Role Of Thyroplasty In The Management Of Sulcus Vocalis

In this study, thyroplasty results of 6 patients were discussed from two different perspectives; from the patients' point of view and according to computerized voice analysis outcomes. Material and Method: Subjects were aged between 18 and 34 years old (mean age was 26). They were operated between October 2002 and June 2004. The mean follow-up time was 14,8 months. The voice evaluations were performed 1 week before and 2 months after the surgery. None of the patients had voice therapy before the voice evaluation in the postoperative period. There is a statistically significant difference in VHI scores (p=0,002) postoperatively. The difference in DSI scores (p=0,810) scores is insignificant. In our study, there is a subjective instead of objective improvement in voice postoperatively. In the evaluation of voice patients, success should be based not only to the acoustic (computerized) analysis, but also to the subjective measurements of any kind.