Abstract

Objective: To find out the prevalence, etiology, risk factor, presentation and treatment option of the dysphonic people, facilitate the prevention of the risk and predisposing factor of it. Study Design: Cohort retrospective study. Setting: Academic tertiary care medical centre. Subjects and Methods: A total of 1739 dysphonic patient#x2019;s demographic data collection and analyzed, in the department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, Comilla Medical College, and Comilla Medical Centre, Bangladesh from 01 July 2016 to 31 June 2019. Results: The incidence of dysphonic patients was1.16%, and the yearly prevalence of 33.33%. Out of 1739, the male was 1006 (57.85%), and the female was 733 (42.15%), 50-59 years were highest presentation 488 (28.06%). Among 1739, non-specific chronic laryngitis was 1015 (58.37%), dysphonia without structural change (MTD) 417 (23.98%), and malignancy 90 (5.17%). Off them, smoker was 911 (52.39%), voice abuser 469 (26.97%), industrial worker was 477 (27.43%), teacher 359 (20.64%), singer 151 (8.68%), and slum dweller was 528 (30.36%).