Patients on absolute voice rest should be aware that whispering may result in
vocal fold contact and is not an acceptable alternative to silence or soft verbal communication.
At the 18-month follow-up, videolaryngostroboscopy shows the
vocal folds after KTP laser treatment.
The ratio of polyp length to
vocal fold length at rest voice was used as a scale to compare the size of polyps.
Vocal fold immobility: A longitudinal analysis of etiology over 20 years.
(5) Finally, the region of white glottis was rotated (Figure 3(i)) and splitted into two parts (Figures 3(j) and 3(k)) according to the paramedian
vocal fold position.
Instrument test was unable to produce entire medial movement of VC especially in the posterior one-third of
vocal fold even the scar tissue in the window was fully removed until the CAJ was freed and medially rotated in one subject.
We are here describing an extraordinary achievement in an endurance form of athletics with a unilateral
vocal fold paralysis for the first time.
The
vocal folds come together and meet in the midline to close the larynx.
In 50 patients for whom 12-month vocal function data were available, significant improvement was seen in the voice handicap index; the abbreviated voice handicap index-10; maximum phonation time, which measures respiratory and sound control by having the patient hold an "ah" for as long as possible; and the S/Z ratio, an assessment of open and closed
vocal fold sounds based on how long a patient can sustain a soft "sss" sound and soft "zzz" sound.
Vocal nodules are callous-like growths that usually form in pairs, one on each
vocal fold. They form at the area that receives the most pressure when the folds come together to vibrate.