dysphonia

Summary

Background. Voice is one of the most effective methods of communication. Loss of voice disrupts educational, social progress, health and self-esteem of children. In the literature, the prevalence of pediatric voice disorders is as high as 40% in school- aged children. The reasons of dysphonia are very various, but the vast majority are benign. In rare cases, vocal cord lesions can be the first symptom of malignant process.