Journal Reviews

What is the optimum duration of voice rest after microlaryngoscopy procedures?

1 March 2017 | | Voice rest, Stimulation, Phonomicrosurgery, Fibroblast, Voice therapy

Recent survey data looking at the opinions and practices of otolaryngologists in the US and the UK demonstrate that there is a wide variation in recommendations made for voice rest after vocal fold surgery. In the US, the most common...

Voice therapy is an effective treatment for presbyphonia

1 January 2017 | | Aged vocal fold atrophy, Multidimensional analysis, Vocal function exercises, Voice therapy

The quality of an individual’s voice often declines with age. This deterioration occurs firstly as a result of vocal fold atrophy secondary to histologic alteration of the vocal fold mucosa as well as atrophy of the laryngeal musculature. Phonatory efficiency...

The benefits of early voice therapy for unilateral vocal cord paralysis

1 November 2015 | | Unilateral vocal fold paralysis, Voice therapy

This retrospective review of voice outcomes following a diagnosis of unilateral vocal fold paralysis divided patients into three groups according to the time of initiation of voice therapy following the onset of paralysis. The ‘early’ group started voice therapy within...