control group and an experimental intervention group (vocal education and vocal hygiene program) were compared. After 2 months of follow-up, a significantly higher resolution rate was observed in the intervention group (61.3% Vs 26.3%), suggesting that – even if a certain rate of spontaneous resolution can be observed, voice therapy programs have a role in affecting the outcome in a positive way 18 .…”

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“…Nevertheless, some authors highlighted that VFPs can sometimes resolve without surgery thanks to conservative treatments. Some studies suggest that voice rest, programs of voice hygiene and voice therapy can be effective in treating some vocal folds polyps 18 , 19 .…”

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“…Surgical conservative approaches include office-based fiber-endoscopic phonosurgery (FEPS) under local anesthesia with the use of microscissors and microforceps 7 , 8 , the use of endoscopic lasers such as the Potassium Titanyl Phosphate (KTP) 9 , 10 , 11 and transnasal endoscopic steroids injections (TESI) procedures 12 , 13 . Non surgical conservative therapeutic options described for VFPs include medical treatments, voice therapy and vocal hygiene programs as suggested by several authors 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 .…”

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“…This result was similar to the previous studies. [7,18] As the muscle tone and the size of the vocal cord nodule decrease with voice therapy, glottal closure improves and the MPT increases.…”

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“…If these fail, then surgery is considered. [7] It has been shown that vocal cord nodules can decrease in size or disappear with voice therapy. [8][9][10] However, according to our clinical experience, vocal cord nodules persist after voice therapy while the symptoms resolve.…”

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The efficacy of voice therapy in vocal cord nodules

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Objectives: This study aims to investigate the efficacy of voice therapy in the treatment of vocal cord nodules with subjective and objective measurements. Patients and Methods: The study included 20 female patients with vocal cord nodules. The patients were divided into two groups randomly as study and control groups. Ten patients in the study group (mean age 30.4±8.1 years; range, 21 to 47 years) received voice therapy and anti-reflux treatment. Ten patients in the control group (mean age 32.1±10.5 years; range, 18 to 49 years) received anti-reflux treatment and vocal hygiene education. Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) questionnaire was completed, the maximum phonation time (MPT) and s/z ratio were measured, acoustic and aerodynamic analyses were performed on voice recordings before and after the treatments for both groups. Pre-and post-treatment videolaryngostroboscopic examinations were performed and the results were compared. Results: Maximum phonation time increased in the study group (p=0.042) but did not change in the control group. There was no difference in either group in terms of VHI-10, s/z ratio, average fundamental frequency, mean sound pressure level or air flow rate. In the study group, one vocal cord nodule disappeared, five vocal cord nodules decreased in size, and four remained the same. In the control group, four vocal cord nodules remained the same and six decreased in size. Conclusion: The majority of the vocal cord nodules did not disappear with voice therapy while they decreased in size. We observed an increment only in the MPT.

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Vocal Hygiene Education Program Reduces Surgical Interventions for Benign Vocal Fold Lesions: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Spontaneous Vocal Fold Polyps Remission after Lockdown for Covid-19 Pandemic: Does Vocal Load Matter?

Spontaneous Vocal Fold Polyps Remission after Lockdown for Covid-19 Pandemic: Does Vocal Load Matter?

The efficacy of voice therapy in vocal cord nodules

Tone Enhancement Electro‐Fiberscope Combined with Strobe Light Source and Re‐analysis Past Images‐Tone Enhancement Dynamic Stroboscope

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