HSV may be an important laryngeal imaging technique for functional assessment of the pathophysiology of certain voice disorders. HSV could enable important refinements in the diagnosis and management of vocal fold pathology.

Our case series demonstrates that operative intervention can lead to improved voice in carefully selected patients with PGD secondary to prolonged intubation and/or LTP during childhood. Patients exhibited postoperative improvement in loudness and vocal endurance; however, they also exhibited a degree of compromise in voice quality.

Adolescent female students with voice disorders may be at risk for academic, social, and vocational difficulties. These results highlight and support the need to inform teachers, speech-language pathologists, students, and families about the potential for subtle biases and negative perceptions of students with voice disorders by teachers. Furthermore, teaching self-advocacy to students who have voice disorders may help them obtain an optimal education experience.