16^th April: World Voice Day

Czech version

Authors: J. G. Švec ^1,2; F. Šram ²; J. Vydrová ²
Authors‘ workplace: Oddělení biofyziky, Katedra experimentální fyziky PřF UP, Olomouc ¹; Hlasové centrum Praha ²
Published in: Otorinolaryngol Foniatr, 58, 2009, No. 3, pp. 152-155.
Category: Comprehensive Reports

Overview

World Voice Day was first organized in 2003 and since then it is celebrated annually on April 16. The aim of the event is to increase public awareness of the importance of voice for human communication and for quality of life, and improve alertness to voice problems. On this day societies, institutes and groups dedicated to voice care organize various public events, such as media interviews, open days, voice screenings, laryngeal examinations, public performances and so on. Voice can and should be used as an early indicator of laryngeal disorder. When hoarseness lasts longer than three weeks, people should be encouraged to visit a specialist (phoniatrician or laryngologist) who can examine their larynx for the cause of the hoarseness. Such attentiveness to voice problems could help detecting laryngeal cancers or other pathologies at an early stage when they can be treated with a minimal harm to the organism. World Voice Day provides an opportunity to convey these messages to the public and improve the state of public knowledge on human voice.

Key words:
World Voice Day, voice, voice disorders, interdisciplinarity, science and art.

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