Glottic Characterisitics and Voice Complaint in the Elderly

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  • Pae Ki Hoon (Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Wang Jong Hwan (Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Choi Seong-Ho (Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Kim Sang Yoon (Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Nam Soon Yuhl (Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan)
  • 배기훈 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 왕종환 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 최승호 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 김상윤 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 남순열 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 이비인후과학교실)
  • Published : 2005.11.01

Abstract

Summary: This study evaluated the relationship between voice complaint and deviant vocal fold status with special regard to presbylarynx, in patients aged more than 60 years with pharyngeal-laryngeal complaint. The material consisted of clinical histories and images obtained by laryngoscopies of 75 patients aged more than 60 years, who had sought otorhinolaryngologic treatment. Indicative glottic characteristics of the presbylarynx, such as vocal fold bowing(VFB), prominence of vocal processes (PVP), and membranous spindle shaped glottic chink(MSC) and the presence or absence of voice complaint were analyzed Also, acoustic parameters such as fundamental frequency(Fo), jitter percent and shimmer percent were analyzed. VFB showed a strong correlation with voice complaint in male. Jitter and shimmer were correlated with VFB, PVP, MSC in female.

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