Association Between the Development of Pediatric Voice Disorders and Singing in Children's Choir.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pediatric vocal fold pathology is important because having a healthy voice free from disorders is crucial in a child's emotional and educational development.

Objective

To determine whether there is an association between singing in a children's choir and the development of voice disorders.

Design, setting, and participants

Prospective cohort study of children (aged 8 to 14 years) singers selected from local children's choirs and nonsingers selected from local schools evaluated at Clarós Otorhinolaryngology Clinic in Barcelona, Spain, from October 2016 through April 2018.

Exposures

Singing for a mean time of 7.5 hours per week for 2.5 years.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome of the study was the prevalence of voice disorders measur

SUBMITTER: Claros P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537783 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature