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Voice disorders related to occupation and work environment are often observed in ENT consultations. Advising these patients requires not only the investigation of their vocal capacities but also knowledge about their vocal load. The patient will name extreme demands as the reason for vocal problems whereas the employer will want to know if the patient is capable of doing the work required of him. For an objective measurement of vocal load, a voice accumulator has been developed. This portable instrument records total speaking time and sound level over a period of several hours. The data can be transferred to a personal computer which analyses voiced time (s) between 60 and 112dB(A)s. Thus, more precise and objective documentation of vocal demands in some professions can finally be obtained. With these results, it is possible to monitor vocal ability or disability during vocal rehabilitation.

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The results of a systematic study of the otological aspects in 13 cases of earpit-deafness syndrome are reported. The audiometric, radiological and vestibular findings as well as the results of exploratory tympanotomies with and without stapedectomies are discussed together with the results reported in the literature. A convincing explanation of the poor results of exploratory tympanotomies in cases with mixed hearing loss is not furnished. If the hearing loss is confined to conduction and ankylosis of the stapes or a disconnection of the ossicular chain is suspected, exploratory tympanotomy can be expected to be successful.