Are Anxiety and Stress the Main Cause of Vocal Cord Nodules in Women? Volume 7 - Issue 4

M Tarhun Yosunkaya*

• Assistant Professor, Department of ENT, Lokman Hekim University, Turkey

Received: November 18, 2021;   Published: December 03, 2021

Corresponding author: M Tarhun Yosunkaya, Assistant Professor, Department of ENT, Lokman Hekim University, Turkey

DOI: 10.32474/SJO.2021.07.000271

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Abstract

Aim: Although it is reported that the abuse of the voice is effective in the development of vocal cord nodules in women, it is thought that psychological factors also contribute to the occurrence of these lesions.
Material and Method: The relation between anxiety, stress, and women with vocal cord nodules (WVN) was investigated using Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) tests.
Results: BAI test to WVN and healthy women (HW) , normal values were detected in 69% of HW, while this rate was found to be 22% in WVN. As a result of PSS test, it was found that, 74% WVN were under stress, while this rate was found to be 26% in HW. The relation between , WVN and stress, anxiety was found to be statistically significant (p <0.05).
Conclusion: Physicians and speech therapists dealing with voice disorders should also evaluate psychological factors in WVN

Keywords: Vocal nodules; women; anxiety; stress

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