Dysphagia as a predictor of voice handicap and voice restoration in unilateral vocal fold immobility.

Objective: Dysphagia is multifactorial in unilateral vocal fold immobility (UVFI). Severe dysphagia could indicate greater functional deficits in UVFI. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association of dysphagia with the need for surgical voice restoration in patients with UVFI.

Glottic Keratosis: Significance and Identification of Laryngoscopic Findings.

Objective: Glottic keratosis poses a challenge because a decision to biopsy must weigh the likelihood of dysplasia and cancer against the voice outcome after biopsy. We determined the significance of laryngoscopic findings and agreement among clinicians to identify those specific findings.

Study Design: Retrospective case-control study.

Quantifying Subjective and Objective Measures of Singing After Different Warm-Up Durations.

Background: Performing vocal warm-ups prior to singing repertoire has been shown to change the perceived quality and acoustic parameters of the voice. To date, there are no studies that specifically compare singers' and listeners' perceptions of vocal quality after various warm-up durations.

Objective: To determine if specific warm-up durations (0, 5, 10, or 15 minutes) change subjective and objective measures of voice.

Predictors of Voice Therapy Initiation: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study.

Objectives/hypothesis: To determine predictors of voice therapy initiation.

Study Design: Cross-sectional cohort study.

Methods: All patients were evaluated in an interdisciplinary model at the University of Wisconsin Voice and Swallow Clinics between June 2016 and October 2017.

Hispanic Ethnicity as a Predictor of Voice Therapy Adherence.

Background: Voice therapy is a well-studied, evidence-based treatment in the management of voice disorders, yet it is known that adherence rates are generally decreased due to a variety of identified factors. In light of this fact, a high rate of nonadherence to voice therapy has been anecdotally observed in the Hispanic community comprising a sizable portion of the patient population in South Florida.

Objective: We sought to analyze the rates of voice therapy attendance for patients who underwent treatment for benign vocal fold nodules at a single tertiary-care academic medical center.

Prevalence of Vocal Fold Pathologies Among First-Year Singing Students Across Genres.

Objectives/hypothesis: The purpose of the study was to compare the prevalence of vocal fold pathologies among first-year singing students from the classical, musical theatre, and contemporary commercial music (CCM) genres.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study.

Methods: Videostroboscopic examinations were rated by blinded expert raters.