Objective and subjective measures in pediatric dysphonia

Introduction: Childhood dysphonia requires precise assessments, based on the subjective and objective assessments; to quantify the functional, physical and emotional domains along with acoustical aspects. Aims: This study aims to check acoustic voice parameters of children aged between 5 and 12 years along with the impact on subjective domains. Methods: 30 normal school going children were divided into 3 groups (n=10 in each) which were mild, moderate and severe handicap including males and females. Subjective using pVHI and objective using MDVP assessments were done for each group. Results and Discussion: Differences were observed in the groups i.e mild, moderate and severe handicap along with variations in the acoustic voice parameters in each group. Conclusions: Distinct vocal profile and differences in the domains if functional, physical and emotional aspects of males and females is evident with significant differences among various parameters between and within ages and genders.