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International Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology

Voice Disorders and Prevalence in Opera Singers, Tirana

Z. Klodiana, S. Agim

Abstract

Professional voice users often present to otolaryngologists with specific voice complaints. The contributions of pathologic lesions to the patients' vocal complaints are not always clear on examination, and often, premorbid routine examinations of the larynx are not available for review. Videolaryngostroboscopy is the examination that offer and preserve all the data useful by the doctor.
The aim of this study is to examine the prevalence and incidence of laryngeal pathology among classical professional singers, at the State Opera in Tirana, also to determine which handicaps are produced by a vocal problem and whether there are any relations to gender, age, vocal classification or total singing duration.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14748/orl.v12i1.6845

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