Journal Reviews

Bothersome ‘burping’ – speech therapy may help

1 January 2019 | | Abdominal breathing, Air inhalation, Air injection, Deglutition, Deglutition disorders, Glottal closure, Speech therapy, Supragastric belching

Most people experience belching as a normal phenomenon, often after eating or drinking carbonated drinks in particular. However, separate to this normal physiological phenomenon, some people experience belches that can occur much more frequently (up to 20 times a minute)...

Long-term results of injection laryngoplasty with polydimethylsiloxane (Vox) for unilateral vocal fold paralysis

9 October 2017 | | Endoscopic injection laryngoplasty, Injection laryngoplasty, Polydimethylsiloxane, Speech therapy, Vocal fold paralysis

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is widely used for vocal cord injections to treat patients with a vocal cord palsy. It is commercially available as the Vox implant system. Alternative compounds that can be employed include hyaluronic acid and calcium hydroxyapatite (Radiesse Voice)....