Voice Change Following Adenotonsillectomy in Pediatric Population: Myth or Reality?-A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Modifications in the structure of pharynx following adenotonsillectomy are presumed to cause changes in the voice characteristics of patients. Data on effect of tonsillectomy/adenotonsillectomy on changes in voice among Indian children are sparse. This study was thus conducted to study the effect of adenotonsillectomy/tonsillectomy on childrens' voice. It was a prospective observational study of children aged 4-15 years undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy. Measures of voice were noted preoperatively, 1 and 3 months post-operatively. Subjective evaluation was done using Paediatric Voice Outcome Survey (PVOS) questionnaire administered to participants' parents. Objective evaluation was done by recording and analyzing using PRAAT voice analysis software which is an open-sof

SUBMITTER: Inja RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6848638 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature