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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 35(5); 1992 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1992;35(5): 741-745.
A case of androphobia.
Ki Hwan Hong, Dong Suk Chun, Jin Young Yang, Sam Hyun Kwon
Androphonia에 대한 치험례
홍기환 · 전동석 · 양진영 · 권삼현
전북대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실
ABSTRACT

Excessively low vocal pitch in women, usually called androphonia, is associated with the one of the side effect of androgenic or anabolic hormone, and with hormonal syndromes, and can be caused by reduced activity of the cricothyroid muscle. It is also known to be resistant to any conservative treatment. The vocal pitch is controlled by tension, mass and the lengthening of the vocal cord. So we can increase the vocal cord tension by cricothyroid approximation. A-P lengthening of the thyroid cartilage or scarring in the vocal cord by longitudinal incision. Among the above methods, cricothyroid approximation easily raised the vocal pitch by simulating the contraction of the cricothyroid muscle with suture. The vocal pitch elevation is always substantial, but postoperative reversion toward a lower pitch is to some extent irreversible. The authors have experienced one case of androphonia treated by cricothyroid approximation with good results.

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