Polish Translation and Validation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and the Tinnitus Functional Index.

The need for validated measures enabling clinicians to classify tinnitus patients according to the severity of tinnitus and screen the progress of therapies in our country led us to translate into Polish and to validate two tinnitus questionnaires, namely the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and the Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI). The original English versions of the questionnaires were translated into Polish and translated back to English by three independent translators. These versions were then finalized by the authors into a Polish THI (THI-Pl) and a Polish TFI (TFI-Pl).

Analysis of inner ear potassium recycling genes as potential factors associated with tinnitus.

Unlabelled: Tinnitus is defined as a perception of sound in the absence of an external acoustic stimulus. Several factors are known to influence tinnitus, e.g.

Acoustic analysis with vocal loading test in occupational voice disorders: outcomes before and after voice therapy.

Objective: To assess the usefulness of acoustic analysis with vocal loading test for evaluating the treatment outcomes in occupational voice disorders.

Methods: Fifty-one female teachers with dysphonia were examined (Voice Handicap Index--VHI, laryngovideostroboscopy and acoustic analysis with vocal loading) before and after treatment. The outcomes of teachers receiving vocal training (group I) were referred to outcomes of group II receiving only voice hygiene instructions.

The effectiveness of voice therapy for teachers with dysphonia.

Objective: An incorrect voice emission is a risk factor for developing occupational voice disorders. The study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of voice therapy in female teachers with dysphonia.

Methods: The study comprised 133 subjects with voice disorders, taking part in a vocal training programme.

Evaluation of voice acoustic parameters related to the vocal-loading test in professionally active teachers with dysphonia.

Introduction: Teachers are at risk of developing voice disorders. A clinical battery of vocal function tests should include non-invasive and accurate measurements. The quantitative methods (e.