Login / Signup

Nasalance and perceived voice changes in patients undergoing septoplasty and turbinate hypertrophy reduction.

Konstantinos ValsamidisAthanasia PrintzaJannis ConstantinidisAreti OkalidouStefanos Triaridis
Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)
Septoplasty and inferior turbinate hypertrophy reduction may increase the nasal resonance, but in the long term, this change appears not to be significant enough. The severity of nasal obstruction symptoms and psychological status mainly affect the patients' perceptual assessment regarding the effect of voice performance on their quality of life.
Keyphrases