[The usage of modern physioterapeutic methods of rehabilitation in treatment of chosen kinds of dysphonia].

Unlabelled: Voice quality disorders--dysphonias are the significant problem from therapeutic, social and economic point of view. The routine therapy does not always bring spectacular effects. The important role play the innovative methods supporting therapy of voice quality disorders.

[The impact of vibratory stimulation therapy on voice quality in hyperfunctional occupational dysphonia].

Unlabelled: Hyperfunctional dysphonia is the most frequent type of occupational functional dysphonia. Pharmacotherapy, physiotherapy and psychotherapy are used in the treatment of occupational dysphonia. Vibratory massages of the regions of the larynx relax the external muscles of neck, which have an indirect impact on the tension of the vocal folds.

Videostroboscopic and morphological aspects of voice disturbances in patients with larynx atrophy and coexisting hypopharynx cancer.

Vocal folds play a crucial role in voice production. The physiological vibrations of vocal folds depend on the unchanged multilayered structure of the vocal folds mucosa. Morphological changes of mucosa are the cause of voice quality disorders - dysphonia.

Morphological aspects of the euphonic voice.

The high quality of a euphonic voice is the result of complex interactions between many organs and systems. Vibrating vocal folds play a crucial role in this process. Their physiological motion is conditioned by the presence of the layered structure of laryngeal mucosa.

[Assessment of speech and linguistic disorders in patients with cochlear implant--preliminary results].

Unlabelled: Cochlear Implant (CI) is the most advanced technical solution in the treatment of profound hearing loss and deafness in patients of all age groups. The aim of the study was to analyse the speech and linguistic disorders in adults with pre- and postlingual deafness rehabilitated with Cochlear implant (CI).

Material And Methods: 21 adults with pre- (I group) and postlingual (II group) deafness deriving no benefit from hearing aids participated in this study.

[Analysis of comparison between different kinds of alaryngeal speech in laryngectomized patients with euphonic speech].

Unlabelled: The aim of the rehabilitation in laryngectomized patients is to produce phonatory communication. It is important to choose the optimal method of rehabilitation. Most of the patients use the oesophageal or pharyngeal speech as an effect of natural rehabilitation with vocalistic method.

[Qualitative analysis of voice and speech in patients with cochlear implant-- preliminary results].

Unlabelled: Verbal communication depends on a good function of voice and speech organs. Cochlear implant system (CI) is the most advanced treatment method in receptive deafness in patients of all age groups.

The Aim Of The Study: To analyze the voice and speech before and after CI adjusted for time of onset of deafness (pre- and postlingual).

[Rehabilitation of voice at paralytic dysphonia--case report].

Paralytic dysphonia is a voice disorder created as a result of neurogenic injury of the neuromuscular larynx organ, owing to the laryngeal nerves paralysis or paresis. It is of the most serious voice producing larynx organ lesions. The paper presents the case of 53-year-old patient with a total neurogenic traumatic left vocal cord paralysis.

[The voice and speech quality in laryngectomy patients rehabilitated with second generation voice prosthesis].

Unlabelled: Voice rehabilitation with the application of voice prostheses is a method of choice in surgical rehabilitation of patients following total laryngectomy.

The Aim Of The Study: To compare voice quality and fistula speech with use of second generation voice prostheses to voice and esophageal speech in patients rehabilitated with vocal method.

Material And Methods: The following study comprised 37 patients with fistula speech (group I).

[Voice quality evaluation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome treated with uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP)].

Material And Methods: The evaluation of voice quality of 22 patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), who underwent uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP), was performed. The voice quality was assessed before the operation, and 1 month and 6-months after the procedure. The grade of dysphonia was determined on a six-grade dysphonia scale according to the Union of European Phoniatricians.