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KMID : 0361020000430101122
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2000 Volume.43 No. 10 p.1122 ~ p.1125
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The study of Voice in Postmenopausal Syndrome
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1김상현/1Sang Hyun Kim
1노호상/1황동조/1오영석/1문성욱/1김형석/2정의식/2고민석/1Ho Sang No/1Dong Jo Hwang/1Young Suk Oh/1Sung Wook Moon/1Hyeong Seok Kim/2Eui Sik Jung/2Min Seok Koh
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Abstract
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Objectives : We intended to evaluate the relationship between voice and the menopause, so we
observed vocal symptoms and voice parameters in patients of postmenopausal syndrome compared
with those in premenopausal women.
Materials and Method : Forty postmenopausal syndrome compared with those in premenopausal
women were included in this study. Each woman was asked to describe their subjective vocal
symptoms and phonate a vowel /a/ sound for 3 seconds. The voices were recorded and analyzed
by the Multi-Dimensional Voice Program and a Laryngograph. A statistical analysis of voice
parameters was done by a paired-t-test.
Results : Vocal symptoms detected in the menopausal women were lowered pitch, voice fatigue,
recurrent hoarseness, and loss of high tone, Jitter in postmenopausal group was significantly
increased compared with the premenogpausal group, but the fundamental frequency, shimmer, the
Harmonics-to-noise ratio and the closing quotient showed no significant differences. There were
no significant changes of voice parameters between menopausal patients with and without vocal
symptoms.
Conclusion : The change of voice may be objectively identified in postmenopausal women. In
treating the postmenopausal symptoms, it may be required to take voice changes into
consideration.
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