Phonatory function and characteristics of voice in recovering COVID-19 survivors

Faculty of Medicine

Assiut University

Phonatory function and characteristics of voice in recovering COVID-19 survivors

Research Authors
Dalia G Yasien, Eman S Hassan, Hanan A Mohamed
Research Date
Research Department
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
Research Journal
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Research Member
Eman Sayed Hassan Hussein
Hanan Abdel-Rashed Mohamed Ahmed
Research Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Research Vol
Volume 279, Issue 9
Research Website
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?oi=bibs&cluster=12298527558354349779&btnI=1&hl=en
Research Year
2022
Research_Pages
4485-4490
Research Abstract

Introduction

This study aimed to evaluate the phonatory function of recovered COVID-19 survivors. The universal outbreak of COVID-19 led to the occurrence of otolaryngological manifestations that raised concerns about the assessment of the phonatory function in recovering patients.

Methods

This is a prospective, cross-sectional, case-controlled study carried out on 364 laboratory-confirmed non-critical COVID-19 survivors and 100 as healthy controls. The study participants were classified into two groups according to the disease severity. Group1 comprised 212 survivors who recovered from pneumonia and group 2 was made up of 152 survivors of severe pneumonia. All patients were subjected to an auditory perceptual assessment of the voice (APA) and Maximum Phonation Time (MPT) measurements.

Results

Phonasthenic manifestations were significantly more frequent in COVID-19 survivors than in controls (P …