Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pendik Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Balkan Med J. 2014 Dec;31(4):340-4. doi: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2014.14511. Epub 2014 Dec 1.
In our experience Allergic Rhinitis (AR) patients suffer from voice problems more than health subjects.
To investigate the acoustic analysis of voice, stroscopic findings of larynx and Voice Handicap Index scores in allergic rhinitis patients compared with healthy controls.
Case-control study.
Thirty adult patients diagnosed with perennial allergic rhinitis were compared with 30 age- and sex-matched healthy controls without allergy. All assessments were performed in the speech physiology laboratory and the testing sequence was as follows: 1. Voice Handicap Index (VHI) questionnaire, 2. Laryngovideostroboscopy, 3. Acoustic analyses.
No difference was observed between the allergic rhinitis and control groups regarding mean Maximum Phonation Time (MPT) values, Fo values, and stroboscopic assessment (p>0.05). On the other hand, mean VHI score (p=0.001) and s/z ratio (p=0.011) were significantly higher in the allergic rhinitis group than in controls.
Our findings suggest that the presence of allergies could have effects on laryngeal dysfunction and voice-related quality of life.
根据我们的经验，过敏性鼻炎 (AR) 患者比健康受试者更容易出现声音问题。
研究变应性鼻炎患者与健康对照组相比，在嗓音声学分析、喉镜检查结果和嗓音障碍指数评分方面的差异。
病例对照研究。
将 30 例成年常年性变应性鼻炎患者与 30 例年龄和性别匹配的无过敏史健康对照组进行比较。所有评估均在语音生理学实验室进行，测试顺序如下：1. 嗓音障碍指数 (VHI) 问卷，2. 喉频闪喉镜检查，3. 声学分析。
过敏性鼻炎组和对照组之间的最大发音时间（MPT）平均值、Fo 值和频闪喉镜评估无差异（p>0.05）。另一方面，过敏性鼻炎组的平均 VHI 评分（p=0.001）和 s/z 比值（p=0.011）明显高于对照组。
我们的发现表明过敏的存在可能对喉部功能障碍和与声音相关的生活质量产生影响。
