[Drug-induced dysphonia]. / Lekarstvenno-indutsirovannaya disfoniya.

Drug-induced dysphonia is a non-life-threatening adverse drug reaction, however, this complication can significantly worsen the quality of life of patients, especially those in voice-speaking professions. The aim of the work was to search for information about the prevalence, etiology, pathogenesis, and features of treatment and prevention of drug-induced dysphonia. In the case of some drugs, the true prevalence may be higher than described in the literature, due to the fact that dysphonia is in most cases mild, reversible and, in comparison with other undesirable drug reactions, rarely attracts the attention of both the patient and practitioners.

[Reflectory cough. The causes, diagnostics and the possibilities for the combined treatment]. / Reflektornyi kashel'. Prichiny, diagnostika i vozmozhnosti kompleksnoi terapii.

The main cause of reflectory cough is neurogenic hyperventilation. The clinical signs of reflectory cough include its dry and back-breaking character, the gradual increase and abrupt beginning, impossibility to stop the coughing fit, and the feeling of shortness of breath. The triggers of a coughing attack can be a deep breath, a talk, physical and/or psycho-emotional stress, fatigue, and other sensations. The typical laryngological signs of the condition in question include the broad glottal aperture (up to 20 mm and more in contrast to its normal maximum width of 15 mm) and the spasm of the vocal cords in response to inspiration. The clinic of Diseases of Ear, Throat and Nose affiliated with I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University has gained the extensive experience with the treatment of more than 500 patients presenting with reflectory cough. All these patients received the combined treatment including 10 procedures for intracutaneous novocaine blockade of the Zakhar'in-Geda zones in the larynx in the combination with auricular reflexotherapy and respiratory gymnastics intended to eliminate hyperventilation and sedative medications and myorelaxants to remove the pathologically enhanced muscle tone as well as calcium-containing preparations if indicated.

[The modern possibilities for the treatment of the patients presenting with benign and tumour-like diseases of the larynx]. / Sovremennye vozmozhnosti lecheniia patsientov s dobrokachestvennymi i opukholepodobnymi zabolevaniiami gortani.

Rehabilitation of the patients presenting with benign and tumour-like diseases of the larynx (BLT) is currently a serious challenge for modern otorhinolaryngology in view of the high prevalence of this pathology. Dysphonia is a leading clinical symptom of the diseases that considerably deteriorates the quality of life of the patients. Certain benign conditions of the larynx exhibit a tendency toward malignization. The treatment of the patients presenting with benign and tumour-like diseases of the larynx requires a combined approach including the surgical, therapeutic, and phonopedic modalities for the rehabilitation of the vocal function. This article presents a review of the literature on the modern high-energy techniques for the treatment of the patients presenting with benign and tumour-like diseases of the larynx, The advantages and disadvantages of each method are discussed.