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Table 1 VHI-10 score

From: Treatment of T1b glottic SCC: laser vs. radiation- a Canadian multicenter study

F 1. My voice makes it difficult for people to hear me.

0

1

2

3

4

P 2. I run out of air when I talk.

0

1

2

3

4

F 3. People have difficulty understanding me in a noisy room.

0

1

2

3

4

P 4. The sound of my voice varies throughout the day.

0

1

2

3

4

F 5. My family has difficulty hearing me when I call them throughout the house.

0

1

2

3

4

F 6. I use the phone less often than I would like to.

0

1

2

3

4

E 7. I’m tense when talking to others because of my voice.

0

1

2

3

4

F 8. I tend to avoid groups of people because of my voice.

0

1

2

3

4

E 9. People seem irritated with my voice.

0

1

2

3

4

P 10. People ask, “What’s wrong with your voice?”

0

1

2

3

4

  1. 0 = never, 1 = almost never, 2 = sometimes, 3 = almost always, 4 = always.