Organic Dysphonia in Adults Caused by the Use of Vaporized Electronic Cigarettes: A Systematic Review

Objective: This systematic review aims to determine whether the use of vapor electronic cigarettes causes organic dysphonia in adults.Materials and methods: The review follows the guidelines of the PRISMA statement and identifies databases such as PubMed, EBSCO, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, and Scopus for document searches in order to address the research question.Results: The document search, conducted through identification, selection, elimination, and in-clusion phases, yielded 33 articles to address the research question. The review established that vapor electronic cigarettes have immeasurable detrimental effects on the voice at both structural and functional levels. The anatomical structures of the vocal apparatus are affected, leading to al-terations in voice functionality. These alterations are evident in changes to voice qualities such as timbre, tone, intensity, rhythm, and prosody. Additionally, the use of vapor electronic cigarettes triggers various symptoms, including pain, irritation, and inflammation.Conclusions: Both short-term and long-term use of electronic cigarettes significantly negatively affects the vocal health of young and older adults. This review emphasizes the detrimental influen-ce of vapor electronic cigarettes on voice-related aspects, including dysphonia and vocal fold dys-function.