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Song Z, Lee PJ. Voice use of nurses working in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2024; 82:103620. [PMID: 38232571 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2023.103620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the voice use of nurses working in intensive care units (ICUs) and their perception of acoustic environments. SETTING AND SAMPLE The research was conducted in four different hospitals in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 60 ICU nurses were recruited for their voice use monitoring and 100 nurses participated in the survey. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Firstly, voice-related parameters such as voice level (SPL, dB), fundamental frequency (F0, Hz), and voicing time percentage (Dt, %) were measured using a vocal monitor. To collect data, a non-invasive accelerometer was attached to the participants' necks during their working hours. Secondly, the perception of the ICU acoustic environment was assessed using semantic differential. RESULTS The results showed that nurses spoke approximately 0.9-4 dB louder to patients and colleagues in ICUs compared to quiet rooms, and their fundamental frequency (F0) significantly increased during work. The voice levels of nurses were influenced by background noise levels, with a significant correlation coefficient of 0.44 (p < 0.01). Furthermore, the background noise levels ranged from 58.1 to 73.9 dBA, exceeding the guideline values set by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The semantic differential analysis identified 'Stress' and 'Irritation' as the two main components, indicating the prevalence of negative experiences within ICUs. IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE This study highlights the potential risk of voice disorders among ICU nurses. The findings also underscore the importance of implementing strategies to reduce noise levels in ICUs to reduce voice disorders among nurses.
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- Ziwei Song
- Acoustics Research Unit, School of Architecture, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Acoustics Research Unit, School of Architecture, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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Alves MDC, Mancini PC, Teixeira LC. Modifications of auditory feedback and its effects on the voice of adult subjects: a scoping review. Codas 2023; 36:e20220202. [PMID: 38126424 PMCID: PMC10750862 DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232022202pt] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The auditory perception of voice and its production involve auditory feedback, kinesthetic cues and the feedforward system that produce different effects for the voice. The Lombard, Sidetone and Pitch-Shift-Reflex effects are the most studied. The mapping of scientific experiments on changes in auditory feedback for voice motor control makes it possible to examine the existing literature on the phenomenon and may contribute to voice training or therapies. PURPOSE To map experiments and research results with manipulation of auditory feedback for voice motor control in adults. METHOD Scope review following the Checklist Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension (PRISMA-ScR) to answer the question: "What are the investigation methods and main research findings on the manipulation of auditory feedback in voice self-monitoring of adults?". The search protocol was based on the Population, Concept, and Context (PCC) mnemonic strategy, in which the population is adult individuals, the concept is the manipulation of auditory feedback and the context is on motor voice control. Articles were searched in the databases: BVS/Virtual Health Library, MEDLINE/Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System online, COCHRANE, CINAHL/Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, SCOPUS and WEB OF SCIENCE. RESULTS 60 articles were found, 19 on the Lombard Effect, 25 on the Pitch-shift-reflex effect, 12 on the Sidetone effect and four on the Sidetone/Lombard effect. The studies are in agreement that the insertion of a noise that masks the auditory feedback causes an increase in the individual's speech intensity and that the amplification of the auditory feedback promotes the reduction of the sound pressure level in the voice production. A reflex response to the change in pitch is observed in the auditory feedback, however, with particular characteristics in each study. CONCLUSION The material and method of the experiments are different, there are no standardizations in the tasks, the samples are varied and often reduced. The methodological diversity makes it difficult to generalize the results. The main findings of research on auditory feedback on voice motor control confirm that in the suppression of auditory feedback, the individual tends to increase the intensity of the voice. In auditory feedback amplification, the individual decreases the intensity and has greater control over the fundamental frequency, and in frequency manipulations, the individual tends to correct the manipulation. The few studies with dysphonic individuals show that they behave differently from non-dysphonic individuals.
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- Moisés do Carmo Alves
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fonoaudiológicas, Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG - Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil.
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fonoaudiológicas, Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG - Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil.
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fonoaudiológicas, Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG - Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil.
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Bottalico P, Nudelman CJ. Do-It-Yourself Voice Dosimeter Device: A Tutorial and Performance Results. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2023:1-15. [PMID: 37263017 DOI: 10.1044/2023_jslhr-23-00060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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PURPOSE Voice dosimeters gather voice production data in the daily lives of individuals with voice disorders. Additionally, voice dosimeters aid in understanding the pathophysiology of voice disorders. Previously, several voice dosimeters were commercially available. However, these devices have been discontinued and are not available to clinicians and researchers alike. In this tutorial, instructions for a low-cost, easy-to-assemble voice dosimeter are provided. This do-it-yourself (DIY) voice dosimeter is further validated based on performance results. METHOD Ten vocally healthy participants wore the DIY voice dosimeter. They produced a sustained /a/ vowel and read a text with three different vocal efforts. These tasks were recorded by the DIY voice dosimeter and a reference microphone simultaneously. The expanded uncertainty of the mean error in the estimation of four voice acoustic parameters as measured by the DIY dosimeter was performed by comparing the signals acquired through the reference microphone and the dosimeter. RESULTS For measures of sound pressure level, the DIY voice dosimeter had a mean error of -0.68 dB with an uncertainty of 0.56 dB. For fundamental frequency, the mean error was 1.56 Hz for female participants and 1.11 Hz for male participants, with an uncertainty of 0.62 Hz and 0.34 Hz for female and male participants, respectively. Cepstral peak prominence smoothed and L1 minus L2 had mean errors (uncertainty) of -0.06 dB (0.27 dB) and 2.20 dB (0.72 dB). CONCLUSION The mean error and uncertainties for the DIY voice dosimeter are comparable to those for the most accurate voice dosimeters that were previously on the market.
