Summary
Objectives
Health-related factors are part of the multifactorial background of dysphonia in children.
Respiratory tract infections affect the same systems and structures that are used
for voice production. The purpose of this study was to investigate if the number of
respiratory tract infections or the viral etiology were significant predictors for
a more hoarse voice quality.
Methods
The participants were 4-year-old children who participated in the multidisciplinary
STEPS study (Steps to the Healthy Development and Well-being of Children) where they
were followed up from pregnancy or birth to 4 years of age. Data were collected through
questionnaires and a health diary filled in by the parents. Some of the children were
followed up more intensively for respiratory tract infections during the first 2 years
of life, and nasal swab samples were taken at the onset of respiratory symptoms. Our
participants were 489 of these children who had participated in the follow-up for
at least 1 year and for whom data on respiratory tract infections and data on voice
quality were available.
Results
The number of hospitalizations due to respiratory tract infections was a significant
predictor for a more hoarse voice quality. Neither the number of rhinovirus infections
nor the number of respiratory syncytial virus infections was statistically significant
predictors for a more hoarse voice quality.
Conclusions
Based on our results, we would suggest including questions on the presence of respiratory
tract infections that have led to hospitalization in the pediatric voice anamnesis.
Whether the viral etiology of respiratory tract infections is of importance or not
requires further research.
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Publication history
Published online: March 02, 2018
Accepted:
January 18,
2018
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