Abdul-Latif Hamdan: E-Cigarette Smoking, Voice, and Health, Gebunden

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This book synthesizes the current literature on the effects of vaping on voice and discusses the pathophysiology of voice symptoms in affected patients. The detrimental impact of e-cigarette smoking on various systems in the body, including those that affect voice production, is also reviewed. E-cigarette smoking has been shown to impair pulmonary function, which jeopardizes the power source for voice production. It has been associated with an increase in sinonasal and oral symptoms, thus altering voice resonance and quality. Vaping has been linked to reflux disease and esophagitis, putting the defenseless lining of the larynx and pharynx at risk of injury by the gastroduodenal refluxate. Providing insights into the consequences of e-cigarette smoking on the vocal folds and phonatory apparatus at large is of paramount importance, given the surge in e-cigarette use and the increasing workforce in the US who rely on their voice.

E-Cigarette Smoking, Voice, and Healthis addressed to all medical doctors, interns, and health care providers, and in particular to otolaryngologists, laryngologists, speech-language pathologists, and voice therapists.