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- Pasquale Bottalico
- Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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- Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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de Oliveira Lemos I, Picanço Marchand DL, Oliveira Cunha E, Alves Silvério KC, Cassol M. What are the Symptoms that Characterize the Clinical Condition of Vocal Fatigue? A Scoping Review and Meta-Analysis. J Voice 2023:S0892-1997(22)00419-2. [PMID: 36737268 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Vocal fatigue is a clinical manifestation associated with a perception of negative vocal adjustment. It is related to the increase in the sensation of excessive effort when speaking and the lack of conditioning of the muscles and structures that involve vocal production. Because it has a complex and multifactorial diagnosis, there is still no consensus on the symptoms most commonly found in this clinical condition. OBJECTIVE To review and analyze the symptoms that characterize the clinical condition of vocal fatigue. METHODS This study consists of a scoping review carried out in the Cochrane Library, Embase, Lilacs, and Medline databases. Observational studies or clinical trials from the last 10 years. Studies with participants younger than 18 years of age were excluded; as well as research that did not describe symptoms of vocal fatigue or that presented vocal fatigue as a symptom; studies with patients with neurological, psychiatric, syndromic conditions, or head and neck cancer. The Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies NHLBI-NIH scale was used to assess the methodological quality of selected observational studies and the PEDro scale for the analysis of experimental studies. The steps were performed by three blinded evaluators. Subsequently, meta-analyses of global means were executed for each factor under study; a comparison of the difference in the mean score for each factor between exposed and unexposed; a comparison of the difference in the average score, among non-professional voice users, for each factor between exposed and unexposed. RESULTS In the searches performed, 956 articles were found and 29 articles were selected according to the eligibility criteria. Of these, 93.11% of the studies were observational and 6.89% were clinical trials. Regarding the gender and age group of the study samples, women aged between 30 and 45 years were predominant. As for the occupational use of voice, 68.97% of the samples were composed of professional voice users and 31.03% of non-professional voice users, with most professional voice users being teachers and non-professional voice users, individuals with dysphonia or vocal complaint. To assess vocal fatigue symptoms, 28 studies used the Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) protocol, and only one study used another assessment protocol, Self-Administered Voice Rating. All studies were classified as regular, according to the scale used. As for the meta-analyses performed, the mean scores of the VFI factors were higher among professional voice users when compared to non-professional voice users and higher in dysphonic individuals compared to non-dysphonic individuals. CONCLUSION The vocal fatigue symptoms found in this review were common in the populations of professional voice users and non-professional voice users and dysphonic and non-dysphonic individuals. These symptoms were related to vocal recovery after rest, physical discomfort, and restricted vocal use.
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- Isadora de Oliveira Lemos
- Rehabilitation Sciences Program, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Rehabilitation Sciences Program, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Health Sciences Program, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Department, Bauru School of Dentistry, São Paulo College, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Rehabilitation Sciences Program And Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Department. Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Nudelman CJ, Codino J, Fry AC, Bottalico P, Rubin AD. Voice Biofeedback via Bone Conduction Headphones: Effects on Acoustic Voice Parameters and Self-Reported Vocal Effort in Individuals With Voice Disorders. J Voice 2022:S0892-1997(22)00320-4. [PMID: 36372674 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE This study explores sidetone amplification (amplified playback of one's own voice) provided via bone conduction in participants with voice disorders. The effects of bone conduction feedback on acoustic voice parameters and vocal effort ratings are examined. METHODS Speech samples of 47 participants with voice disorders were recorded in three auditory feedback conditions: two with sidetone amplification delivered via bone conduction and one condition with no alteration of the feedback. After each task, the participants rated their vocal effort on a visual analog scale. The voice recordings were evaluated by a speech-language pathologist through the GRBAS scale and processed to calculate the within-participant centered sound pressure level (SPL) values, the mean pitch strength (PS), the time dose (Dt%), and cepstral peak prominence smoothed (CPPS). The effects of the feedback conditions on these acoustic parameters and vocal effort ratings were analyzed. RESULTS The high sidetone amplification condition resulted in a statistically significant decrease in the within-participant centered SPL values and mean pitch strength across all participants. The feedback conditions had no statistically significant effects on the vocal effort ratings, time dose (Dt%), or CPPS. CONCLUSIONS This study provides an evidence that bone conduction sidetone amplification contributes to a consistent adaptation in the within-participant centered SPL values (ΔSPL) in patients with vocal hyperfunction, glottal insufficiency, and organic/neurological laryngeal pathologies compared to conditions with no feedback.
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- Charles J Nudelman
- Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois.
