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Change in voice

MedGen UID:
141685
•Concept ID:
C0518179
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Change in Voice; Voice Alteration
SNOMED CT: Change in voice (274657005)

Definition

Change in the sound and/or speed of the voice. Causes include laryngeal polyp, laryngitis, laryngeal carcinoma, throat carcinoma, Parkinson''s disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, hypothyroidism, oral surgery, tracheostomy, tracheal injury, and laryngeal injury. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChange in voice

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Herbal preparations in the management of hypothyroidism in Unani medicine.
Alam MA, Quamri MA
Drug Metab Pers Ther 2020 Jul 21;35(3) doi: 10.1515/dmpt-2020-0123. PMID: 32975201
Update of hypothyroidism and its management in Unani medicine.
Alam MA, Quamri MA, Sofi G, Ansari S
J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2020 Aug 10;32(2):1-10. doi: 10.1515/jbcpp-2020-0121. PMID: 32776903
Assessing the clinical significance of treatment outcomes for distressing voices in routine clinical practice.
Badcock JC, Graham ME, Paulik G
Clin Psychol Psychother 2020 Jan;27(1):79-86. Epub 2019 Nov 8 doi: 10.1002/cpp.2410. PMID: 31659810

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Acoustic Voice Analysis in Subclinical Hyperthyroidism.
Demirci T, Kizilgul M, Cengiz H, Apaydin M, Cakal E, Varim C
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2023 Apr;33(4):416-420. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2023.04.416. PMID: 37190714
Laryngeal Symptoms in Weightlifting Athletes.
Rumbach AF, Maddox M, Hull M, Khidr A
J Voice 2020 Nov;34(6):964.e1-964.e10. Epub 2019 Jul 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.06.004. PMID: 31281011
Analysis of Temporal Change in Voice Quality After Thyroidectomy: Single-institution Prospective Study.
Lee DY, Lee KJ, Hwang SM, Oh KH, Cho JG, Baek SK, Kwon SY, Woo JS, Jung KY
J Voice 2017 Mar;31(2):195-201. Epub 2016 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.04.017. PMID: 27236862
Predictors of Six-month Change in the Voice Handicap Index in a Treatment-seeking Population.
Moore J, Greenberg C, Thibeault SL
J Voice 2017 Jan;31(1):41-47. Epub 2016 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.02.004. PMID: 26952321Free PMC Article
Effect of direct and indirect voice training in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology students.
Santos AC, Borrego MC, Behlau M
Codas 2015 Jul-Aug;27(4):384-91. doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20152014232. PMID: 26398263

Diagnosis

Acoustic Voice Analysis in Subclinical Hyperthyroidism.
Demirci T, Kizilgul M, Cengiz H, Apaydin M, Cakal E, Varim C
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2023 Apr;33(4):416-420. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2023.04.416. PMID: 37190714
Thyroiditis: unusual mimics.
Shirali A, Shirali PA, Shenoy SV, Kamath MP
J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2021 Sep;51(3):250-252. doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2021.308. PMID: 34528612
Herbal preparations in the management of hypothyroidism in Unani medicine.
Alam MA, Quamri MA
Drug Metab Pers Ther 2020 Jul 21;35(3) doi: 10.1515/dmpt-2020-0123. PMID: 32975201
Update of hypothyroidism and its management in Unani medicine.
Alam MA, Quamri MA, Sofi G, Ansari S
J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2020 Aug 10;32(2):1-10. doi: 10.1515/jbcpp-2020-0121. PMID: 32776903
Facilitating behavioral learning and habit change in voice therapy--theoretic premises and practical strategies.
Iwarsson J
Logoped Phoniatr Vocol 2015 Dec;40(4):179-86. Epub 2014 Jul 23 doi: 10.3109/14015439.2014.936498. PMID: 25054888

