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Laryngological Complaint Prevalence in Hypermobile Ehlers‐Danlos or Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders
Ist Teil von
The Laryngoscope, 2024-02, Vol.134 (2), p.773-778
Ort / Verlag
Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Erscheinungsjahr
2024
Quelle
Wiley-Blackwell Journals
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Objective
The aim was to study laryngological complaints in patients with hypermobile Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome (hEDS) or hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD).
Methods
A total of 363 patients met inclusion for the study by completing questions related to voice, upper airway, and swallowing between July 7, 2020 and July 13, 2022. Demographic data, voice‐related questions, and hypermobility diagnosis were analyzed retrospectively. From those, 289 patients were diagnosed with hEDS or HSD with 74 that did not meet the diagnostic criteria for either diagnosis serving as controls.
Results
There were no statistically significant differences between patients with hEDS and HSD regarding Voice Handicap Index (VHI‐10) scores, voice, upper airway, or swallow complaints. However, more hEDS/HSD patients answered positively to the laryngeal dysfunction question versus controls (p = 0.031). 22.5% of hEDS/HSD patients (n = 65) reported hoarseness, of which 52.3% reported hoarseness >2 days/month. 33.9% (n = 98) with hEDS/HSD reported symptoms of dysphagia, and 27.0% (n = 78) reported laryngeal dysfunction symptoms. Controls demonstrated 20.3% prevalence of hoarseness, of which 46.7% reported hoarseness >2 days/month. 24.3% of controls had dysphagia and 14.9% laryngeal dysfunction symptoms. Of the 363 patients, VHI‐10 scores >11 were more likely in patients reporting >2 days of hoarseness/month (p = 0.001) versus those with <2 days of hoarseness/month. There was an increased prevalence of voice, upper airway, and dysphagia symptoms in hEDS/HSD patients compared with previously reported prevalence data in the general population.
Conclusion
A significant proportion of patients diagnosed with hypermobility due to hEDS or HSD were found to have voice, upper airway, and dysphagia symptoms. These rates are higher than those previously reported in the general population.
Level of Evidence
3 Laryngoscope, 134:773–778, 2024