Dysphonia in School Teachers: An Occupational Risk Concern?

Background: School teachers are known to be at risk for dysphonia. However, they do not always get the benefits that are guaranteed to people with occupational diseases. Objective parameters attempting to quantify the condition are a requirement.

A Case Report of Rare Vocal Cord Hemangioendothelioma in a Paediatric Larynx.

Hemangioendothelioma (HEM) is a vascular tumour which is locally aggressive with a low-grade malignant potential. We present a rare case of HEM arising from the vocal cord of a 10-year-old female child. Video laryngoscopy clearly showed a large vocal cord polyp-like mass attached to middle one-third of left cord.

Hyperfunctional Laryngeal Behavior: Is It the Cause or Consequence of Vocal Fold Polyps?

Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between arytenoid adduction asymmetry (AAA) and the demographic and morphological characteristics of true vocal fold (TVF) polyps and establish the cause and effect relationship between AAA and TVF polyps.

Methods: Videolaryngostroboscopic findings of 163 patients with TVF polyps were retrospectively reviewed and categorized into Group 1 with AAA or Group 2 without AAA. Demographic details, clinicomorphological polyp characteristics, supraglottic phenomena, and AAA attributes were analyzed.

"Innocent" arytenoid adduction asymmetry: An etiological survey.

Purpose: To estimate the incidence of "innocent" arytenoid adduction asymmetry (AAA) among patients presenting at a laryngology clinic, identify its association with demographic characteristics, symptomatology and various clinical/pathological conditions and thereby determine its clinical significance.

Methods: A prospective comparative observational clinical study was conducted. Group 1 included patients presenting at the Department of Laryngology, identified with a primary diagnosis and coexisting "innocent" AAA i.

Observations from a pediatric dysphagia clinic: Characteristics of children at risk of aspiration pneumonia.

Objectives: The clinical variables that are predictive of aspiration pneumonia are not clear in the pediatric population. This study was conducted in order to identify the demographic, clinical, and radiological risk factors for the development of aspiration pneumonia in children referred to the dysphagia clinic.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of medical records of 88 children referred to the dysphagia clinic who had undergone videofluroscopic swallow study (VFSS).

Interdisciplinary Telemedicine in the Management of Dysphagia in Head and Neck.

The study considered the feasibility and impact of interdisciplinary telemedicine discussions in the management of post-treatment dysphagia in patients with head and neck tumors. This is a retrospective analysis of patients with persistent dysphagia after treatment for head and neck pathology, at an institute in India. The cases were discussed in the telemedicine meeting conducted between host institute and a second unit in the United States.

Persistent post-stroke dysphagia treated with cricopharyngeal myotomy.

Post-stroke dysphagia is a common problem after stroke. About 8-13% patients have persistent dysphagia and are unable to return to pre-stroke diet even after 6 months of stroke. Use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) may be required in these patients, which may be psychologically unacceptable and impair the quality of life.