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Dysphonia in extremely preterm children: A longitudinal observation

Victoria Reynolds1, Suzanne Meldrum1,2, Karen Simmer1,3

  • 1a University of Western Australia, School of Paediatrics and Child Health , Crawley , Australia.

Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology
|June 30, 2015
PubMed

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Dysphonia, or voice disorders, can persist in extremely preterm children despite some improvement. Individual voice quality varies, and further research is needed to understand these voice problems.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Neonatology
  • Speech-Language Pathology

Background:

  • Dysphonia is a recognized complication of preterm birth.
  • Childhood voice disorders often resolve spontaneously, but prognosis is unknown for extremely preterm infants with laryngeal pathology.
  • Neonatal intubation can lead to structural laryngeal issues and supraglottic hyperfunction, impacting voice quality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the incidence and severity of dysphonia in children born at < 25 weeks' gestation.
  • To evaluate changes in voice quality over time in this population.
  • To explore individual variability in voice disorder progression.

Main Methods:

  • Pilot study involving 10 extremely preterm children (9.67-17.08 years) undergoing repeat voice assessment.
  • Primary outcome: Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) severity scores.
  • Secondary outcomes: Acoustic Voice Quality Index and Pediatric Voice Handicap Index scores.

Main Results:

  • Perceptual dysphonia severity scores significantly decreased on repeat assessment.
  • No significant changes observed in objective voice measures or quality of life scores.
  • Significant individual variation in CAPE-V scores (-36 to +1); no participant achieved normal voice quality.

Conclusions:

  • Group data analysis masked considerable individual variability in voice disorder progression.
  • Dysphonia appears persistent in extremely preterm children, with unknown underlying mechanisms for individual variation.
  • Further research is crucial for understanding voice disorder progression and informing treatment.
Abstract

Keywords:
Childdysphoniaintubationlongitudinalpaediatricprematurepretermvoice

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