Voice changes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review

Abstract

The article addresses the issue of voice changes during the COVID-19 pandemic in patients and convalescents and briefly presents information on voice disorders are their causes. According to the literature, voice changes (phonasthenia, dysphonia, and aphonia) are not uncommon in patients with coronavirus infection, although less common than the typical COVID-19 symptoms, and the incidence of voice change is proportional to the disease severity and can persist in convalescents. Therefore, it requires an additional emphasis on identifying the cause of this symptom and proper treatment/medical rehabilitation of such patients. In the context of treatment in patients with various voice disorders, both functional (phonasthenia) and organic (dysphonia/aphonia), Homeovox can be helpful since its effectiveness has also been proved in treating laryngitis associated with the new coronavirus infection.

Keywords

• voice disorders
• phonasthenia
• dysphonia
• aphonia
• coronavirus infection
• covid-19
• laryngitis
• homeovox