Voice disorders among the professional voice users
- VernacularTitle: ТӨВӨНХИЙН ЭМГЭГТЭЙ ДУУНЫ МЭРГЭЖЛИЙН ХҮМҮҮСТ ХИЙСЭН СУДАЛГАА
- Author:
Uyanga G
1
;
Byambasuren L
Author Information
1. First central hospital of Mongolia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Voice change, professional voice user, voise disorder
- From:Innovation
2015;ENT(1):24-26
- CountryMongolia
- Language:mongolian
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Abstract:
In modern society there is an increasing demand for oral communication in many professions. Professional voice users aren’t limited to teachers, ministers, salesmen, telemarketers, telephone operators, actors, singers, radio/TV announcers and attorneys. Problems reported by professional voice users are varied and may include hoarseness, voice breaks or cracks, voice loss, weak voiceand vocal fatigue. There are no studies done about the professional voice users in Mongolia. The purpose of this research that was to examine loading effect of work and additional loading factors. We were studied about comparison between normal groups and voice changes groups. Ninety seven professional voice users participated in this study. Half had singers group and half were found to haveteachers group. We used to the voice handicap index (VHI ) score and videolaryngoscopy and other general questionnaire.We studies voice change of the 97 professional voice users. We diagnosed voice disoeders by videolaryngoscopy and voice handicap index. We collected the data base in SPSS 22 and Microsoft excel programs.Major risk factor for voice change was use hormonal medicine. From 97 patients were predominantly diagnosed disease 14,4% reflux laryngit, 15.5% vocal fold nodule, 23.7% acute laryngit. Most of the patients had mild levels changes of voice handicap index.Voice disorders are common in professional voice users. So steroid use increase the risk of voice disorder in professional voice users.
