Etiology of dysphonia according to age, gender and seasons

Mehmet Emre SİVRİCE; Hasan YASAN; Mustafa TUZ; Erdogan OKUR; Yusuf Cagdas KUMBUL; Fatma ERCAN

Article Details

Etiology of dysphonia according to age, gender and seasons

Authors:

Mehmet Emre SİVRİCE | Hasan YASAN | Mustafa TUZ | Erdogan OKUR | Yusuf Cagdas KUMBUL | Fatma ERCAN

Publisher:

Mümin POLAT

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Health Science and Life 2020 Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.9-13

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2020

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000637524

Frequency:

Tri-annual

eISSN:

2687-2730

pISSN:

2687-2730

Abstract:

 


Introduction: Children and adults can both be
affected by dysphonia, but patients of different ages have different
etiologies. Etiology can also change according to gender and season. We investigated patients who had dysphonia as the
primary symptom at our clinic and aimed to determine their etiologies,
differences between genders and
seasons, and related symptoms.


Materials and Method: This retrospective analysis was conducted at our
tertiary hospital between January 2019 and December 2019. Patients with dysphonia were
evaluated to determine the underlying diseases, differences between genders and
seasons, associated symptoms, and effect of smoking.


Results: In this study, 1160 patients with a mean age of 47.97
years were included; of these, 650 were male and 510 were female. The most
common cause of dysphonia was reflux laryngitis, affecting 208 patients
(17.9%). The most common season for dysphonia was autumn, accounting for 416
patients (35.9%). During autumn and winter, reflux laryngitis was predominant.
During spring and summer, vocal nodules were predominant. In addition, 98.3% of
patients with laryngeal malignancy had a history of smoking, and 97.93% of
patients with Reinke's edema were smokers.









Conclusion: Men are more prone to have dysphonia throughout their lifetime. Seasons have preponderance on the etiology of dysphonia in our country.
Reflux laryngitis is commonly seen during autumn and winter, and vocal nodules are frequent in
spring and summer.


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Article Details

Etiology of dysphonia according to age, gender and seasons

Authors: Mehmet Emre SİVRİCE | Hasan YASAN | Mustafa TUZ | Erdogan OKUR | Yusuf Cagdas KUMBUL | Fatma ERCAN

Publisher: Mümin POLAT

Journal: Turkish Journal of Health Science and Life 2020 Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.9-13

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2020

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000637524

Frequency: Tri-annual

eISSN: 2687-2730

pISSN: 2687-2730

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Authors:

Mehmet Emre SİVRİCE | Hasan YASAN | Mustafa TUZ | Erdogan OKUR | Yusuf Cagdas KUMBUL | Fatma ERCAN

Publisher:

Mümin POLAT

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Health Science and Life 2020 Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.9-13

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2020

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000637524

Frequency:

Tri-annual

eISSN:

2687-2730

pISSN:

2687-2730