• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.30-36
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• 1999

Background and Objectives : Laryngeal Evoked Electromyography(EEMG) is a objective, quantitative technique to determine innervation status of larynx. The possible applications of this technique are to confirm the etiology of impaired vocal fold motion and monitor perioperative vagus nerve trauma. The purpose of this study is to develop a novel method for determining the amount of reinnervation of recurrent laryngeal nerve with accurate, inexpensive, and minimally invasive technique in human. Materials and Methods : Laryngeal EEMG was performed for 16 adults with intact vocal folds motion and 2 patients diagnosed as unilateral vocal fold paralysis. for the purpose of searching what is the optimal and noninvasive technique for laryngeal EEMG, we used 2 types of stimulation configurations(transcutaneous vs percutaneous) and 2 types of recording configurations(intramuscular vs. surface). Results and Conclusions : Percutaneous needle stimulation and surface recording of laryngeal EEMG was reliable and comparable to standard needle stimulation and invasive intramuscular needle recording. But the laryngeal EEMG by the surface recording and transcutaneous surface stimulation was not reliable and repeatable. Therefore we recommended that laryngeal EEMG by surface recording and percutaneous needle stimulation would be minimally invasive, reliable technique to know the status of reinnervation in e patients with vocal fold paralysis.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.204-209
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• 1997

In the treatment of spasmodic dysphonia, laryngeal injection of botulinum toxin has been reported to be successful. The treatment of adductor type spasmodic dysphonia with botulinum toxin type A injection using EMG was conducted in 24 patients and it's effect was compared with results from flexible nasopharyngoscopy guided injection(29 patients) and telelaryngoscopy guided injection(31 patients). Sixty two point five percent(62.5%) of patients using EMG and 75.8% of patients using flexible nasopharyngoscope and 90.0% of patients using telelaryngoscope reported that the patient's symptom was improved. The functional status of the patient's disorder was classified into low grades. The mean pre-injection grade for patients using EMG, flexible nasopharyngoscope and telelaryngoscope was 1.7, 1.6 and 2.1 respectively. And it was lowered to 1.0, 0.7 and 1.1 respectively after the injection. Results were similar(p＜0.05). As a self assessment method, patients were asked to rate their voice on a scale of 100. In this study, the mean pre-injection score was 66.3, 44.0 and 40.0 respectively. And it was improved to 74.8, 77.7 and 69.8 respectively after the injection. Among 23 patients who undergone above 3method, 17 patients(73.9%) told that EMG-guided botulinum injection was preferable method in its convenience and effectiveness. In conclusion, EMG guided botulinum toxin injection is an another effective method for the treatment of adductor type spasmodic dysphonia similar to telelaryngoscopy-guided injection and flexible nasopharyngoscopy guided injection.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.27-31
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• 2010

Mild vocal fold hypomobility is a common finding of which clinical significance is incompletely understood. Recently, electrophysiologic investigations have shown that vocal fold hypomobility is a continuum of neurogenic dysfunction ; partial denervation (paresis), complete denervation (paralysis), and variable degrees and patterns of reinnervation. Despite a sound pathophysiological basis for its existence, interest in and acceptance of the diagnosis of vocal fold paresis is relatively recent. Vocal fold paresis may be a relatively common and often overlooked condition that can be difficult to diagnose since laryngoscopy does not reliably distinguish innocent laryngeal asymmetry from hypomobility caused by paresis. Although not entirely free from error, laryngeal electromyography seems to hold more promise as a means of reliable diagnosis than laryngoscopy, and should be employed systematically in the evaluation of suspected paresis. The means to help most patients with paresis already exists in the repertoire of interventions developed to treat paralysis. However, since the vocal fold retains substantial movement, more conservative treatment strategy is recommended as a first line of treatment. The authors reviewed the representative reports of vocal fold paresis and summarized the controversies and consensus regarding the vocal fold paresis.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.53-67
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• 2005

It is known that Korean stop consonants in syllable-initial position are of three types : lax, aspirated and forced (or unaspirated). In syllable-final position, however, these three different types are merged to a single type with the same place of articulation, although the original three-way distinction is preserved in Korean orthographic (Hangul) system. Thus the syllable-final stops are phonetically realized as voiceless "applosives" which are characterized by the absence of oral release. The aim of the present study is to investigate the laryngeal adjustments for these syllable-final stops in various phonological conditions by using fiberscope, and, is to further investigate electromyographically the laryngeal adjustments for Korean stops both in the syllable-initial and final positions in various phonological conditions. The results can be summarized as follows : 1. In the case of syllable-initial stops, the glottal widths in each three types of the Korean stops during the articulatory closure are clearly different. And the pattern of thyroarytenoid(VOC) activity appeared to characterize the three different types of Korean stops. 2. The basic laryngeal feature of the Korean syllable-final applosives is characterized by a small degree of glottal opening which begins at or slightly after the oral closure. 3. In the case, syllable-final stop followed by the copula "ita", the syllable- final stop is pronounced as the stop consonant at the initial position of the following syllable containing the vowel[i], the underlying features of three-way distinction for the stops in the Korean orthographic(Hangul) system being manifested at the laryngeal adjustment. 4. In the case of the final applosives followed by the initial stops and fricatives, the laryngeal feature of the final applosives appears to be assimilated by that of the following consonant irrespective of the difference in the place of articulation, as far as the glottal abduction/adduction is concerned. It is clearly demonstrated in the case of syllable-initial stop that thyoarytenoid(VOC) activity is suppressed for the production of the stop consonants in question, the degree of which is slightest for the forced type and most marked for the aspirated type, while it is moderate for the lax type.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.547-561
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• 1998

