[Etiopathogenetic treatment of professional singers with vocal nodules].

The article deals with optimization of treatment policy for professional singers. The survey sample is 67 singers with vocal nodules of the age from 24 to 42 and the length of time worked from 3 to 28 years. The following methods are used: questionnaire survey (professional anamnesis, voice evaluation according to Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Spielberg-Hanin test), microlaryngoscopy, video endolaringostroboscopy, voice acoustic analysis (MDVP Kay Pentax system). The algorithm and evaluation criteria of vocal nodules treatment efficiency for the singers taking into account the specific character of their professional activity are proposed.