Muscle Tension Dysphonia. Dysphonia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Manual Circumlaryngeal Therapy with topical herbal ointment. Following an allergy test, if no allergy to topical herbal ointment is present, participants will und
Sponsors
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consent to patients to participate in the study Diagnosis of primary muscle tension dysphonia is established by consensus between an otolaryngologist and a speech-language pathologist based on videolaryngoscopic findings Being in the age range of 20 to 55 years Voice symptoms last more than 3 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of any voice disorders History of receiving voice therapy intervention History of hearing disorders History of gastrointestinal diseases History of neurologic diseases History of head and neck surgeries History of respiratory intubation Upper respiratory tract infection Common cold Sinusitis Being in menstrual phase for women Being in the premenstrual phase for women Being pregnancy for women Current lactation for women History of smoking History of tobacco consumption History of alcoholic drinks consumption
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Breathiness Index (ABI). Timepoint: Before intervention and immediately after intervention, one week after intervention. Method of measurement: Acoustic analysis of voice signal with VOXplot software.;Acoustic Voice Quality Index (AVQI). Timepoint: Before intervention and immediately after intervention, one week after intervention. Method of measurement: Acoustic analysis of voice signal with VOXplot software.;The overall severity of the voice disorder. Timepoint: Before intervention and immediately after intervention, one week after intervention. Method of measurement: The Persian version of The Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V).;Peak of muscle activity. Timepoint: Before intervention and immediately after intervention, one week after intervention. Method of measurement: Surface electromyography device.;Time to peak of muscle activity. Timepoint: Before intervention and immediately after intervention, one week after intervention. Method of measurement: Surface electromyography device. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactArezoo Hasanvand
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Outcome results
None listed