The study included patients with laryngeal cancer (stage III-IV) after laryngectomy. They underwent vocal rehabilitation assisted by biological monitoring using mathematical modeling and computer technology. EORTS QLQ-C30 questionnaires 30 (version 3.0) were used to assess quality of life as a tool of rehabilitative effect evaluation (special QLQ-N&N35 for head and neck tumor patients). Physical, psychological, social and symptomatic parameters were followed through the stages of vocal rehabilitation. On completion of therapy, patients spoke freely; 68% of them recovered their social and professional status.
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J Clin Med
December 2024
Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Miyagi, Japan.
Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy remains a significant complication following minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Despite advancements in surgical techniques and lymphadenectomy precision, the incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy has not been improved. Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy predominantly affects the left side and may lead to unilateral or bilateral vocal cord paralysis, resulting in hoarseness, dysphagia, and an increased risk of aspiration pneumonia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Speech Lang Hear Res
January 2025
Center for Speech and Language Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium.
Purpose: The aim was to determine and compare the short-term effects of two intensive semi-occluded vocal tract (SOVT) programs, "straw phonation" (SP) and "resonant voice therapy" (RVT), on the phonation of children with vocal fold nodules.
Method: A pretest-posttest randomized controlled study design was used. Thirty children aged 6-12 years were randomly assigned to the SP group ( = 11), RVT group ( = 11), or control group receiving indirect treatment ( = 8) for their voice problems.
Drug Des Devel Ther
January 2025
Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
J Commun Disord
December 2024
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Centre for Speech and Language Sciences, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, Ghent 9000, Belgium; Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Objective: Unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) frequently causes severe dysphonia, which necessitates multidisciplinary treatment. Literature on outcomes of interventions has primarily focused on vocal fold motility or instrumental vocal outcomes, but the perspectives of patients about the treatment process have not yet been investigated. The purpose of the study was therefore to explore patient experiences with healthcare for UVFP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Otolaryngol
December 2024
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China; Institute of Otolaryngology of Tianjin, Tianjin, China; Key Laboratory of Auditory Speech and Balance Medicine, Tianjin, China; Key Clinical Discipline of Tianjin (Otolaryngology), Tianjin, China; Otolaryngology Clinical Quality Control Centre, Tianjin, China.
Purpose: To use deep learning technology to design and implement a model that can automatically classify laryngoscope images and assist doctors in diagnosing laryngeal diseases.
Materials And Methods: The experiment was based on 3057 images (normal, glottic cancer, granuloma, Reinke's Edema, vocal cord cyst, leukoplakia, nodules and polyps) from the dataset Laryngoscope8. A classification model based on deep neural networks was developed and tested.
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