More Than 1 in 10 Children Have Had Voice Problems Growing Up

Published on June 20, 2024

According to survey findings published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery on Thursday, 6.7 percent of American children currently suffer from voice disorders, and 12 percent have had voice problems sometime in their life. The authors defined voice problems as abnormal vocal behaviors, such as impaired singing and speaking at school, and abnormal voice quality, including hoarseness. “Benign vocal fold lesions was [sic] the most common diagnosis underlying voice complaints,” the authors wrote in the study. Benign vocal fold lesions are noncancerous but abnormal tissue growths on vocal cords. These growths can occur due to vocal overuse and abuse, such as frequent talking, yelling, coughing, tantrums, straining the voice, or repeatedly clearing the throat....

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