Treatments
Treatments & Surgery
How vocal cord surgery, phonomicrosurgery and voice therapy are used to treat vocal cord disease, and the diagnostic tools that guide the decision.
Treatments & surgery
Vocal Cord Surgery
Voice surgery or vocal cord surgery refers to surgeries performed to treat diseases of the vocal cords, whether benign or malignant, or to change the quality of the voice.
Phonomicrosurgery
Hans von Leden, one of the founders of modern laryngology, first used the term “phonosurgery” in 1963 to describe procedures that alter voice quality and pitch.
Laser Vocal Cord Surgery
Laser vocal cord surgery is a treatment method applied by using a laser by reaching the vocal cords through the mouth.
Thyroplasty
Thyroplasty is a surgical treatment method used in some diseases that cause hoarseness.
Vocal Cord Filling (Injection Laryngoplasty)
Vocal cord filling is a treatment method that can be applied in cases where the vocal cords lose volume, mass and movement due to various reasons.
Injection Laryngoplasty in Patients with Vocal Cord Paralysis after Thyroid Surgery
Vocal cord paralysis is one of the most distressing complications after thyroid surgery.
10 Questions about Voice Surgery
Voice surgery refers to the operations performed to correct vocal disorders and improve voice quality.
Voice Rest
After surgery, patients may be advised to take complete voice rest for 1 to 14 days.
Flexible Fibreoptic Laryngoscopy
Internal structures of the nose, nasopharynx, Eustachian tube entrance, base of tongue, oropharynx, larynx, vocal cords, and hypopharynx can be examined internally while the patient is seated.
Videolaryngostroboscopy
Videolaryngostroboscopy is a form of endoscopic examination.
Voice therapy
Voice Therapy
Voice therapy is a treatment method that can be used for all voice problems.
Voice Therapy Approaches
Any problem during voice production can lead to distortion of the voice.
Functional Volume Reduction
Functional dysphonia (FD) is the inability of structurally normal vocal cords to fulfil the appropriate sound production function.
Voice Treatment: Systemic Inflammatory Diseases Affecting the Vocal Cords
The most common systemic inflammatory diseases that cause discomfort in the larynx include sarcoidosis, amyloidosis and Wegener's granulomatosis.
Professional Voice Approach to Voice Problems
Professional voice users' problems are first approached by taking a detailed health and voice usage history.