Eltaf Ayça Özbal Koç1, Bülent Koç2, Selim Erbek1. 1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. 2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pendik Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In our experience Allergic Rhinitis (AR) patients suffer from voice problems more than health subjects. AIMS: To investigate the acoustic analysis of voice, stroscopic findings of larynx and Voice Handicap Index scores in allergic rhinitis patients compared with healthy controls. STUDY DESIGN: Case-control study. METHODS: Thirty adult patients diagnosed with perennial allergic rhinitis were compared with 30 age- and sex-matched healthy controls without allergy. All assessments were performed in the speech physiology laboratory and the testing sequence was as follows: 1. Voice Handicap Index (VHI) questionnaire, 2. Laryngovideostroboscopy, 3. Acoustic analyses. RESULTS: No difference was observed between the allergic rhinitis and control groups regarding mean Maximum Phonation Time (MPT) values, Fo values, and stroboscopic assessment (p>0.05). On the other hand, mean VHI score (p=0.001) and s/z ratio (p=0.011) were significantly higher in the allergic rhinitis group than in controls. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that the presence of allergies could have effects on laryngeal dysfunction and voice-related quality of life.
BACKGROUND: In our experience Allergic Rhinitis (AR) patients suffer from voice problems more than health subjects. AIMS: To investigate the acoustic analysis of voice, stroscopic findings of larynx and Voice Handicap Index scores in allergic rhinitispatients compared with healthy controls. STUDY DESIGN: Case-control study. METHODS: Thirty adult patients diagnosed with perennial allergic rhinitis were compared with 30 age- and sex-matched healthy controls without allergy. All assessments were performed in the speech physiology laboratory and the testing sequence was as follows: 1. Voice Handicap Index (VHI) questionnaire, 2. Laryngovideostroboscopy, 3. Acoustic analyses. RESULTS: No difference was observed between the allergic rhinitis and control groups regarding mean Maximum Phonation Time (MPT) values, Fo values, and stroboscopic assessment (p>0.05). On the other hand, mean VHI score (p=0.001) and s/z ratio (p=0.011) were significantly higher in the allergic rhinitis group than in controls. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that the presence of allergies could have effects on laryngeal dysfunction and voice-related quality of life.
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Allergic rhinitis; dysphonia; voice handicap index
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