폐쇄성 수면 무호흡증(obstructive sleep apnea, 이하 OSA로 표시)은 수면 도중 계속 반복 되어 일어나는 상기도 폐쇄로 인하여 무호흡증을 나타내는 장애(disorder)이다. 근래의 연구에 의하면 상기도 구조의 해부학적 요인뿐 아니라 생리적 요인도 무호흡 발생에 기여한다고 하였으며 또한 이설근이 상기도 유지에 중요한 역할을 한다고 하였다. OSA의 치료를 위해 다양한 술식이 시행되었으며 하악 재위치 장치를 통한 치료 역시 양호한 결과를 나타낸다고 하였다. 그러나 하악 재위치 장치 장착에 따른 구조적 생리적 작용기전에 대한 연구는 미비한 상태이다. 이에 본 저자는 연세대학교 치과대학병원 교정과에 내원한 OSA 환자 26명 (남 17명 여 9명)과 일반 정상 성인 20명 (남 10명 여 10명)을 대상으로 앙와위에서 장치 장착 전후의 두부방사선사진을 채득하여 장치에 따른 상기도의 구조 변화를 연구하고 두군 사이의 장치 장착에 따른 효과를 비교하였으며, 또한OSA환자 14명(남 10명 여 4명)을 대상으로 체위 변화와 장치장착에 따른 이설근 근전도 변화를 연구하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 상기도 구조에 대한 두부계측학적 측정치 중 연구개의 길이, 연구개 최대 두께와 SPAS, MAS, VAL, H-H1, MP-H 에서 정상군과 OSA군 사이의 통계적 유의차를 보였으며, IAS와 EAS는 두 군간에 통계적 유의차를 보이지 않았다. 2. 정상군과 OSA군 모두에서 장치 장착에 따라 후두개가 전방 이동하면서 후두개 수준(epiglottis level)의 기도 폭경은 증가하였고 연구개의 최대 두께가 변하였으며 설골은 전방 이동하였으나 두 군 모두 IAS에서는 다양한 반응을 나타내었다. 장치 장착에 따른 상기도 구조에 대한 효과는 두 군 사이에 서로 차이를 나타내었다. 3. 체위 변화에 따라 앙와위에서 이설근 근전도가 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으나 통계적 유의차는 없었으며, 직립위와 앙와위 모두에서 하악 재위치 장치 장착시에 통계적으로 유의하게 이설근 근전도가 증가하였다. 하악 재위치 장치는 상기도의 해부학적 구조뿐 아니라 상기도 생리에도 영향을 미치는 것으로 생각되며 장치에 대한 반응은 정상군과 OSA군 사이에 차이를 나타내었고, 두 군은 상기도 생리에 있어서도 서로 다르다고 사료된다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.437-442
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• 2012

이 연구는 20명의 치위생과 학생들을 대상으로 스켈링 실습 시 발현되는 근육들의 활성도와 통증부위를 파악하여 치과위생사의 작업자세에 따른 기초자료를 제시하고자 연구를 실시하였다. 스켈링 시 근활성도의 측정은 free EMG를 이용하였고, 근골격계 통증부위를 알아보기 위해 Nordicstyle 설문지를 이용하여 측정된 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 자세에 따른 스켈링 시 통증의 발현은 팔꿈치, 등, 다리, 무릎, 발목/발은 그룹간에 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났으나 목, 어깨, 손목/손, 허리에서는 자세에 따라 통증의 정도 차이가 높게 나타났다. 2. 자세에 따른 근활성도를 측정한 결과 올바른 자세를 가진 그룹에서는 시간의 경과에 따라 상승모근과 상완요골근에서 변화를 보였고, 나쁜 자세를 가진 그룹에서는 후두부근, 상승모근, 상완요골근에서 근활성도가 높게 나타났다. 3. 근활성도에서 두 군간의 변화양상은 좋은 자세로 스켈링을 실시한 그룹에서는 낮은 근활성도를 보였으나, 나쁜자세로 스켈링을 실시한 그룹에서는 근활성도가 과하게 증가되었다. 따라서 올바른 자세를 유지하며 스켈링을 실시하는 것이 근육의 활성을 효과적으로 사용하는데 도움이 되었음을 알수 있었고, 앞으로 임상에서 근무하는 치과위생사를 대상으로 연구를 실시하여 직무 효율성을 높이는 것이 필요하리라 생각된다.