Kandoğan Tolga
Department of Otolaryngology, Izmir Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2007;17(1):13-7.
The results of objective and subjective evaluation of postoperative vocal function were assessed in patients treated with thyroplasty for the correction of sulcus vocalis.
Six patients (5 males, 1 female; mean age 26 years; range 18 to 34 years) underwent thyroplasty for sulcus vocalis. Voice evaluations were performed one week before and two months after surgery. None of the patients had voice therapy before evaluations in the postoperative period. The mean follow-up period was 14.8 months.
Compared to the preoperative values, postoperative voice handicap index scores were significantly different (p=0.002). However, the difference between the dysphonia severity index (DSI) scores were not significant (p=0.810).
A subjective rather than an objective improvement was observed in voice. Our results suggest that, in the evaluation of voice patients, therapeutic success should not be based only on objective criteria, but subjective criteria should also be considered.
对接受甲状成形术治疗声带沟矫正的患者术后嗓音功能的客观和主观评估结果进行评价。
6例患者（5例男性，1例女性；平均年龄26岁；年龄范围18至34岁）接受了声带沟甲状成形术。在手术前一周和术后两个月进行嗓音评估。术后评估期间，所有患者均未接受嗓音治疗。平均随访期为14.8个月。
与术前值相比，术后嗓音障碍指数评分有显著差异（p = 0.002）。然而，发声障碍严重程度指数（DSI）评分之间的差异不显著（p = 0.810）。
观察到嗓音有主观而非客观的改善。我们的结果表明，在嗓音患者的评估中，治疗成功不应仅基于客观标准，还应考虑主观标准。
