Preliminary outcomes of allograft and hydroxyapatite as substitutes for autograft in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with self-locking standalone cages

Table 3 The Voice Handicap Index-10 [26]

	Response
My voice makes it difficult for people to hear me	0	1	2	3	4
I run out of air when I talk	0	1	2	3	4
People have difficulty understanding me in a noisy room	0	1	2	3	4
The sound of my voice varies throughout the day	0	1	2	3	4
My family has difficulty hearing me when I call them throughout the house	0	1	2	3	4
I use the phone less often than I would like to	0	1	2	3	4
I’m tense when talking to others because of my voice	0	1	2	3	4
I tend to avoid groups of people because of my voice	0	1	2	3	4
People seem irritated with my voice	0	1	2	3	4
People ask, “What’s wrong with your voice?”	0	1	2	3	4
0 indicates never; 1, almost never; 2, sometimes; 3, almost always; 4, always.

The higher the score, the more serious the dysphonia, and the cumulative score ≥ 11 was considered abnormal

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