Voice Problems Among School Teachers employing the Tele-teaching Modality.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of voice problems among teachers in Riyadh during tele-teaching and examine the relationship between the Voice Handicap Index 10 (VHI10) scores and a variety of risk factors believed to be related to voice problems. We also assessed awareness of voice hygiene and therapy among teachers.

Study Design: An observational cross-sectional study conducted using a multistage random sampling method among Riyadh school teachers who taught by tele-teaching for a minimum of one year.

Validation and Cultural Adaptation of the Arabic Version of the Aging Voice Index.

Background: The aging voice index (AVI) is a 23-item self-administered, patient-reported outcome measure. It was developed in the English language to assess the impact of voice disorders on the elderly population.

Objectives: This study aimed to develop an Arabic version of the AVI (A-AVI), test its reliability and validity, and assess its psychometric aspects in Arabic-speaking elderly persons with voice disorders.

Tertiary center experience with primary endoscopic laryngoplasty in pediatric acquired subglottic stenosis and literature review.

Background And Objectives: To share our experience with primary endoscopic laryngoplasty in pediatric acquired subglottic stenosis and critically review the previously published studies.

Setting: Tertiary Referral Centers, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective case series study was conducted, where the case notes of all pediatric patients who underwent endoscopic management as a primary surgical intervention for acquired subglottic stenosis (SGS) from 2004 to 2014 were reviewed.