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Parameters Used For Objective Acoustic Vocal Analysis In Paediatric Patients with Bronchiectasis

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https://doi.org/10.32448/entupdates.528044
Faruk Calim, O., Selim Yıldırım, Y., Gedik, Özge, Çakır, E., & Özturan, O. (2019). Parameters Used For Objective Acoustic Vocal Analysis In Paediatric Patients with Bronchiectasis. ENT Updates, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.32448/entupdates.528044
Volume 9 Issue 1 (2019)
Copyright (c) 2019 Omer Faruk Calim, Yavuz Selim Yıldırım, Özge Gedik, Erkan Çakır, Orhan Özturan
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Authors

  • Omer Faruk Calim
    Bezmialem Vakif University, Medical faculty, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Yavuz Selim Yıldırım Dogus University, Medical Faculty, ENT Department, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Özge Gedik Bezmialem Vakif University, Health Science Faculty, Department of Audiology, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Erkan Çakır Bezmialem Vakif University, Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Orhan Özturan Bezmialem Vakif University, Medical faculty, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

Objectives: Bronchiectasis typically manifests with persistent coughing, pus-filled discharge, lethargy, dyspnoea, sternal pain, haemoptysis and dilated airways. Such symptoms can adversely affect the quality of life and voice characteristics of sufferers from bronchiectasis. This study had as its objective the objective comparison of vocal differences between healthy children and those with bronchiectasis.

Methods: The parameters examined were jitter, percentage jitter, shimmer, noise-to-harmonics ratio (NHR), voice turbulence index (VTI), and soft phonation index (SPI). Data from the cases and controls were compared by means of paired t-tests.

Results: The mean age for the cases was 11.53 years. In terms of absolute jitter, percentage jitter, shimmer and SPI, no differences were detected at the level of statistical significance. However, the NHR and VTI did differ between cases and controls at the level of statistical significance.

Conclusion: The research reveals that an holistic approach has an influence on patient outcomes. Sufferers from bronchiectasis experience vocal alterations, especially with respect to NHR and VTI, the values of which were raised in comparison with healthy controls.

Keywords:

Acoustic analysis voice hoarseness bronchiectasis