Evaluation of the effectiveness of complex therapy in the rehabilitation of vocal professionals after acute laryngitis

Introduction. For the multi-million-strong army of voice and speech professionals, the voice is not only a means of communication but also a tool in their professional activities. Phonation disorders have a severe impact on the emotional state of a professional, as they often lead to disability and professional ineptitude, which significantly reduces the quality of life. The urgency of the study is determined not only by the significant prevalence of acute laryngitis within dysphonias, but also by lack of effect of the current treatments.

Aim. To evaluate the efficacy of combination therapy with Homeovox in the rehabilitation of voice professionals who underwent acute laryngitis. For this purpose, the following specific objectives have been set: to develop a treatment algorithm for patients with acute laryngitis using a homeopathic preparation as part of combination therapy and to evaluate its clinical efficacy in voice professionals.

Materials and methods. A total of 20 patients (17 women and 3 men) were included in the study. The examination included videolaryngostroboscopy, acoustic voice analysis, and a subjective functional assessment of phonation quality using the author's Voice Visual Analogue Scale (VVAS) over three diagnostic visits. The patients were divided into two groups, medical rehabilitation in which was carried out in accordance with clinical recommendations and the use of a homeopathic drug group 1, and group 2 according to standard rehabilitation measures.

Results and discussion. The comprehensive treatment using the homeopathic preparation has shown significant efficacy and safety of the developed algorithm for rehabilitating dysphonia in voice professionals from the first days of therapy, as confirmed by objective and subjective examination methods over time.

Conclusions. The developed algorithm for the comprehensive treatment of voice professionals and introduction of Homeovox in conventional rehabilitation therapy proved to be effective and can be recommended for widespread implementation in daily practice, as they significantly improve clinical and functional outcomes and allow reaching the functional results in normalizing the voice quality much quicker.

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