Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  1998 Sep;41(9):1199-1203.

Treatment Effects of Group Voice Therapy

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, Pundang Jesaeng Hospital, Daejin Medical Center, Kyonggido, Korea. cmahn@dmc.or.kr
  • 2Department ofOtolaryngology, Nowon Eulji Hospital, Eulji Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Functional voice disorders usually occur as results of hyperkinetic movements of the vocal apparatus. The best treatment of these diseases is voice therapy. But the classical voice therapy has many difficulties for laryngologist to put in operation. The aims of this study were to investigate of the effects of group voice therapy that laryngologist can use to treat many patients in limited time.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We performed group voice therapy and classical voice therapy on 129 patients, and compared the results according to age, sex, past history, symptoms, physical examination, patients' subjective evaluation, perceptual evaluation of voice, and maximal phonation time.
RESULTS
Patients' subjective evaluation, perceptual evaluation, pathologic findings of larynx, maximal phonation time showed superior results in group voice therapy.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study indicate that the group voice therapy is an effective treatment method laryngologists can use for hyperfunctional voice disorders.

Keyword

Group voice therapy; Functional voice disorders; Laryngologist

MeSH Terms

Humans
Hyperkinesis
Larynx
Phonation
Physical Examination
Voice Disorders
Voice*
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