The Study of Faulty Vocal Habits in Patients with Hoarsenes

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J Korean Soc Laryngol Phoniatr Logop > Volume 10(1); 1999 > Article

Journal of The Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics 1999;10(1): 12-16.

애성환자에 있어서 잘못된 발성습관에 관한 연구

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대진진료원 분당제생병원 이비인후과, 음성언어연구실

The Study of Faulty Vocal Habits in Patients with Hoarsenes

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ABSTRACT

Background and Objectives
: The common cause of voice disorders may be bad habits of phonation. faulty vocal habits might aggravate the voice disorder or make the dysphonia. Authors thought the analysis of faulty vocal habits might help to evaluate the causes and to choose the treatment methods in patients with dysphonia. Authors studied to evaluate which vocal habits were used in patients with dysphonia.
Materials and Method
s : Patients with dysphonia(N= 32) and person without dysphonia(N=20) were evaluated through pre-evaluation test by otolaryngologist and SLP. All subjects were evaluated accordingly Posture of body, expansion of cervical vein, excessive movements of thyroide prominence, position of tongue, tension of lower lip, tension of jaw, breathing pattern related with phonation.
Results
: In dysphonia group, we found 23 cases with tension of jaw, 15 cases with expansion of cervical vein, 7 cases with bad position of tongue, 3 cases with excessive movement of thyroid prominence and a lot of cases with bad breathing Pattern on Phonation. In control group, only 3 cases with bad position of tongue, 2 cases with tension of lower lip, 1 case with tension of jaw were found.
Conclusion
s : More faulty vocal habits were found in dysphonia group. Authors thought faulty vocal habits could be the cause of dysphonia and aggravate the dysphonia and the control of vocal habits would be very important in patients with dysphonia.

KEY WORDS： Faulty vocal habits;Dysphonia;