Abstract
Abstract Teaching is considered among the most demanding tasks for voice This study investigated dysphonia in a sample of Egyptian teachers and determined the prevalence of dysphonia in the sample under study. The study was carried out by applying a questionnaire to 250 primary school teachers in Fayed city. The questionnaire included three main groups of questions that indicate the presence or absence of dysphonia, gastric reflux, and allergy, in addition to questions about personal and teaching data. The participants who reported that they suffer from dysphonia were transmitted to the second step of the study, which is acoustic analysis for their voices and laryngoscopic examination for their larynges. The present study revealed that the prevalence of dysphonia in the study sample is 23.2%. The dysphonia was based on the participants self-impression and was emphasized by the acoustic analysis; in addition, this study showed a significant correlation between dysphonia and both allergy and reflux. The study revealed that prevalence of dysphonia in the sample under study which contains primary school teachers is 23.2%. A positive correlation between teaching hours/week, allergy and reflux with dysphonia with presence of pathological lesions and subclinical finding detected by acoustic analysis changes.
Highlights
Voice serves an important function of regulating social communication and interactions [1]
Dysphonia is expressed as any difficulty or change in voice emission that interferes with natural voice [2]
The study was a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in primary school teachers in Fayed city, Ismailia governorate (Governmental Primary Schools that belong to Fayed Educational Management at Ismailia governorate)
Summary
Voice serves an important function of regulating social communication and interactions [1]. There has been growing interest during recent years in studying the relationship between dysphonia and teaching work. Prior research indicates that teachers represent a high-risk group with respect to the development of voice problems [3]. Teaching is considered among the most demanding tasks for voice; Aim This study investigated dysphonia in a sample of Egyptian teachers and determined the prevalence of dysphonia in the sample under study. Patients and methods The study was carried out by applying a questionnaire to 250 primary school teachers in Fayed city. The questionnaire included three main groups of questions that indicate the presence or absence of dysphonia, gastric reƀux, and allergy, in addition to questions about personal and teaching data. The participants who reported that they suffer from dysphonia were transmitted to the second step of the study, which is acoustic analysis for their voices and laryngoscopic examination for their larynges
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