Epidemiological profile of patients screened in the voice campaing week over 10 years in the amazon region of Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
Epidemiological profile of patients screened in the voice campaing week over 10 years in the amazon region of Brazil
Received 03rd June, 2022; Received in revised form 18th July, 2022; Accepted 21st July, 2022; Published online 30th August, 2022
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Introduction: The voice is one of the main forms of human communication and its abusive or inappropriate use can cause organic and functional lesions of the vocal tract. In this context, the Voice Campaign Weekemerges as an important instrument of primary care, since it focuses on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of vocal diseases. Objective: Characterize the epidemiological profile of patients seen in the theVoice Campaign Week in a reference service in northern Brazil between 2012 and 2021. Methods: Observational study thatanalyzes patientstreated in the Voice Campaign Week. Results: Of 1177 patients, 68.9% were female and 2% were suspected of malignant tumors. The average age was 49 years old and the most prevalent age group was 51 to 60 years old, corresponding to 26.6%. The main complaint was hoarseness (74.2%), followed by hawking, odynophagia, dysphonia and dysphagia. Videolaryngoscopy showed signs suggestive of laryngopharyngeal reflux in 67.4%. Only 6.5% of the exams showed no alterations. Conclusion: The analysis of patients in theVoice Campaign Weeks from 2012 to 2021 showed a predominance of females aged over 50 yearsold. Hoarseness was the main reported symptom, while the most prevalent finding was edema and hyperemia of the posterior larynx.
