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Changes in the voice of patients with partial deafness (PD) were not widely described in the literature, and recent studies referred to the voice parameters measured in this group of patients only using the multi-dimensional voice program (MDVP) by Kay Pentax. This paper describes the results of acoustic analysis of voice in patients with PD using VOXplot, and compares the results with those achieved with MDVP. Background\/Objectives: The purpose of this study was a VOXplot objective analysis of voice in individuals with PD and to assess consistency with results obtained using MDVP and with perceptual assessment. Methods: Voice samples from 22 post-lingual PD individuals were recorded. They included continuous speech (cs) and sustained vowels (sv). The control group consisted of 22 healthy individuals with no history of voice or hearing dysfunction. The samples were analyzed with MDVP followed by VOXplot version 2.0.0 Beta. Statistical analysis was performed using a t-test paired with two samples for means. All individuals were also subjected to a perceptual voice assessment using the GRBAS by Hirano. Results: Differences were observed in 13 VOXplot parameters measured in voice samples of adults with PD compared with those in the control group. Both multiparametric indices, AVQI and ABI, showed a statistical increase. When it comes to MDVP parameters correlating with breathiness, all of them (shim dB, APQ, NHR, SPI, and NSH) increased in patients with partial deafness, reflecting a breathy voice. Only one increase in the SPI was not statistically significant. Seven MDVP parameters correlating with hoarseness were elevated, and five (Jitt%, vF0, Shim dB, APQ, and NHR) showed a statistically significant increase. Correlations were found of VOXplot and MDVP parameters with perceptual voice assessment. Conclusions: Both programs for objective assessment showed voice abnormalities in patients with PD compared with the control groups. There was a poor to moderate level of consistency in the results achieved using both systems. 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