Etiology of chronic dysphonia in children that attend E.N.T. clinic in Minia University Hospital

ABSTRACT

Our study was done to study the etiology of chronic hoarseness of voice in children. The study was done at E.N.T. clinic at Minia University hospital, 50 children, were included in the study, they complained of chronic hoarseness of voice and didn't have any medical diseases. The age range from 3 to 12 years, with, 40 boys and 10 girls. Complete E.N.T. examination was done with indirect laryrgoscopy, rigid laryngoscopy and vediostroboscopy. The pathological lesions that encountered are Vocal nodules 68%, Laryngeal web 8% multiple papilloma 8%, chronic laryngitis [hypertrophied vocal cords] 6%, vocal cord paralysis 4%, vocal fold cyst 4%, and Laryrgoscleroma 2%. The common cause of chronic hoarseness of voice in children is vocal nodule that can be treated by voice therapy efficiently