Biofeedback therapy in patients with dysphonia and benign laryngeal pathology after endolaryngeal interventions

Romanenko SG, Pavlikhin OG, Kurbanova DI, Lesogorova EV, Eliseev OV, Safyannikova EA, Krasilnikova EN. Biofeedback therapy in patients with dysphonia and benign laryngeal pathology after endolaryngeal interventions. Russian Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology. 2025;90(3):30‑34. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/otorino20259003130

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OBJECTIVE

To increase the effectiveness of voice restoration in patients with benign organic laryngeal pathology and functional dysphonia after endolaryngeal interventions.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

360 patients who underwent surgery for benign organic pathology of the vocal folds were examined. The examination was performed using videolaryngoscopy, videolaryngostroboscopy, computer acoustic analysis of the voice, and a subjective assessment of vocal function by a doctor on the N. Yanagihara scale.

RESULTS

In 58 patients in the postoperative period, after the relief of inflammatory phenomena, the voice did not recover, due to the pathological type of phonation: nodular, hypotonic or hypertonic. Voice restoration measures were carried out: phonotherapy for patients of the 1st group, phonotherapy and biofeedback therapy sessions for patients of the 2nd group. According to subjective and objective assessments, biofeedback therapy significantly accelerated voice recovery in patients with hypertonic phonation. Biofeedback therapy had no significant effect on the restoration of vocal function in patients with nodular and hypotonic phonation.

CONCLUSION

In cases where the voice does not fully recover after endolaryngeal interventions, additional therapeutic measures are required: phonotherapy and biofeedback therapy.

Keywords:

larynx

biofeedback

dysphonia

phonosurgery

Authors:

Romanenko S.G.

Sverzhevky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology

SPIN RSCI: 5645-3401
Scopus AuthorID: 14016776700
ORCID: 0000-0002-8202-5505

Pavlikhin O.G.

L.I. Sverzhevskiy Research and Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology of the Moscow Healthcare Department

SPIN RSCI: 1319-6290
Scopus AuthorID: 6507315960
ORCID: 0000-0003-3876-093X

Kurbanova D.I.

Sverzhevsky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology

ORCID: 0000-0002-3571-8851

Lesogorova E.V.

Sverzhevsky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology

ORCID: 0000-0003-1753-5960

Eliseev O.V.

Sverzhevsky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology

ORCID: 0000-0002-3969-1617

Safyannikova E.A.

Sverzhevsky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology

ORCID: 0009-0005-7780-6488

Krasilnikova E.N.

Sverzhevsky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology

ORCID: 0000-0002-8675-078X

Received:

02.12.2024

Accepted:

08.04.2025

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