Endo-extralaryngeal Laterofixation of the Vocal Folds in Patients with Bilateral Vocal Fold Immobility.

Background: Bilateral vocal fold paralysis can result in shortness of breath and severe dyspnea which can be life-threatening.

Patients And Methods: Thirty-five patients with bilateral vocal fold paralysis who underwent endo-extralaryngeal laterofixation according to Lichtenberger were retrospectively analyzed regarding etiology, symptoms, treatment and complications.

Results: In 27 patients, laterofixation of the vocal cord alone was performed.

Comparability of Computer-Supported Concurrent Voice Analysis.

Objective: The assessment of vocal ability parameters can be made easier and more objective by computer-supported analysis systems. For this, multiple commercially available systems exist. But how strongly do the measured results of one method differ from the results of another and is the evaluation result of one method replaceable by or directly comparable with another?

Patients And Methods: 15 women aged 20-55 years and 15 men aged 18-56 years took part in this prospective study.

Influence of postconceptional age on universal newborn hearing screening in NICU-babies.

The feasibility of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) using automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) devices in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is already well demonstrated. The aim of this study was to find out whether the postconceptional age (PCA) of the babies at the time of the AABR measurement has an influence on the measuring results and to determine the earliest time point for a reliable hearing screening in preterm neonates. Hearing screening measurements of 634 neonates (NICU-Babies) were included.

Preliminary results of a computer-assisted vocal load test with 10-min test duration.

Nowadays, many occupations require a high vocal loading capacity. Therefore, it becomes increasingly important to have suitable test procedures for the vocal load, which can be executed with a low personnel and temporal expenditure. Patients with decreased vocal loading capacity were distinguished from test persons free of voice complaints with a 15-min test.

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.