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Clinical Characteristics and Acoustic Analysis Results of Dysphonic Patients Admitted to Ankara University ENT Clinic

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This study aims to evaluate the clinical characteristics and acoustic analysis results of dysphonic patients.
Included 185 dysphonic patients out of 427 attending the clinic between May 2013 and May 2014.
Collected demographic, clinical, voice quality, videolaryngostroboscopic, and acoustic data pre- and post-treatment.
Statistical comparisons were made between pre- and post-treatment measures.
53.5% of patients were female; common causes included polyps (14.59%), functional dysphonia (10.81%), and reflux laryngitis (9.19%).
Significant improvements were noted in GRBAS, Voice Handicap Index, and Voice-Related Quality of Life scores (p<0.05).
In men, a significant decrease in fundamental frequency was observed (p<0.05) with no significant changes in jitter, shimmer, NNE, HNR.

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Randomized trial evaluates voice therapy effects in dysphonic patients, suggesting improved management strategies.

Atmış et al. (2026) studied this question.

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