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Published on: February 3, 2014
Reflux and vocal disorders in singers with bulimia
1Department of Otolaryngology, SONY Vocal Health Center, New York University Medical Center, New York 10016, USA.
Abstract:
Dysphonia associated with bulimia has been described in the literature associated with vocal fold edema and polypoid changes. Laryngopharyngeat reflux (LPR) has been documented to cause reflux vocal fold pathology including edema and polypoid changes. We studied eight singers with bulimia and documented vocal fold pathology, including edema, posterior commissure hypertrophy, ventricular obliteration, and telangiectasia. Reflux was demonstrated in all eight. The results of this study showed that LPR may be a contributing factor to vocal disorders in singers with bulimia.
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