Can Vocal Therapy With Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Followed by Vocal Exercises Reduce Benign Laryngeal Lesions in Dysphonic Women?: Randomized, Blind Clinical Trial.

Purpose: To investigate the effectiveness of vocal therapy with the use of low-frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) followed by voice exercises on vocal fold lesion size, vocal quality and quality of life in dysphonic women.

Methods: 27 women with vocal nodules participated, randomized into to: experimental group (EG)-13 women who received vocal therapy with 12 sessions of 20 min of TENS application (pulse:200μs, frequency:10Hz, motor threshold intensity, electrodes positioned in the trapezius muscle [descending fibers and submandibular region, bilaterally]). Each TENS session was followed by 30 min of vocal exercises; and the Control Group (CG)- 14 women who received 12 sessions with 20 min of application of placebo TENS (same conditions EG, but without receiving the stimulus electric), followed by 30 min of vocal exercise.

Sudden deafness as a presenting symptom of acoustic neuroma: case report.

Unlabelled: Vestibular schwannoma, also known as acoustic neurinoma, is the most frequent tumor of the cerebellopontine angle, and represents 9% of all intracranial tumors.

Case Report: The authors report a case of sudden deafness with unilateral tinnitus. The patients responded to therapy with Prednisone and Pentoxifylline after the diagnosis of acoustic neurinoma by imaging exams.