OBJECTIVE MEASURES OF VOICE PRODUCTION IN PATIENTS COMPLAINING OF LARYNGEAL FATIGUE

The purpose of this retrospective study is to describe results of acou stic, aerodynamic, and videostroboscopic measures in patients complain ing of laryngeal fatigue. Data were collected from 88 patients whose p rimary complaint was chronic laryngeal fatigue in the absence of visib le laryngeal pathologies. The results. revealed an abnormally high air flow rate and decreased maximum phonation time. An anterior glottal ch ink, anterior and posterior glottal chinks, or spindle-shaped glottal closure were found in 61% of the subjects.