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Unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis:The importance of “preoperative” voice therapy
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Unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis:The importance of “preoperative” voice therapy

Reinhardt J. Heuer, Robert Thayer Sataloff, Kate Emerich, Rhonda Rulnick, Margaret Baroody, Joseph R. Spiegel, Gursel Durson and John Butler
Journal of voice, v 11(1)
1997
PMID: 9075181

Abstract

Laryngeal Electromyography Objective measures Recurrent laryngeal nerve Strobovideolaryngoscopy Unilateral vocal paralysis Voice therapy
This preliminary retrospective study of 19 female patients and 22male patients with unilateral recurrent nerve lesions demonstrated the promise of objective measurements in predicting the need for surgery, the efficacy of voice therapy in ameliorating vocal symptoms, and the effects of therapy in conjunction with surgery. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of the female patients and 64% of the male patients did not elect to have surgery. Outcome satisfaction of nonsurgical and surgical patients appeared to be similar. The data from this study support the importance of preoperative therapy for patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis.

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Audiology & Speech-language Pathology
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