2020
DOI: 10.15386/mpr-1370
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High prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux in vocal opera students. A case-control type study

Abstract: Background. Opera singers are at risk to develop gastroesophageal reflux, because of the vocational challenges during singing. The singers are reluctant to be submitted to pH-metry fearing throat injuries. We evaluated the gastroesophageal reflux in vocal opera students using a non-invasive salivary test. Design and setting. A prospective, case-control study was carried out in 30 vocal opera students from the Music Academy of the city Cluj-Napoca, Romania, enrolled in the “canto” section. Met… Show more

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“…Voice quality can be affected by various external factors such as voice overuse or misuse [4][5][6][7], chemical exposure due to smoke inhalation [8,9], intubation [10][11][12][13], traumas [14][15][16], radiation [17], gastroesophageal reflux [18][19][20][21][22][23], sleeping disorders and aging [24], etc. Abnormalities in pitch, tone, volume, vocal fatigue, voice breaks, or other vocal qualities may be indicative of voice disorders which are estimated to affect approximately 28 million Americans [25].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Voice quality can be affected by various external factors such as voice overuse or misuse [4][5][6][7], chemical exposure due to smoke inhalation [8,9], intubation [10][11][12][13], traumas [14][15][16], radiation [17], gastroesophageal reflux [18][19][20][21][22][23], sleeping disorders and aging [24], etc. Abnormalities in pitch, tone, volume, vocal fatigue, voice breaks, or other vocal qualities may be indicative of voice disorders which are estimated to affect approximately 28 million Americans [25].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%