Habits of smoking and alcoholism in dysphonia

Abstract

The smoking and the alcoholism have been considered serious problems of public health. The aim of this study was to verify the frequency of the habits of alcohol consumption and smoking in patients who have dysphonia. This was a retrospective and transversal study with an analysis of 113 patients’ enchiridion with dysphonia, of a school clinic, with ages from 16 to 75 years, 41 male and 72 female. The statistical procedure used was the hypothesis test for 2 proportions. It was significant the absence of alcoholism habits and/or smoking; there were not significant differences among the dysphonic patients by smoking and alcohol consumption it was significant the frequency of other pathologies, if compared with the laryngectomized. In this sample, it was not proven the significant influence of the habits analyzed on the dysphonias; the laryngectomized patients seem not to look for the speech and language therapist service, or they are not sent; both the laryngectomized were men and presented the habits of alcohol consumption and/or smoking.