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- Lakeshore Professional Voice Center, Lakeshore Ear, Nose, and Throat Center, St. Clair Shores, Michigan
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- Lakeshore Professional Voice Center, Lakeshore Ear, Nose, and Throat Center, St. Clair Shores, Michigan
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- Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
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- Lakeshore Professional Voice Center, Lakeshore Ear, Nose, and Throat Center, St. Clair Shores, Michigan
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Cortés JP, Lin JZ, Marks KL, Espinoza VM, Ibarra EJ, Zañartu M, Hillman RE, Mehta DD. Ambulatory Monitoring of Subglottal Pressure Estimated from Neck-Surface Vibration in Individuals with and without Voice Disorders. APPLIED SCIENCES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:10692. [PMID: 36777332 PMCID: PMC9910342 DOI: 10.3390/app122110692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The aerodynamic voice assessment of subglottal air pressure can discriminate between speakers with typical voices from patients with voice disorders, with further evidence validating subglottal pressure as a clinical outcome measure. Although estimating subglottal pressure during phonation is an important component of a standard voice assessment, current methods for estimating subglottal pressure rely on non-natural speech tasks in a clinical or laboratory setting. This study reports on the validation of a method for subglottal pressure estimation in individuals with and without voice disorders that can be translated to connected speech to enable the monitoring of vocal function and behavior in real-world settings. During a laboratory calibration session, a participant-specific multiple regression model was derived to estimate subglottal pressure from a neck-surface vibration signal that can be recorded during natural speech production. The model was derived for vocally typical individuals and patients diagnosed with phonotraumatic vocal fold lesions, primary muscle tension dysphonia, and unilateral vocal fold paralysis. Estimates of subglottal pressure using the developed method exhibited significantly lower error than alternative methods in the literature, with average errors ranging from 1.13 to 2.08 cm H2O for the participant groups. The model was then applied during activities of daily living, thus yielding ambulatory estimates of subglottal pressure for the first time in these populations. Results point to the feasibility and potential of real-time monitoring of subglottal pressure during an individual's daily life for the prevention, assessment, and treatment of voice disorders.
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- Juan P. Cortés
- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso 2390123, Chile
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA 02129, USA
- Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences Department, College of Health & Rehabilitation: Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso 2390123, Chile
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso 2390123, Chile
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA 02129, USA
- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital–Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA 02129, USA
- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital–Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Castro C, Prado P, Espinoza VM, Testart A, Marfull D, Manriquez R, Stepp CE, Mehta DD, Hillman RE, Zañartu M. Lombard Effect in Individuals With Nonphonotraumatic Vocal Hyperfunction: Impact on Acoustic, Aerodynamic, and Vocal Fold Vibratory Parameters. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2022; 65:2881-2895. [PMID: 35930680 PMCID: PMC9913286 DOI: 10.1044/2022_jslhr-21-00508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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PURPOSE This exploratory study aims to investigate variations in voice production in the presence of background noise (Lombard effect) in individuals with nonphonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction (NPVH) and individuals with typical voices using acoustic, aerodynamic, and vocal fold vibratory measures of phonatory function. METHOD Nineteen participants with NPVH and 19 participants with typical voices produced simple vocal tasks in three sequential background conditions: baseline (in quiet), Lombard (in noise), and recovery (5 min after removing the noise). The Lombard condition consisted of speech-shaped noise at 80 dB SPL through audiometric headphones. Acoustic measures from a microphone, glottal aerodynamic parameters estimated from the oral airflow measured with a circumferentially vented pneumotachograph mask, and vocal fold vibratory parameters from high-speed videoendoscopy were analyzed. RESULTS During the Lombard condition, both groups exhibited a decrease in open quotient and increases in sound pressure level, peak-to-peak glottal airflow, maximum flow declination rate, and subglottal pressure. During the recovery condition, the acoustic and aerodynamic measures of individuals with typical voices returned to those of the baseline condition; however, recovery measures for individuals with NPVH did not return to baseline values. CONCLUSIONS As expected, individuals with NPVH and participants with typical voices exhibited a Lombard effect in the presence of elevated background noise levels. During the recovery condition, individuals with NPVH did not return to their baseline state, pointing to a persistence of the Lombard effect after noise removal. This behavior could be related to disruptions in laryngeal motor control and may play a role in the etiology of NPVH. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.20415600.
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- Christian Castro
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile
- Department of Speech and Language Pathology, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
- Department of Speech and Language Pathology, Universidad de Chile, Santiago
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Speech and Language Pathology, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Department of Speech and Language Pathology, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, MA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, MA
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Boston University, MA
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery & Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery & Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile
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Nusseck M, Immerz A, Richter B, Traser L. Vocal Behavior of Teachers Reading with Raised Voice in a Noisy Environment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19158929. [PMID: 35897294 PMCID: PMC9331438 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19158929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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(1) Objective: Teaching is a particularly voice-demanding occupation. Voice training provided during teachers’ education is often insufficient and thus teachers are at risk of developing voice disorders. Vocal demands during teaching are not only characterized by speaking for long durations but also by speaking in noisy environments. This provokes the so-called Lombard effect, which intuitively leads to an increase in voice intensity, pitch and phonation time in laboratory studies. However, this effect has not been thoroughly investigated in realistic teaching scenarios. (2) Methods: This study thus examined how 13 experienced, but vocally untrained, teachers behaved when reading in a noisy compared to quiet background environment. The quiet and noisy conditions were provided by a live audience either listening quietly or making noise by talking to each other. By using a portable voice accumulator, the fundamental frequency, sound pressure level of the voice and the noise as well as the phonation time were recorded in both conditions. (3) Results: The results showed that the teachers mainly responded according to the Lombard effect. In addition, analysis of phonation time revealed that they failed to increase inhalation time and appeared to lose articulation through the shortening of voiceless consonants in the noisy condition. (4) Conclusions: The teachers demonstrated vocally demanding behavior when speaking in the noisy condition, which can lead to vocal fatigue and cause dysphonia. The findings underline the necessity for specific voice training in teachers’ education, and the content of such training is discussed in light of the results.
