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This book synthesizes the current literature on the effects of vaping on voice and discusses the pathophysiology of voice symptoms in affected patients. The detrimental impact of e-cigarette smoking on various systems in the body, including those that affect voice production, is also reviewed. E-cigarette smoking has been shown to impair pulmonary function, which jeopardizes the power source for voice production. It has been associated with an increase in sinonasal and oral symptoms, thus altering voice resonance and quality. Vaping has been linked to reflux disease and esophagitis, putting the defenseless lining of the larynx and pharynx at risk of injury by the gastroduodenal refluxate. Providing insights on the adverse effects of e-cigarette smoking on the phonatory apparatus is of paramount importance, particularly in professional voice users who rely on their voice to make a living.

E-Cigarette Smoking, Voice, and Healthis addressed to all medical doctors, interns, and health care providers, and in particular to otolaryngologists, laryngologists, speech-language pathologists, and voice therapists.

Abdul-Latif Hamdan, MD, EMBA, MHM, PGD (SI), FACS is currently a Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Head of the Division of Laryngology and Director of ” Hamdan Voice and Swallowing Unit” at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC), Adjunct Professor at the Department of the Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine. He is the author of 218 publications and 11 books. He is the founder of the “Hamdan Voice and Swallowing Unit” at AUBMC, the Lebanese Voice Association, the “Hamdan International Award” at the Voice Foundation, the Voice Foundation Lebanon chapter, and the “Resident Research Award” at AUBMC.