The Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Management of Voice Disorders in a Single Center Study

Abstract

Background: Vocal disorders are challenging medical conditions to research nationally. Vocal disorders are a diverse collection of complaints based on symptoms, unlike other system-based illnesses that have well-defined pathologic, laboratory, or objective diagnostic criteria. No specialized national database or agency is in place to gather information on patients with voice problems. Large-scale epidemiologic studies that examine the prevalence, contributing causes, and available treatments for voice disorders are therefore uncommon. Objectives: This study was done to evaluate the prevalence, diagnosis, and management of voice disorders in a single center study. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of ENT, Prime Medical College Rangpur from June 2021 to May 2022. A total of 60 subjects of both sexes were included in the study. Data were collected by face-to-face interview and analyzed by appropriate computer based programmed software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 22. Results: In this study, most of the patient 16 (26.6%) lies between 41 years to 50 years and about 38 (63.30%) patients were female and 22 (36.70%) patients were male. About 19 (31.7%) patients had acute condition and 24 (40.0%) had chronic condition. Most of the patients 73.3% had asthma, about 70% patients had respiratory allergy. About 38 (63.3%) had smoking habit and 22 (36.7%) patients were non-smoker. Most of the patients 37 (78.3%) had no family history of voice disorder and 13 (21.6%) had the family history. Conclusion: According to the current study, a significant proportion of VC patients' diagnostic and treatment programs nationwide are in accordance with established guidelines. To improve care for patients with vocal issues, doctors of various specialties should be aware of these recommendations.