Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Objective Evaluation of Presbyphonia: Spectroacoustic Study on 142 Patients with Praat.
Presbyphonia is the sequence of physiological events related to the process of senility of the vocal folds. The aim of our analysis was to provide deeper knowledge of presbyphonia, raising awareness of this condition as well as giving basic suggestions on how to treat related vocal alterations. ⋯ The Praat was confirmed to be a useful tool to detect the existence of the variation of the speech parameters in relation to aging and to quantify statistically significant differences that show a general deterioration in the voice quality, defined numerically. This might lead to a phoniatric treatment or speech therapy, which could improve patients' quality of life, leading to better vocal performance and social and communicative interaction.
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Case Reports
Three Simultaneous Cases of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum With Epidural Pneumatosis During Vocal Training.
The aim of this study was to describe a case series of three simultaneous cases of spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) with epidural pneumatosis during vocal training. ⋯ We report three simultaneous cases of SPM and epidural pneumatosis due to demanding vocal training. Further research on this subject is desired to identify risk factors.
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We tested whether speaking voices of unfamiliar people could be matched to their singing voices, and, if so, whether the content of the utterances would influence this matching performance. Our hypothesis was that enough acoustic features would remain the same between speaking and singing voices such that their identification as belonging to the same or different individuals would be possible even upon a single hearing. We also hypothesized that the contents of the utterances would influence this identification process such that voices uttering words would be easier to match than those uttering vowels. ⋯ We can identify speaking and singing voices as the same or different even on just a single hearing. However, content interacts with mode such that words benefit matching of speaking voices but not of singing voices. Results are discussed within an attentional framework.
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Voice disorders that affect the quality of voice also result in varying degrees of psychological and social problems. The research question here is whether the correlations between Voice Handicap Index (VHI)-30 scores and objective acoustic measures differ in patients with different types of voice disorders. ⋯ Findings suggest that although the VHI-30 and the acoustic measurements of voice provide independent information, they are associated to some extent.
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The study aims to (1) identify the botulinum toxin (BTX) dosing trend in a cohort of patients who received at least 20 injections for the treatment of adductor spasmodic dysphonia (ADSD), (2) describe two distinct BTX dosing trends in treating ADSD (a "classic" dosing trend that initially decreases before stabilizing, and a "fluctuating" dosing trend), and (3) determine if patients with the "classic" dosing trend differed in age or in dosing intervals from those with the "fluctuating" dosing trend. ⋯ The average BTX dose of patients with ADSD who receive long-term injections significantly decreases during the initial 10-15 injections before stabilizing. Patients who exhibit the "fluctuating" dosing pattern have a significantly shorter interval between injections than those with the "classic" dosing pattern.