Elhendi HW, Vázquez MI, Rodríguez CD, Santos PS

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the perceptual characteristics of voice in patients diagnosed with vocal nodules before and after the vocal treatment and their relationship with the clinical course.
Patients and method We analyzed the perceptual voice profile using the GRBAS scale in 97 dysphonic patients diagnosed with vocal nodules before and after the vocal treatment. We studied the relationship between the evolution of the GRBAS scale and the clinical course evaluated by objective and subjective measures.
Results We observed that the vocal nodules affect the five areas of GRBAS scale and in most cases the degree of impairment was mild or moderate. After the vocal treatment the five aspects of the scale improved significantly in most patients and it seems to be a statistically significant relationship with the clinical improvement demonstrated by objective and subjective measures.
Conclusion Systematic perceptual evaluation of voice by GRBAS scale is a practical, reliable and easy method to evaluate patients with vocal nodules and to assess their evolution after the treatment, so it should always be included in all basic multidimensional protocols for the study of common dysphonia.

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