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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Isolated Severe Dysphonia as a Presentation of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome.

Joanna Jeleniewska, Ewa Niebudek-Bogusz, Jakub Malinowski, Joanna Morawska, Joanna Miłkowska-Dymanowska, Wioletta Pietruszewska

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Effects of COVID-19 on Voice.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joanna JeleniewskaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland.
Ewa Niebudek-BoguszDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland.
Jakub MalinowskiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4942-3413
Joanna MorawskaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9431-673X
Joanna Miłkowska-DymanowskaDepartment of Pneumology and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1287-9289
Wioletta PietruszewskaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5109-3911
Medical University of Lodz · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This is the first study assessing the clinical management of severe, isolated dysphonia during post-COVID-19 syndrome. One hundred and fifty-eight subjects met the inclusion criteria for the post-COVID-19 condition as specified by the WHO. Six patients were diagnosed with isolated severe dysphonia, constituting 3.8% of the initial group. The pre- and post-examination protocol consisted of subjective voice self-assessment and routine laryngological examination, followed by an instrumental examination by means of Laryngovideostroboscopy (LVS) and High-Speed Videolaryngoscopy (HSV). The treatment included short-term systemic steroids in decreasing doses, moisturizing inhalations with hyaluronic acid, and protective agents against Laryngopharyngeal Reflux. The kinematic imaging of the glottis performed by means of HSV before treatment showed deviations in the regularity and symmetry of vocal fold vibrations, absence of mucosal wave, and incomplete glottal closure. Improvement of the structural and functional state of the larynx was observed post-treatment. Kymographic sections and Glottal Width Waveform (GWW) graphs obtained from post-treatment HSV recordings showed improvement in vocal fold vibrations. The decrease in mean Jitter and Shimmer was observed, with the following mean values of 3.16 pre-treatment and 2.97 post-treatment for Jitter and 7.16 pre-treatment and 2.77 post-treatment for Shimmer. The post-treatment self-evaluation of voice showed considerable improvement in vocal function and voice quality in all the examined patients. Severe dysphonia in patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome requires urgent ENT diagnosis using instrumental assessment with the evaluation of laryngeal phonatory function and intensive comprehensive treatment.

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dysphoniahigh-speed videolaryngoscopyHSVlarynxpost-COVID-19self-assessment of voice

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PMID36010188
PMCPMC9406942
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