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These procedures may also alter the laryngeal-hyoid bone complex, which is linked to vocal fold tension. Thus, there is the potential for change in phonation and pitch after surgery.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Study Design:<\/jats:bold> Prospective, nonrandomized, institutional board-approved study.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> From January to August 2018, 15 patients with OSAS receiving TORS underwent voice and pitch sampling. The multi-dimensional voice program (MDVP) was applied to the evaluation of preoperative sound parameters. Highest pitch and lowest pitch were obtained with real-time pitch software, with pitch synchronized to electronic organ or tuner. Subjects also completed the Voice Handicap Index-10 scale (VHI-10), to assess their subjective perception and to detect factors affecting the VHI-10 score. The relevant parameters were analyzed again 3 months after the operation.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> There was an increase in VHI-10 score 3 months after operation that did not reach statistical significance. There were also no significant differences in sound parameters. Increases in highest pitch (353.18 Hz shift to 387.99 Hz), highest semitone (<jats:inline-formula><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><mml:mrow><mml:msubsup><mml:mtext>F<\/mml:mtext><mml:mn>5<\/mml:mn><mml:mo>#<\/mml:mo><\/mml:msubsup><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math><\/jats:inline-formula> shift to <jats:inline-formula><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\"><mml:mrow><mml:msubsup><mml:mtext>F<\/mml:mtext><mml:mn>5<\/mml:mn><mml:mo>#<\/mml:mo><\/mml:msubsup><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math><\/jats:inline-formula>), lowest pitch (117.45 Hz shift to 131.42 Hz), and lowest semitone (C<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub> shift to C<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>) did not reach statistical significance. The increase in the lowest semitone was significantly related to change in VHI-10 score (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u22120.808, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.028).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Patients with OSA undergoing TORS showed a negative correlation coefficient over 0.8 with change in VHI-10 score. 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