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Nudelman CJ, Ortiz AJ, Fox AB, Mehta DD, Hillman RE, Van Stan JH. Daily Phonotrauma Index: An Objective Indicator of Large Differences in Self-Reported Vocal Status in the Daily Life of Females With Phonotraumatic Vocal Hyperfunction. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2022; 31:1412-1423. [PMID: 35394805 PMCID: PMC9567307 DOI: 10.1044/2022_ajslp-21-00285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the Daily Phonotrauma Index (DPI) can quantitatively discriminate large differences in overall vocal status in the daily life of patients with phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction (PVH). METHOD For 1-4 weeks, 23 females with PVH wore an ambulatory voice monitor and answered three vocal status questions (i.e., difficulty producing soft, high-pitched phonation; discomfort; and fatigue) at the beginning, at 5-hr intervals, and the end of each day. DPI values were obtained for each patient's time periods of worst and best self-rated vocal status, and data for the group were analyzed for significant changes using a linear mixed-effects regression model. RESULTS The DPI was significantly lower during periods self-rated as "best vocal status" compared to during periods self-rated as "worst vocal status" (mean difference in DPI = 0.53) with a medium-to-large effect size (Cohen's d = -0.68). CONCLUSIONS In a group of patients with phonotraumatic lesions, the DPI indicated lower potential for phonotrauma during time periods of better vocal status compared to time periods of worse vocal status. Assuming that a large portion of variance in vocal status for patients with PVH is associated with the extent to which voicing is phonotraumatic, these results support the validity of obtaining estimates of DPI for much shorter time periods (i.e., an estimate every 2 min of voicing) than previous studies (i.e., a single estimate for the entire day or week). Future work can investigate the DPI's use for in-clinic assessment/treatment and ambulatory biofeedback and can gain further insights into phonatory mechanisms that underlie DPI via comparisons with other physiologically relevant measures and computational vocal fold modeling.
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- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Anand S, Gutierrez D, Bottalico P. Acoustic-Perceptual Correlates of Voice Among Steam Train Engineers: Effects of Noise and Hearing Protection. J Voice 2021; 37:366-373. [PMID: 33637357 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Revised: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Occupational voice users are at a higher risk for developing voice disorders due to their vocal demands, such as prolonged periods of work-related voice use and nonideal environmental factors, such as speaking above background noise. The current study focused on the effects of background noise and hearing protection on acoustic-perceptual correlates of voice among steam train engineers. Fourteen participants phonated vowel /a/, read a phrase, and described a map under different noise and hearing protection conditions. Relative sound pressure level, relative fundamental frequency, and perceived vocal effort and disturbance decreased in the presence of hearing protection for all noise conditions. In contrast, these acoustic measures increased in the absence of hearing protection supporting Lombard effect. Overall, results of the current study provide insight into possible risks to vocal health in workers exposed to high levels of background noise and use hearing protection.
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- Supraja Anand
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
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Whittico TH, Ortiz AJ, Marks KL, Toles LE, Van Stan JH, Hillman RE, Mehta DD. Ambulatory monitoring of Lombard-related vocal characteristics in vocally healthy female speakers. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2020; 147:EL552. [PMID: 32611177 PMCID: PMC7316514 DOI: 10.1121/10.0001446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Speakers typically modify their voice in the presence of increased background noise levels, exhibiting the classic Lombard effect. Lombard-related characteristics during everyday activities were recorded from 17 vocally healthy women who wore an acoustic noise dosimeter and ambulatory voice monitor. The linear relationship between vocal sound pressure level and environmental noise level exhibited an average slope of 0.54 dB/dB and value of 72.8 dB SPL at 50 dBA when correlation coefficients were greater than 0.4. These results, coupled with analyses of spectral and cepstral vocal function measures, provide normative ambulatory Lombard characteristics for comparison with patients with voice-use related disorders.
