Comparison of subjective assessment of voice disorders and objective voice measurement.

Background: Apart from perceptual and acoustic parameters of a voice disorder, the patient's individual concerns are important because dysphonia can lead to relevant mental and physical stress. The purpose of our study was to analyze the relationship between patients' self-assessed concerns over different voice disorders and objective acoustic parameters of their voice.

Methods: The Voice Handicap Index 12 (VHI-12) and the Göttingen Hoarseness Diagram (GHD) were evaluated in 226 patients with voice disorders.