Sökning: "chronic hoarseness"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden chronic hoarseness.

  1. 1. Hoarseness in ten-year-old children : perceptual characteristics, prevalence and etiology

    Författare :Elisabeth Sederholm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Child voice; hoarseness; perceptual analysis; voice quality; visual analog scales; connected speech; sustained vowels; prevalence; acute hoarseness; chronic hoarseness; videolaryngoscopy; stroboscopy; incomplete glottal closure; vocal nodules; voice;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of the present investigation was to explore the occurrence of and factors related to hoarseness in ten- year-old children. In order to establish the prevalence of hoarseness in a group of normal children, a method to distinguish atypical from normal voices was introduced and the perceptual characteristics of hoarseness were identified. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Laryngopharyngeal reflux - development and refinement of diagnostic tools

    Författare :Olle Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :reflux; pH-monitoring; validation; questionnaires; larynx; hypopharynx;

    Sammanfattning : Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), characterized by symptoms of chronic cough, hoarseness, throat clearing, globus, laryngospasm, throat pain and excessive mucus has in recent years been recognized as an extra-esophageal manifestation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). There are still many questions to be answered regarding how to diagnose the LPR disease and how to effectively select patients that may benefit from treatment. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Reconstruction of vocal fold scarring with mesenchymal stromal cell therapy

    Författare :Srinivasa Rao Nagubothu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Tissue injury/scarring of the vocal folds (VFs) can be caused by various factors including external trauma, cancer treatment or inflammation, leading to damage within the vibrating layers and a decrease in viscoelastic functions. These effects ultimately result in severe voice problems. This condition leads to significant morbidity for patients. LÄS MER

  5. 4. "Det är inte mig det är fel på, det är huset" : en studie av prognosfaktorer och bemötande med fokus på sjuka hus-syndromet

    Författare :Berit Edvardsson; Berndt Stenberg; Lars Weinehall; Gunilla Wieslander; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SBS; byggnadsrelaterad ohälsa; uppföljning; prognos; självbild; coping; personlighet; intervjuer; bemötande; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; arbets- och miljömedicin; Epidemiology; epidemiologi; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Sammanfattning : Bakgrund: Sick Building Syndrome, SBS, är fortfarande 2015 ett tillstånd som vållar mycket diskussion. Symtomen kan grupperas i slemhinnesymtom, hudsymtom och allmänna symtom. I definitionen ingår att personen/ personerna som fått symtom har exponerats för dålig inomhusluft i en speciell byggnad. LÄS MER