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- Thomas H Whittico
- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, , , , , , ,
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, , , , , , ,
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, , , , , , ,
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, , , , , , ,
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, , , , , , ,
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, , , , , , ,
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, , , , , , ,
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Van Stan JH, Mehta DD, Ortiz AJ, Burns JA, Toles LE, Marks KL, Vangel M, Hron T, Zeitels S, Hillman RE. Differences in Weeklong Ambulatory Vocal Behavior Between Female Patients With Phonotraumatic Lesions and Matched Controls. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2020; 63:372-384. [PMID: 31995428 PMCID: PMC7210443 DOI: 10.1044/2019_jslhr-19-00065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Purpose Previous work using ambulatory voice recordings has shown no differences in average vocal behavior between patients with phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction and matched controls. This study used larger groups to replicate these results and expanded the analysis to include distributional characteristics of ambulatory voice use and measures indicative of glottal closure. Method Subjects included 180 adult women: 90 diagnosed with vocal fold nodules or polyps and 90 age-, sex-, and occupation-matched controls with no history of voice disorders. Weeklong summary statistics (average, variability, skewness, kurtosis) of voice use were computed from neck-surface acceleration recorded using an ambulatory voice monitor. Voice measures included estimates of sound pressure level (SPL), fundamental frequency (f o), cepstral peak prominence, and the difference between the first and second harmonic magnitudes (H1-H2). Results Statistical comparisons resulted in medium-large differences (Cohen's d ≥ 0.5) between groups for SPL skewness, f o variability, and H1-H2 variability. Two logistic regressions (theory-based and stepwise) found SPL skewness and H1-H2 variability to classify patients and controls based on their weekly voice data, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.85 and 0.82 on training and test sets, respectively. Conclusion Compared to controls, the weekly voice use of patients with phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction reflected higher SPL tendencies (negatively skewed SPL) with more abrupt glottal closure (reduced H1-H2 variability, especially toward higher values). Further work could examine posttreatment data (e.g., after surgery and/or therapy) to determine the extent to which these differences are associated with the etiology and pathophysiology of phonotraumatic vocal fold lesions.
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- Jarrad H. Van Stan
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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Lin JZ, Espinoza VM, Marks KL, Zañartu M, Mehta DD. Improved subglottal pressure estimation from neck-surface vibration in healthy speakers producing non-modal phonation. IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN SIGNAL PROCESSING 2020; 14:449-460. [PMID: 34079612 PMCID: PMC8168553 DOI: 10.1109/jstsp.2019.2959267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Subglottal air pressure plays a major role in voice production and is a primary factor in controlling voice onset, offset, sound pressure level, glottal airflow, vocal fold collision pressures, and variations in fundamental frequency. Previous work has shown promise for the estimation of subglottal pressure from an unobtrusive miniature accelerometer sensor attached to the anterior base of the neck during typical modal voice production across multiple pitch and vowel contexts. This study expands on that work to incorporate additional accelerometer-based measures of vocal function to compensate for non-modal phonation characteristics and achieve an improved estimation of subglottal pressure. Subjects with normal voices repeated /p/-vowel syllable strings from loud-to-soft levels in multiple vowel contexts (/ɑ/, /i/, and /u/), pitch conditions (comfortable, lower than comfortable, higher than comfortable), and voice quality types (modal, breathy, strained, and rough). Subject-specific, stepwise regression models were constructed using root-mean-square (RMS) values of the accelerometer signal alone (baseline condition) and in combination with cepstral peak prominence, fundamental frequency, and glottal airflow measures derived using subglottal impedance-based inverse filtering. Five-fold cross-validation assessed the robustness of model performance using the root-mean-square error metric for each regression model. Each cross-validation fold exhibited up to a 25% decrease in prediction error when the model incorporated multidimensional aspects of the accelerometer signal compared with RMS-only models. Improved estimation of subglottal pressure for non-modal phonation was thus achievable, lending to future studies of subglottal pressure estimation in patients with voice disorders and in ambulatory voice recordings.
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- Jon Z Lin
- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Maria, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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The Risk Factors Related to Voice Disorder in Teachers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16193675. [PMID: 31574928 PMCID: PMC6801660 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16193675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background and Objectives: Identifying the risk factors of teachers’ voice disorders is very important for preventing voice disorders and the recurrence of them. This meta-study identified risk factors associated with teachers’ voice disorders through systematic review and meta-analysis and provided basic data for preventing them. Materials and Methods: This study collected literature on the risk factors of teachers’ voice disorders using six databases (i.e., CINAHL, EBSCO, PUBMED, SCOPUS, Web of Science, and Springer Link). Search was limited to studies published between 1 January 2000 and 15 October 2018, and a total of 16 publications were selected for the analysis of this study. The quality of selected literature was assessed using the “Standard Quality Assessment Criteria for Evaluating Primary Research Papers from a Variety of Fields”. The effect size was analyzed by odds ratio and 95% confidence interval. Results: The results of the quality assessment ranged from 20 to 24 points with six strong studies and ten good studies. The meta-analysis showed that gender, upper airway problems, caffeine consumption, speaking loudly, number of classes per week, and resignation experience due to voice problems were the major risk factors of teachers’ voice disorders. On the other hand, age, number of children, drinking, physical activity, smoking, water intake, singing habits, duration of teaching, perception of noise inside the school, number of classes per day, noise assessment inside the classroom, and perception of technology and instruments inside the workplace were not significantly related to voice disorders. Conclusions: Longitudinal studies should be conducted in the future to confirm causality between voice disorders and risk factors based on the results of this study.
