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Signs and Symptoms - Draft 2

Both sub-epithelial cysts and ligament cysts involve similar symptoms. The presence and the severity of symptoms may be influenced by the location and size of the cyst. Common symptoms include:

• Hoarse voice
• Inability to produce high pitch notes
• Fatigue when speaking
• Limited pitch range
• Pain near the larynx
• Variations in pitch when speaking

The accompanying signs and symptoms of vocal fold cysts may remain stable or increase over time. In rare cases, symptoms actually improve. Symptoms affecting the quality of the voice tend to worsen after speaking for long periods of time and when speaking with increased volume. Many individuals who use their voice professionally will find even the presence of slight symptoms to be problematic. However, some voice professionals are not impacted by the presence of vocal cysts.

Lead Section

Change Mucus retention cysts to vocal fold ligament cysts in keeping with Classification Manual and note congenital factors may contribute

Add that cysts can also be bilateral

Evidence that cyst size is affected by the menstrual cycle is anecdotal - remove this information from lead section

Also think about removing hyphen between 'vocal-fold' in keeping with the literature

Signs and Symptoms

Both sub-epithelial cysts and ligament cysts involve similar symptoms. The presence and the severity of symptoms may be influenced by the location and size of the cyst. Common symptoms include:

• Hoarse voice
• Inability to produce high pitch notes
• Fatigue when speaking
• Limited pitch range
• Pain near the larynx
• Variations in pitch when speaking

The accompanying signs and symptoms of vocal fold cysts may remain stable or increase over time. In some cases, symptoms actually improve. Usually this is due to compensatory strategies implemented by the speaker. Symptoms affecting the quality of the voice tend to worsen with increased voice use and when speaking with increased volume. Many individuals who use their voice professionally will find even the presence of slight symptoms to be problematic. However, Altman noted that some voice professionals are not impacted by the presence of vocal cysts.

Vocal Fold Cysts Article

Our plan as a team for the vocal-fold cyst article is to add sections for signs and symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and prognosis. I will be responsible for adding information regarding the signs and symptoms associated with vocal-fold cysts.. I will look in textbooks, and academic journals for reliable and appropriate sources for the information. Mel-SLP (talk) 00:44, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

Bibliography

Altman, Kenneth W. "Vocal Fold Masses". Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America. 40 (5): 1091–1108. doi:10.1016/j.otc.2007.05.011.

J, Bohlender. "GMS | GMS Current Topics in Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery | Diagnostic and therapeutic pitfalls in benign vocal fold diseases". doi:10.3205/cto000093. PMC 3884536. PMID 24403969.

Verdolini, K., Rosen, C.A., Branski, R. C. (2014). Classification Manual for Voice Disorders-I. Psychology Press. ISBN 9781135600204.

Peer Review

Hiya! This is a great, and (obviously) much needed addition to your article. I like that it provides the information in a succinct and clear manner.

One thing I would think about, is adding links to key points in your section e.g. larynx, and Pitch (music). This will give people unfamiliar with these terms an easy way to access their meanings.

In the following section:

The accompanying signs and symptoms of vocal fold cysts may remain stable or increase over time. In some cases, symptoms actually improve. Usually this is due to compensatory strategies implemented by the speaker. Symptoms affecting the quality of the voice tend to worsen with increased voice use and when speaking with increased volume. Many individuals who use their voice professionally will find even the presence of slight symptoms to be problematic.

it would be good to see some citations (e.g. who says that it may or may not be stable, who says it may be due to compensatory strategies, etc.).

Finally, I think "compensatory strategies" is a term that some people may not understand, and therefore giving an example of one or two strategies used by people with vocal cysts would help clarify this term.

Great job! Again, I really enjoy that it's succinct and easy to read. Keep up the good work! I.anastacia (talk) 20:34, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi Inna! Thank you for your feedback. I will add more citations to the paragraph you suggested as well as include some examples of compensatory strategies people may use. Linking important words to other articles is also something I will do in my final draft. Thank you again for your help! Mel-SLP (talk) 15:46, 5 November 2016 (UTC)