Hamdan Abdul-Latif, Sibai Abla M, Srour Zaher M, Sabra Omar A, Deeb Reem A
Department of Otolaryngology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.
Saudi Med J. 2007 Mar;28(3):422-8.
To look at the prevalence and impact of voice problems on teachers and assessing the teachers knowledge on vocal hygiene and habits, as well as which parameters mostly triggered the seeking of medical attention and how family doctors could intervene in this spectrum.
A survey that consists of 16 questions was used to look at the prevalence and impact of voice problems on teachers and to identify the associated risk factors at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, during the year 2005.
A considerable proportion (46%) perceived their voice as fair or worse, and 79% had never consulted a throat specialist. Voice disorders affected most of teachers particularly on their job. The mean number of vocal habits per person was estimated at 2.4 with smoking being the most common (38.7%). Two thirds of teachers were unaware of more than half the factors that can negatively affect their voice. Symptoms exceeding 6 months significantly increased the probability of consulting a physician by 2.5 folds.
Family physicians can reduce the prevalence of vocal dysfunction in teachers through education and by pointing the various symptoms necessitating a specialist's early consultation especially when history of smoking is present.
研究嗓音问题在教师中的患病率及其影响，评估教师对嗓音卫生和习惯的了解情况，以及哪些因素最常促使他们寻求医疗帮助，以及家庭医生如何在这方面进行干预。
2005年在黎巴嫩贝鲁特美国大学进行了一项包含16个问题的调查，以研究嗓音问题在教师中的患病率及其影响，并确定相关风险因素。
相当一部分（46%）教师认为自己的嗓音状况一般或更差，79%的教师从未咨询过喉科专家。嗓音障碍对大多数教师产生了影响，尤其是在工作方面。每人平均有2.4种嗓音习惯，其中吸烟最为常见（38.7%）。三分之二的教师对超过一半可能对嗓音产生负面影响的因素并不知晓。症状持续超过6个月会使咨询医生的可能性显著增加2.5倍。
家庭医生可以通过教育以及指出各种需要早期咨询专科医生的症状，尤其是在有吸烟史的情况下，来降低教师嗓音功能障碍的患病率。
