Presbyphonia and Minimal Glottic Insufficiency

Presbyphonia is defined as aging of the voice, and its growing attention as a medical concern parallels the continuing increase of the geriatric population worldwide. It results from physiologic changes to several laryngeal structures, including the musculature, surrounding cartilage, and lamina pro...

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Published in:	Otolaryngologic clinics of North America Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 617 - 625
Main Authors:	Rosow, David E., MD, Pan, Debbie R., BA
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-08-2019
Subjects:	Aged Aging - pathology Aging voice Dysphonia - diagnosis Dysphonia - physiopathology Dysphonia - therapy Elderly Glottic insufficiency Humans Laryngoplasty Larynx - physiopathology Otolaryngology Presbyphonia Quality of Life Speech Acoustics Stroboscopy Surgery Tissue Engineering Voice disorder Voice Quality Voice Training Presbyphonia Glottic insufficiency Elderly Aging voice Voice disorder Quality of life
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Summary:	Presbyphonia is defined as aging of the voice, and its growing attention as a medical concern parallels the continuing increase of the geriatric population worldwide. It results from physiologic changes to several laryngeal structures, including the musculature, surrounding cartilage, and lamina propria of the vocal folds. Characterized by glottic insufficiency, dysphonia in the elderly typically presents as a deterioration of voice quality, altered pitch and fundamental frequency, vocal fatigue, and strain. Fortunately, there are multiple treatment options that have proven successful in improving quality of life and restoring vocal stability for these patients.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1
ISSN:	0030-6665 1557-8259
DOI:	10.1016/j.otc.2019.03.005