?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Aerodynamic+Analysis+Of+Voice+In+Persons+With+Laryngopharyngeal+Reflux&rft.creator=B%2C+Radish+Kumar&rft.creator=Bhat%2C+Jayashree+S.+Bhat&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Objectives+of+the+study%3A+The+individuals+with+laryngopharyngeal+reflux+are+prone+for+aspiration+of+refluxed+contents+and+so+there+is+a+need+for+aerodynamic+evaluation+in+these+individuals.+Hence%2C+the+present+study+investigated+the+aerodynamic+characteristics+in+individuals+with+Laryngopharyngeal+reflux.+Study+design%3A+Prospective+control+group+design.+Method%3A+Thirty+laryngopharyngeal+reflux+subjects+and+30+normal+subjects+participated+in+the+study.+Aerodynamic+parameters+such+as+vital+capacity%2C+mean+air+flow+rate%2C+maximum+phonation+duration+and+phonation+quotient+were+measured+using+Aero+Phone+Instrument+((Model+6800).+Independent+t+test+was+employed+for+statistical+inference.+Results%3A+The+results+revealed+that+the+vital+capacity+and+maximum+phonation+duration+values+were+lower+for+laryngopharyngeal+reflux+subjects+when+compared+to+normal+controls.+No+significant+differences+were+observed+for+mean+air+flow+rate+and+phonation+quotient.+Conclusions%3A+The+results+revealed+that+the+laryngopharyngeal+reflux+individuals+showed+significant+deviations+in+aerodynamic+parameters+when+compared+to+normal+individuals.+Thus+study+confirms+aerodynamic+abnormalities+in+laryngopharyngeal+reflux+subjects&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2009-02-25&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6392%2F1%2F2008-4-5.pdf&rft.identifier=++B%2C+Radish+Kumar+and+Bhat%2C+Jayashree+S.+Bhat++(2009)+Aerodynamic+Analysis+Of+Voice+In+Persons+With+Laryngopharyngeal+Reflux.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6392%2F