Abstract | OBJECTIVES//HYPOTHESIS: STUDY DESIGN: METHODS: Forty-three adult patients with the primary complaint of chronic refractory cough underwent pre- and post-treatment diagnostic examinations, completed pre- and post-treatment Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) and Cough Severity Index assessments, and were treated by a licensed speech-language pathologist using CST. Twenty-seven subjects were assigned to the cough (C) group and 16 to the cough-voice (CV) group based on the severity of their VHI-10 scores. RESULTS: Post-test analysis showed significant improvement in cough severity for both groups and significant improvement in voice severity for the CV group. The VHI-10 scores for the C group did not change significantly. The median number of treatment sessions was 3, with a range of 1-13 sessions. Correlation between changes in severity and number of treatment sessions was not found to be significant at the tested level. CONCLUSIONS: CST represents a unifying approach for treatment of patients with CRC and comorbid voice disorders. CST offered cross-over effects to the voice when subjects were treated for their primary complaint of chronic cough. This treatment of the primary complaint improves function in systems that share a common pathway. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:
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Authors | Donn LaTour, Brianna Crawley, Priya Krishna, Rachel Hahn, Thomas Murry |
Journal | The Laryngoscope
(Laryngoscope)
Vol. 131
Issue 12
Pg. 2747-2751
(12 2021)
ISSN: 1531-4995 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 34165792
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2021 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Breathing Exercises
(methods)
- Chronic Disease
(therapy)
- Cough
(complications, therapy)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Retrospective Studies
- Severity of Illness Index
- Treatment Outcome
- Voice Disorders
(diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
- Voice Quality
- Young Adult
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