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  • Laryngeal muscle tension in patients with sinonasal diseases: prevalence and clinical significance

  • Abdul-Latif Hamdan, Jad Hosri, Yara Yammine, Patrick Abou Raji Feghali, Nadine El Hadi, Elie Alam
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 138 / Issue 11 / November 2024
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    14 May 2024, pp. 1095-1099
    Print publication:
    November 2024
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  • Objective

    To determine the prevalence of laryngeal muscle tension in patients with sinonasal diseases.

    Methods

    The medical records and video-recordings of patients with a history of sinonasal disease were reviewed to identify one of four muscle tension patterns during phonation. A control group with no history of sinonasal diseases was matched according to age and gender.

    Results

    Seventy-seven patients were divided into a study group (n = 47) and a control group (n = 30). In the study group, 29 patients had at least one muscle tension pattern compared with only 9 in the control group (p = 0.007). The most common muscle tension patterns observed in the study and control groups were muscle tension patterns II and III. In the study group, 79.3 per cent of patients with at least one muscle tension pattern reported dysphonia compared with only 33.3 per cent in the control group.

    Conclusion

    Patients with sinonasal diseases are more likely to exhibit laryngeal muscle tension and dysphonia in comparison with healthy subjects.