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- Title
Voice Quality in Adults Treated for Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate.
- Authors
Morén, Staffan; Lindestad, Per Åke; Holmström, Mats; Mani, Maria
- Abstract
Objectives: The aim of the current study was to assess voice quality among adults treated for unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP), after 1- or 2-stage palate closure, and compare it to a noncleft control group. Study Design: Cross-sectional study in UCLP patients with long-term follow-up and noncleft controls. Participants: UCLP patients born 1960-1987, treated at Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden, were examined (n = 73) at a mean of 35 years after primary surgery. Forty-seven patients (64%) had been treated with 1-stage palate closure and 26 with 2-stage closure (36%). The noncleft control group consisted of 63 age-matched volunteers. Main Outcome Measure(s): Ratings of perceptual voice characteristics from blinded voice recordings with Swedish Voice Evaluation Approach (SVEA) method. Acoustic voice analysis including pitch and spectral measures. Results: Among the patients, the mean values for the 12 evaluated variables on a VAS scale (0 = no abnormality, 100 = maximal abnormality) ranged between 1 and 22 and the mean for all was 6 mm. Voice variables were similar between patients and controls except the total mean of all the perceptual voice variables, as well as “vocal fry”—both slightly lower among patients (P = .018 and P = .009). There was no difference in any variable between patients treated with 1-stage and 2-stage palate closure. No clear relationship was found between VPI and dysphonia. Conclusion: The voice characteristics among adults treated for UCLP in childhood are not different from those of individuals without cleft.
- Subjects
SWEDEN; CLEFT lip; CLEFT palate; ACADEMIC medical centers; AGE distribution; PATIENT aftercare; MUSICAL perception; INTONATION (Phonetics); POSTOPERATIVE period; SOUND; HUMAN voice; VOICE disorders; VOLUNTEERS; VISUAL analog scale; CONTROL groups; CROSS-sectional method; ADULTS; SURGERY
- Publication
Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 2018, Vol 55, Issue 5, p758
- ISSN
1055-6656
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1055665618754946