Comparison of Acoustic and Stroboscopic Findings and Voice Handicap Index between Allergic Rhinitis Patients and Controls
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BACKGROUND: In our experience Allergic Rhinitis (AR) patients suffer from voice problems more than health subjects. AIMS: To investigate the acoustic analysis of voice, stroscopic findings of larynx and Voice Handicap Index scores in allergic rhinitis patients compared with healthy controls. STUDY DESIGN: Case-control study. METHODS: Thirty adult patients diagnosed with perennial allergic rhinitis were compared with 30 age- and sex-matched healthy controls without allergy. All assessments were performed in the speech physiology laboratory and the testing sequence was as follows: 1. Voice Handicap Index (VHI) questionnaire, 2. Laryngovideostroboscopy, 3. Acoustic analyses. RESULTS: No difference was observed between the allergic rhinitis and control groups regarding mean Maximum Phonation Time (MPT) values, Fo values, and stroboscopic assessment (p>0.05). On the other hand, mean VHI score (p=0.001) and s/z ratio (p=0.011) were significantly higher in the allergic rhinitis group than in controls. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that the presence of allergies could have effects on laryngeal dysfunction and voice-related quality of life.
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Several studies reported higher Voice Handicap Index scores in allergic rhinitis patients compared with control subjects.
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- Authors
- Ozbal Koc, E. A., Koc, B., & Erbek, S.
- Affiliations
- Başkent University (TR)
- ORCID
- Erbek, Selim
- Venue
- Balkan Medical Journal
- Publisher
- AVES Publishing Co.
- Published
- 2015-01-15
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 340-344
- ISSN
- 1301-3149 (ISSN-L)
- 2146-3123
- 2146-3131
- PMC
- PMC4318406
- OpenAlex
- W2085540427
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 1.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Balkan Medical Journal (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Voice and Speech Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Keywords
- allergic rhinitis, voice disorders, Voice Handicap Index, acoustic voice analysis, laryngeal dysfunction, voice-related quality of life, s/z ratio, maximum phonation time, fundamental frequency
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