Samsonov V.A., Kovalenko A.N., Popadyuk V.I., Kastyro I.V., Pereverzeva A.S., Kalmykov I.K. The impact of autonomic nervous system disorders on laryngeal phonation. Head and Neck. Russian Journal. 2026;14(3):131–143
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25792/HN.2026.14.3.131-143
This article reviews the scientific literature on autonomic nervous system (ANS) disorders and their relationships with vocal disorders. This literature review was conducted using PubMed (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/), eLibrary (https://elibrary.ru/), Google (https://scholar.google.ru/), and Researchgate (https://www.researchgate.net/). The search was performed using the following queries: “laryngeal anatomy”, “ANS anatomy”, “dysphonia”, “ANS dystonia”, “ANS influence on voice”, “heart rate variability and voice”, “types of autonomic regulation”, “heart rate variability parameters”, “ANS pathology and voice”, “relationship between autonomic nervous system function and dysphonia”, “acoustic voice study”, “changes in acoustic parameters of the voice in ANS disorders”, “ANS changes during stress”, “voice changes during stress”, “dysphonia”, “changes in ANS function and voice due to endocrine pathology”, “Parkinson’s disease, voice and ANS disorders”, “Alzheimer’s disease, voice and ANS disorders”. ANS dysfunction significantly contributes to the development of vocal apparatus pathology. Alterations in the autonomic balance are common in diseases of the larynx and upper respiratory tract, nervous and endocrine systems, and emotional disorders. Laryngeal pathology of both organic and functional origins arises against the background of autonomic nervous system dystonia. We believe that studying vocal changes is essential for the differential diagnosis of many diseases.
Keywords: autonomic nervous system, laryngeal pathology
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