Numerical analysis and comparison of flow fields in normal larynx and larynx with unilateral vocal fold paralysis

Amirhossein Bagheri Sarvestani, Ebrahim Goshtasbi Rad and Kamyar Iravani

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2018, vol. 21, issue 8, 532-540

Abstract: In this study, laryngeal flow fields are investigated and compared in normal larynx and models of larynx with unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP). In paralytic models, three fixed initial glottal gaps are considered to understand the positive or probable negative impacts of surgical operation on unilaterally paralytic larynx, by which the paralyzed vocal fold is brought closer to the mid-plane. Various features of the flow fields have been discussed in detail including glottal gap width, glottal flow rate, glottal exit pressure pattern and glottal jet evolution. The numerical solution of fluid-structure interaction is carried out using ANSYS, and the results confirm some of the favorable effects of surgery on the patient’s larynx. It is also shown that by tightening the glottal gap, some of the problems caused by the presence of a motionless vocal fold, such as leakage through glottal gap in the closure phase resulting in breathy voice can be moderated, although some of the symptoms of this disorder remain relatively unchanged.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2018.1499898

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