Acoustic Analysis in Children with Chronic Habitual Childhood Dysphonia with and without ADHD Symptoms | ||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 23 June 2025 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2025.394315.1991 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Marowa Abd El Wahab* 1; Effat Ahmed Zaki2; Shimaa Osman1; Zienab Khalaf3 | ||
| 1Phoniatrics Unit, ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt | ||
| 2Phoniatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt | ||
| 3phoniatric unit , ENT department, faculty of medicin Minia University, Minia , Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: A study comparing the acoustic parameters of children with chronic habitual childhood dysphonia (scremmer’s nodules) with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and aims to determine how ADHD symptoms relate to children's voice abnormalities. The purpose of this study was to assess acoustic analysis in children with and without ADHD who have scremmer’s nodules. Methods: One hundred children of both sexes, ages five to fifteen, who had been diagnosed with chronic habitual childhood dysphonia (screamer's nodules) and who had vocal abnormalities were included in this observational-cross-sectional study. The DSM V criteria were used to categorize the patients into two groups, which were confirmed by Conner's Parent Rating Scale test results: non-ADHD (n=62) and ADHD (n=38). Results: The ADHD and non-ADHD groups showed no significant differences in age, sex, education, hyperacidity/reflux history, URTI history, or medication use (P > 0.05). Vocal demand was significantly higher in one group (P < 0.05), and temperament showed a highly significant difference (P < 0.001). Acoustic analysis revealed significant differences in mean pitch (P < 0.05) and highly significant differences in jitter (P < 0.001). Conclusions: In contrast to youngsters devoid of ADHD, children with ADHD exhibit more vocal hyperfunction. The findings of this study may be useful in developing vocal education and hygiene-focused programs that support the vocal health of kids with ADHD. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chronic Habitual Childhood Dysphonia, Screamer'; s Nodules, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Acoustic Analysis, Voice Evaluation | ||
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