The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a semi-occluded vocal tract training program, "Resonant Tube Therapy," versus the "Traditional Smith-accent Method" on the quality of voice in patients with Non-Organic "Functional" dysphonia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
Resonance Tube of 28 cm in length and 9 mm diameter for adults will be submerged into a bowl of water .Both flexible soft walled tubes,glass tubes or straws can be used
Faculty of Medicine Sohag University
Sohag, Egypt
RECRUITINGVoice quality improvement in functional (non-organic) dysphonia adult patients
Patient evaluation will be conducted before and after the voice therapy sessions for the two groups by Voice Handicap Index (VHI).
Time frame: 12 weeks following end of the treatment
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