Assessment of Clinical and Social Characteristics That Distinguish Presbylaryngis From Pathologic Presbyphonia in Elderly Individuals.

ABSTRACT: Importance:An aging population experiences an increase in age-related problems, such as presbyphonia. The causes of pathologic presbyphonia are incompletely understood. Objective:To determine what distinguishes pathologic presbyphonia from presbylaryngis. Design, Setting, and Participants:This was a cohort study at an outpatient otolaryngology subspecialty clinic of a tertiary academic referral center. Participants were consecutive consenting adults older than 74 years without laryngeal pathologic abnormalities who visited the clinic as participants or companions. Patient questionnaires, otolaryngologic, video stroboscopic, and voice examinations were compiled. Patients were divided into groups based on whether they endorsed a voice complaint. Three blinded authors graded stroboscopic exam

SUBMITTER: Crawley BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583846 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature