Background Hoarseness (dysphonia) is the reason for about 1% of all consultations in
primary care. It has many causes, ranging from self-limited laryngitis to malignant tumors of …

Purpose The purpose of this viewpoint article is to facilitate research on vocal hyperfunction
(VH). VH is implicated in the most commonly occurring types of voice disorders, but there …

Background/objective An adult with vocal fold nodules can suffer from hoarseness,
breathiness and vocal fatigue, which, in turn, significantly affects their vocal participation as …

Objectives This pilot study examined voice outcomes and patient perceptions after intensive
voice therapy for vocal fold nodules via telepractice. Study Design. Pilot, within-subjects …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of preliminary reports
showing that glottal aerodynamic measures can identify pathophysiological phonatory …

Purpose Previous work using ambulatory voice recordings has shown no differences in
average vocal behavior between patients with phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction and …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to 1) describe the age-and sex-specific occurrence
of laryngeal pathologies in a treatment-seeking pediatric population in the voice unit of …

Phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction (PVH) is associated with chronic misuse and/or abuse
of voice that can result in lesions such as vocal fold nodules. The clinical aerodynamic …

Objectives: Clinical management of phonotraumatic vocal fold lesions (nodules, polyps) is
based largely on assumptions that abnormalities in habitual levels of sound pressure level …

BACKGROUND: Vocal Nodules (VN) are a functional voice disorder associated with voice
misuse and abuse in children. There are few reports addressing vocal parameters in …