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Marks KL, Lin JZ, Fox AB, Toles LE, Mehta DD. Impact of Nonmodal Phonation on Estimates of Subglottal Pressure From Neck-Surface Acceleration in Healthy Speakers. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2019; 62:3339-3358. [PMID: 31518510 PMCID: PMC6808343 DOI: 10.1044/2019_jslhr-s-19-0067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of nonmodal phonation on estimates of subglottal pressure (Ps) derived from the magnitude of a neck-surface accelerometer (ACC) signal and to confirm previous findings regarding the impact of vowel contexts and pitch levels in a larger cohort of participants. Method Twenty-six vocally healthy participants (18 women, 8 men) were asked to produce a series of p-vowel syllables with descending loudness in 3 vowel contexts (/a/, /i/, and /u/), 3 pitch levels (comfortable, high, and low), and 4 elicited phonatory conditions (modal, breathy, strained, and rough). Estimates of Ps for each vowel segment were obtained by averaging the intraoral air pressure plateau before and after each segment. The root-mean-square magnitude of the neck-surface ACC signal was computed for each vowel segment. Three linear mixed-effects models were used to statistically assess the effects of vowel, pitch, and phonatory condition on the linear relationship (slope and intercept) between Ps and ACC signal magnitude. Results Results demonstrated statistically significant linear relationships between ACC signal magnitude and Ps within participants but with increased intercepts for the nonmodal phonatory conditions; slopes were affected to a lesser extent. Vowel and pitch contexts did not significantly affect the linear relationship between ACC signal magnitude and Ps. Conclusion The classic linear relationship between ACC signal magnitude and Ps is significantly affected when nonmodal phonation is produced by a speaker. Future work is warranted to further characterize nonmodal phonatory characteristics to improve the ACC-based prediction of Ps during naturalistic speech production.
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- Katherine L. Marks
- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- PhD Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Center for Interprofessional Studies and Innovation, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- PhD Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
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- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- PhD Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology Program, Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Vocal Behavior in Environmental Noise: Comparisons Between Work and Leisure Conditions in Women With Work-related Voice Disorders and Matched Controls. J Voice 2018; 32:126.e23-126.e38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Revised: 04/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pirilä S, Pirilä P, Ansamaa T, Yliherva A, Sonning S, Rantala L. Relationship between Activity Noise, Voice Parameters, and Voice Symptoms among Female Teachers. Folia Phoniatr Logop 2017; 69:94-102. [DOI: 10.1159/000484204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Nusseck M, Richter B, Spahn C, Echternach M. Analysing the vocal behaviour of teachers during classroom teaching using a portable voice accumulator. LOGOP PHONIATR VOCO 2017. [PMID: 28635402 DOI: 10.1080/14015439.2017.1295104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Teachers are at a considerable risk of developing vocal health problems due to intensive voice use during teaching. This study investigated factors related to the teacher's voice during a teaching situation. METHODS Overall, 113 teachers were recorded during a typical class lesson, lasting on average 48 min. A portable voice dosimeter (VoxLog System) was used to measure the sound pressure level (SPL) of the noise in the classroom, the teacher's voice SPL, the fundamental frequency (fo) and the phonation time. General conditions of each lesson such as number of pupils, lesson subject and the educational level of the class were also collected. For the analysis, vocal loading doses and correlations between teacher's voice and noise SPL were calculated. RESULTS Voice and noise SPL values varied across the lesson subjects, with highest levels measured in sports lessons. The mean noise SPL changed throughout a lesson with highest values at the beginning and at the end of the lessons. The correlation analysis of voice and noise SPL identified two groups of teachers with different vocal SPL behaviours. For some teachers, the voice SPL varied with the noise SPL. For others, voice SPL was constantly high. A regression model on the teacher's voice SPL yielded a strong correlation with fo, the classroom noise SPL, and the individual vocal SPL behaviour. CONCLUSIONS Classroom noise SPL and individual vocal SPL behaviour were significantly associated with teachers' voice SPL during teaching. Addressing these factors could be important steps in reducing the vocal load in teachers.
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- Manfred Nusseck
- a Freiburg Institute for Musician's Medicine, University of Music Freiburg, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg , Germany
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- a Freiburg Institute for Musician's Medicine, University of Music Freiburg, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg , Germany
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- a Freiburg Institute for Musician's Medicine, University of Music Freiburg, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg , Germany
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- a Freiburg Institute for Musician's Medicine, University of Music Freiburg, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg , Germany
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Whitling S, Lyberg-Åhlander V, Rydell R. Long-Time Voice Accumulation During Work, Leisure, and a Vocal Loading Task in Groups With Different Levels of Functional Voice Problems. J Voice 2017; 31:246.e1-246.e10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Fryd AS, Van Stan JH, Hillman RE, Mehta DD. Estimating Subglottal Pressure From Neck-Surface Acceleration During Normal Voice Production. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2016; 59:1335-1345. [PMID: 27959974 PMCID: PMC5399761 DOI: 10.1044/2016_jslhr-s-15-0430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential for estimating subglottal air pressure using a neck-surface accelerometer and to compare the accuracy of predicting subglottal air pressure relative to predicting acoustic sound pressure level (SPL). Method Indirect estimates of subglottal pressure (Psg') were obtained from 10 vocally healthy speakers during loud-to-soft repetitions of 3 different /p/-vowel gestures (/pa/, /pi/, /pu/) at 3 pitch levels in the modal register. Intraoral air pressure, neck-surface acceleration, and radiated acoustic pressure were recorded, and the root-mean-square amplitude of the acceleration signal was correlated with Psg' and SPL. Results The coefficient of determination between accelerometer level and Psg' was high when data were pooled from all vowel and pitch contexts for each participant (r2 = .68-.93). These relationships were stronger than corresponding relationships between accelerometer level and SPL (r2 = .46-.81). The average 95% prediction interval for estimating Psg' using accelerometer level was ±2.53 cm H2O, ranging from ±1.70 to ±3.74 cm H2O across participants. Conclusions Accelerometer signal amplitude correlated more strongly with Psg' than with SPL. Future work is warranted to investigate the robustness of the relationship in nonmodal voice qualities, individuals with voice disorders, and accelerometer-based ambulatory monitoring of subglottal pressure.
