Correlation between voice handicap index and voice acoustic analysis in patients with vocal cord polyps / 中国耳鼻咽喉头颈外科

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[ABSTRACT]OBJECTIVETo investigate the relationship between self-assessment of Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and objective detection of Dysphonia Severity Index (DSI) in vocal ford polyp patients.METHODSAll 104 vocal cord polyp patients assessed the Chinese version of VHI scale by themselves. The DSI was calculated by acoustic analysis of DIVAS2.5. The correlation between VHI and DSI was analyzed in Pearson test.RESULTS There was no significant difference in each index of VHI scale score by side and shape, but the Shimmer of larger or wide-base polyps was more severe. The female patients' function, physiology, and VHI total score were higher than that of male patients, but the DSI was lower than that of male patients. The physiology score was higher in bilateral vocal cord polyp patients, so as well as DSI. There was no significant correlation between each item of VHI scale score and DSI.CONCLUSIONNeither the current subjective VHI nor objective DSI in clinical assessment of voice disorders disability is ideal, further research and better evaluation methods should be further explored.