Summary
Introduction
Voice problems are very common among teachers, and etiology-based methods are used
in the diagnosis and treatment process. Our study aims to reveal the changes in subjective
voice analysis during the diagnosis and treatment process of dysphonia in lower primary
school teachers.
Methods
The nature of the study is a prospective observational one designed for lower primary
school teachers in Kahramanmaraş conducted between the year 2015 and 2019 and evaluations
for parameters including sociodemographic characteristics, laryngeal lesions and pre-
and post-treatment scales such as Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10), Reflux Symptom
Index (RSI) and Hospital-Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) for treatment subgroups were
made. Statistical analysis was analyzed using SPSS.
Results
Three hundred and fifty-one lower primary school teachers were included in the study.
A statistically significant difference was found for the development of dysphonia
in terms of sociodemographic features such as smoking, professional experience and
crowdedness of classroom. Changes in RSI, VHI-10 and HADS values after treatment were
clinically significant in all treatment groups. While there was a significant post-treatment
improvement in terms of RSI in patients with granuloma and laryngopharyngeal reflux
disorders, the VHI-10, and HADS assessments revealed a significant difference in clinical
recovery compared to laryngeal lesions.
Conclusion
The RSI, VHI-10 and HADS values for various laryngeal pathologies were found to be
high in dysphonic teachers. An improvement was observed in the scale scores upon the
application of treatment modalities. This situation emphasizes the importance of questionnaire
survey in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up process of dysphonia.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: December 18, 2020
Accepted:
December 3,
2020
Footnotes
The study was done in the department of ENT Kahramanmaraş sütçü imam university faculty of medicine. Each of the authors has contributed to, read and approved this manuscript. None of the authors has any conflict of interest, financial or otherwise. This manuscript is original and it, or any part of it, has not been previously published; nor is it under consideration for publication elsewhere.
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