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- Amanda S. Fryd
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Charlestown, MA
- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Charlestown, MA
- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Charlestown, MA
- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Surgery & Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Charlestown, MA
- Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Cruz ADD, Silvério KCA, Ribeiro VV, Jacob RTDS. Impacto do sistema de campo livre dinâmico na voz do professor: estudo de caso. REVISTA CEFAC 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216201618515915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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RESUMO Este estudo teve como tema avaliar o efeito do sistema de campo livre dinâmico, em um período do dia, nos sintomas vocais e na qualidade vocal de uma professora em sala de aula. Relato de caso clínico de uma professora de 44 anos, que atuava na função há 23 anos, e lecionava na mesma sala no período matutino e vespertino. A professora utilizou um sistema de amplificação em campo livre dinâmico durante um dos períodos do dia por aproximadamente três meses. Foi realizada avaliação diária da ocorrência dos sintomas no trato vocal, e da intensidade deles antes e após a aula; análise perceptivo-auditiva e acústica da voz antes e após o período de observação, e aplicação de um questionário de autopercepção sobre o uso do sistema de campo livre dinâmico, ao final do período de observação. Os dados foram analisados descritivamente e por meio do teste de Wilcoxon (p=0,05). Observou-se diminuição da intensidade do sintoma "secura" ao final da aula, e menor ocorrência de sintomas vocais com a utilização do sistema de campo livre dinâmico, além de melhora em parâmetros perceptivo-auditivos e acústicos da voz após o período de observação, e do relato de pontos positivos pela professora quanto ao uso de sistema de campo livre dinâmico. No caso estudado, o uso do sistema de campo livre dinâmico, em um dos períodos do dia, foi efetivo na diminuição dos sintomas e na melhora na qualidade vocal perceptivo-auditiva e acústica.
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Jonsdottir V, Rantala LM, Oskarsson GK, Sala E. Effects of pedagogical ideology on the perceived loudness and noise levels in preschools. Noise Health 2015; 17:282-93. [PMID: 26356370 PMCID: PMC4900493 DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.165044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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High activity noise levels that result in detrimental effects on speech communication have been measured in preschools. To find out if different pedagogical ideologies affect the perceived loudness and levels of noise, a questionnaire study inquiring about the experience of loudness and voice symptoms was carried out in Iceland in eight private preschools, called "Hjalli model", and in six public preschools. Noise levels were also measured in the preschools. Background variables (stress level, age, length of working career, education, smoking, and number of children per teacher) were also analyzed in order to determine how much they contributed toward voice symptoms and the experience of noisiness. Results indicate that pedagogical ideology is a significant factor for predicting noise and its consequences. Teachers in the preschool with tighter pedagogical control of discipline (the "Hjalli model") experienced lower activity noise loudness than teachers in the preschool with a more relaxed control of behavior (public preschool). Lower noise levels were also measured in the "Hjalli model" preschool and fewer "Hjalli model" teachers reported voice symptoms. Public preschool teachers experienced more stress than "Hjalli model" teachers and the stress level was, indeed, the background variable that best explained the voice symptoms and the teacher's perception of a noisy environment. Discipline, structure, and organization in the type of activity predicted the activity noise level better than the number of children in the group. Results indicate that pedagogical ideology is a significant factor for predicting self-reported noise and its consequences.
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Lien YAS, Calabrese CR, Michener CM, Murray EH, Van Stan JH, Mehta DD, Hillman RE, Noordzij JP, Stepp CE. Voice Relative Fundamental Frequency Via Neck-Skin Acceleration in Individuals With Voice Disorders. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2015; 58:1482-7. [PMID: 26134171 PMCID: PMC4686308 DOI: 10.1044/2015_jslhr-s-15-0126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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PURPOSE This study investigated the use of neck-skin acceleration for relative fundamental frequency (RFF) analysis. METHOD Forty individuals with voice disorders associated with vocal hyperfunction and 20 age- and sex-matched control participants were recorded with a subglottal neck-surface accelerometer and a microphone while producing speech stimuli appropriate for RFF. Rater reliabilities, RFF means, and RFF standard deviations derived from the accelerometer were compared with those derived from the microphone. RESULTS RFF estimated from the accelerometer had slightly higher intrarater reliability and identical interrater reliability compared with values estimated with the microphone. Although sensor type and the Vocal Cycle × Sensor and Vocal Cycle × Sensor × Group interactions showed significant effects on RFF means, the typical RFF pattern could be derived from either sensor. For both sensors, the RFF of individuals with vocal hyperfunction was lower than that of the controls. Sensor type and its interactions did not have significant effects on RFF standard deviations. CONCLUSIONS RFF can be reliably estimated using an accelerometer, but these values cannot be compared with those collected via microphone. Future studies are needed to determine the physiological basis of RFF and examine the effect of sensors on RFF in practical voice assessment and monitoring settings.
