[Medical treatment of singers' voices]

HNO. 2011 Jun;59(6):547-55. doi: 10.1007/s00106-011-2307-y.
[Article in German]

Abstract

ENT/phoniatrics specialists are frequently the primary reference persons for patients who have problems with the professional use of their voice. Singers show the highest risk factors for voice disorders among all professional voice users. The treatment and care of singers requires specific knowledge and competence of the physician, as well as a treatment setting adapted to the needs of this special group of patients, whose existence depends on the use of their voice. To some extent, evidence based concepts can be taken into account when treating professional singers. In cases for which no concepts have yet been developed and evaluated, recourse to clinical experience is necessary. In the present paper, current concepts for the treatment of singers are discussed on the basis of scientific publications and on long-standing experience of consultations in musician's medicine and ENT, under the aspects of diagnosis, therapy as well as prevention, taking into account the most frequent voice problems in professional singers.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cumulative Trauma Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Cumulative Trauma Disorders / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Music*
  • Occupational Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Occupational Diseases / therapy*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Voice Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Voice Disorders / therapy*