The functional state of larynx and its dynamics on the background of conservative treatment of vocalspeech profession patients with chronic tonsillitis

Abstract

Chronic tonsillitis creates conditions for the functional disorders of the voice and deterioration of its acoustic characteristics. The study of larynx functional state (video laryngostroboscopy, acoustic analysis of the voice using the LingWaves Voice Program program, and the Voice Handicap Index) in 40 patients with vocal-speech professions with simple and toxico-allergic 1 forms of chronic tonsillitis. After the course of palatine tonsils lacunaes sanation, the positive dynamics of the average values of the vibratory insufficiency index from 18 to 14 points and the DSI index from 29 to 385 points were noted. Chronic tonsillitis should be considered as one of the reasons for the development of functional dysphonia. Sanitation of lacunae of palatine tonsils improves the functional state of the vocal apparatus, which is confirmed by the results of acoustic analysis of the voice, by video laryngostroscope and VHI questionnaire.

Keywords

• chronic tonsillitis functional
• dysphonia
• acoustic analysis of the voice
• video laryngostroscopy
• voice handicap index