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84. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie e. V.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie e. V.

08.05. - 12.05.2013, Nürnberg

Voice disorder in professional classical singers and videolaryngostroboscopic results

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  • corresponding author Zaharia Klodiana - Universal Hospital Tirana, Tirana, Albania
  • Shehi Agim - public health institution, Tirana, Albania
  • Radovani Pjerin - Mother Theresa Universitary Hospital, Tirana, Albania

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. 84. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. Nürnberg, 08.-12.05.2013. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2013. Doc13hnod604

doi: 10.3205/13hnod604, urn:nbn:de:0183-13hnod6041

Veröffentlicht: 15. April 2013

© 2013 Klodiana et al.
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Introduction: Professional voice users often present to otolaryngologists and laryngologists with specific voice complaints. This study examines the incidence of laryngeal pathology among classical professional singers.

Methods:At the State Opera of Tirana, volunteers were recruited for a "free strobovideolaryngoscopic examination." All volunteers completed a specific de-tailed questionnaire of their vocal and medical history and underwent strobovideolaryngoscopic examination. After completion of the questionnaire, a rigid strobovideolaryngoscopic examination was performed. All examinations were performed using the Kay Pentax 70° rigid telescope and strobovideolaryngoscopic examinations were completed in 84 volunteers, 28 of whom had voice complaints and 46 of whom perceived their voices to be normal. Singers were asked to report whether they ever had a previously diagnosed voice problem and whether they had any vocal disability within the year prior to the study. It was found that singers working more than 5 hours/day were 2.8 times more likely to have had a history of vocal disability in the year preceding the study .

Results: Vocal fold masses were common among the asymptomatic professional singers. Evidence of reflux laryngitis was a common finding among both symptomatic and asymptomatic singers.These findings are congruent with the assumption that classical singers are more likely to experience and/or notice subtle voice changes and suffer disability from them, which suggests that they should always consult the laryngologist and stay in close with phoniater also.

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