Therapy

Effects of coronavirus disease-2019 on voice: our experience of laryngeal complications following mechanical ventilation in severe coronavirus disease-2019 pneumonitis and review of current literature.
Watson NA, Karagama Y, Burnay V, Boztepe S, Warner S, Chevretton EB
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021 Dec 1;29(6):437-444. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000768. PMID: 34636346Free PMC Article
Herbal preparations in the management of hypothyroidism in Unani medicine.
Alam MA, Quamri MA
Drug Metab Pers Ther 2020 Jul 21;35(3) doi: 10.1515/dmpt-2020-0123. PMID: 32975201
Update of hypothyroidism and its management in Unani medicine.
Alam MA, Quamri MA, Sofi G, Ansari S
J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2020 Aug 10;32(2):1-10. doi: 10.1515/jbcpp-2020-0121. PMID: 32776903
Analysis of Temporal Change in Voice Quality After Thyroidectomy: Single-institution Prospective Study.
Lee DY, Lee KJ, Hwang SM, Oh KH, Cho JG, Baek SK, Kwon SY, Woo JS, Jung KY
J Voice 2017 Mar;31(2):195-201. Epub 2016 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.04.017. PMID: 27236862
Vagus nerve stimulation therapy for seizures.
Ramani R
J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2008 Jan;20(1):29-35. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e31815b7df1. PMID: 18157022

Prognosis

Analysis of Temporal Change in Voice Quality After Thyroidectomy: Single-institution Prospective Study.
Lee DY, Lee KJ, Hwang SM, Oh KH, Cho JG, Baek SK, Kwon SY, Woo JS, Jung KY
J Voice 2017 Mar;31(2):195-201. Epub 2016 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.04.017. PMID: 27236862
Predictors of Six-month Change in the Voice Handicap Index in a Treatment-seeking Population.
Moore J, Greenberg C, Thibeault SL
J Voice 2017 Jan;31(1):41-47. Epub 2016 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.02.004. PMID: 26952321Free PMC Article
Age- and sex-related variations in vocal-tract morphology and voice acoustics during adolescence.
Markova D, Richer L, Pangelinan M, Schwartz DH, Leonard G, Perron M, Pike GB, Veillette S, Chakravarty MM, Pausova Z, Paus T
Horm Behav 2016 May;81:84-96. Epub 2016 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2016.03.001. PMID: 27062936
Effect of direct and indirect voice training in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology students.
Santos AC, Borrego MC, Behlau M
Codas 2015 Jul-Aug;27(4):384-91. doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20152014232. PMID: 26398263
Lymphoepithelioma in childhood.
Pick T, Maurer HM, McWilliams NB
J Pediatr 1974 Jan;84(1):96-100. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(74)80560-3. PMID: 12119964

Clinical prediction guides

Undiagnosed laryngocele: an airway emergency.
Trivedi S, Karna ST, Baghel KS, Thaware P
BMJ Case Rep 2022 Mar 10;15(3) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-248126. PMID: 35272990Free PMC Article
Impact of pregnancy on voice: a prospective observational study.
Ulkumen B, Artunc-Ulkumen B, Celik O
Logoped Phoniatr Vocol 2022 Oct;47(3):183-188. Epub 2021 Mar 31 doi: 10.1080/14015439.2021.1903076. PMID: 33787432
Perception-Production Links in Children's Speech.
Lowenstein JH, Nittrouer S
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2019 Apr 15;62(4):853-867. doi: 10.1044/2018_JSLHR-S-18-0178. PMID: 30986136Free PMC Article
Predictors of Six-month Change in the Voice Handicap Index in a Treatment-seeking Population.
Moore J, Greenberg C, Thibeault SL
J Voice 2017 Jan;31(1):41-47. Epub 2016 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.02.004. PMID: 26952321Free PMC Article
Age- and sex-related variations in vocal-tract morphology and voice acoustics during adolescence.
Markova D, Richer L, Pangelinan M, Schwartz DH, Leonard G, Perron M, Pike GB, Veillette S, Chakravarty MM, Pausova Z, Paus T
Horm Behav 2016 May;81:84-96. Epub 2016 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2016.03.001. PMID: 27062936

Recent systematic reviews

Does Nasal Surgery Affect Voice Outcomes? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses.
Xiao CC, Luetzenberg FS, Jiang N, Liang J
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2020 Dec;129(12):1174-1185. Epub 2020 Jun 11 doi: 10.1177/0003489420933290. PMID: 32525399

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