Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2020.59.s1.02
Voice Outcomes as a Results of Voice Therapy after Lobectomy and Thyroidectomy
Ana Bonetti
; Department of Logopedics, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb
Ivana Šimić
; Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Zagreb University Hospital Centre
Tamara Živković-Ivanović
; Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Zagreb University Hospital Centre
Abstract
Voice disorders are among the most common complications of thyroid surgery. It is therefore advisable to continuously monitor and report the outcomes of voice rehabilitation among people who underwent thyroid surgery in order to recognize which specific clinical actions are necessary to give those patients the maximum chance to restore quality of life. The aim of this study was to examine the outcomes of voice therapy in 35 persons (26 women and 9 men) aged between 20 and 75
years after total thyroidectomy or lobectomy. Multidimensional voice assessment using the GRBAS scale, Voice Handicap Index questionnaire, and acoustic analysis was carried out before and after voice therapy, which included relaxation and breathing exercises, laryngeal massage, resonance therapy, and the employment of the digital compression method. Since the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test showed significant improvements in all voice parameters after voice therapy, voice rehabilitation seems to be the essential clinical activity for thyroid surgery patients who suffer from voice disorders postoperatively.
Keywords
thyroid surgery, voice disorders, voice therapy
Hrčak ID:
247785
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Publication date:
1.11.2020.
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