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- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
- Center for Laryngeal Surgery & Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
- Center for Laryngeal Surgery & Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
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- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
- Center for Laryngeal Surgery & Voice Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
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- Boston University, Boston, MA
- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Boston University, Boston, MA
- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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Rantala LM, Hakala S, Holmqvist S, Sala E. Classroom Noise and Teachers' Voice Production. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2015; 58:1397-1406. [PMID: 26089145 DOI: 10.1044/2015_jslhr-s-14-0248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to research the associations between noise (ambient and activity noise) and objective metrics of teachers' voices in real working environments (i.e., classrooms). METHOD Thirty-two female and 8 male teachers from 14 elementary schools were randomly selected for the study. Ambient noise was measured during breaks in unoccupied classrooms and, likewise, the noise caused by pupils' activity during lessons. Voice samples were recorded before and after a working day. Voice variables measured were sound pressure level (voice SPL), fundamental frequency, jitter, shimmer, and the tilt of the sound spectrum slope (alpha ratio). RESULTS The ambient noise correlated most often with the fundamental frequency of men and voice SPL, whereas activity noise correlated with the alpha ratio and perturbation values. Teachers working in louder ambient noise spoke more loudly before work than those working in lower noise levels. Voice variables generally changed less during work among teachers working in loud activity noise than among those working in lower noise levels. CONCLUSIONS Ambient and activity noises affect teachers' voice use. Under loud ambient noise teachers seem to speak habitually loudly, and under loud activity noise teachers' ability to react to loading deteriorates.
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Södersten M, Salomão GL, McAllister A, Ternström S. Natural Voice Use in Patients With Voice Disorders and Vocally Healthy Speakers Based on 2 Days Voice Accumulator Information From a Database. J Voice 2015; 29:646.e1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2014.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Whitling S, Rydell R, Lyberg Åhlander V. Design of a Clinical Vocal Loading Test With Long-Time Measurement of Voice. J Voice 2015; 29:261.e13-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2014.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Manfredi C, Dejonckere PH. Voice dosimetry and monitoring, with emphasis on professional voice diseases: Critical review and framework for future research. LOGOP PHONIATR VOCO 2014; 41:49-65. [PMID: 25530457 DOI: 10.3109/14015439.2014.970228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Professional voice has become an important issue in the field of occupational health. Similarly, voice diseases related to occupations gain interest in insurance medicine, particularly within the frame of specific insurance systems for occupational diseases. Technological developments have made possible dosimetry of voice loading in the work-place, as well as long-term monitoring of relevant voice parameters during professional activities. A critical review is given, with focus on the specificity of occupational voice use and on the point of view of insurance medicine. Remaining questions and suggestions for future research are proposed.
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- Claudia Manfredi
- a Department of Information Engineering , Università degli Studi di Firenze , Via S. Marta, Firenze , Italy
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- b Catholic University of Leuven, Neurosciences , Exp. ORL , Belgium.,c Federal Institute of Occupational Diseases , Brussels , Belgium
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Teachers' Voice Use in Teaching Environments: A Field Study Using Ambulatory Phonation Monitor. J Voice 2014; 28:841.e5-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2014.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2014] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Rincón Cediel M. Influencia de los factores intrínsecos en la producción de la voz de docentes de educación básica primaria. REVISTA CEFAC 2014. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216201412813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJETIVO:el objetivo de este estudio es determinar los factores intrínsecos que influyen en la producción de la voz de los docentes de básica primaria.MÉTODOS:se llevó a cabouna investigación de enfoque cuantitativo, tipo correlacional con un diseño no experimental de corte transversal. Se aplicó un instrumento constituido por un cuestionario de autoregistro y otro diligenciado por el evaluador a 90 docentes pertenecientes a la red de escuelas públicas. El análisis estadístico se realizó mediante el software SPSS.RESULTADOS:se observó que el factor intrínseco que influye en la producción vocal es la laringitis. Los otros agentes son reconocidos como factores asociados, es decir, por si solos no causan desórdenes vocales.CONCLUSIONES:los docentes son una población de difícil acceso y poco interesados en su salud vocal. Este estudio permite identificar los cofactores en la etiopatogenia de los desórdenes vocales y establecer la intervención prioritaria de los mismos, es decir, el abordaje debe tener como objetivo la eliminación de los factores desencadenantes y la mitigación de los asociados.
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Echternach M, Nusseck M, Dippold S, Spahn C, Richter B. Fundamental frequency, sound pressure level and vocal dose of a vocal loading test in comparison to a real teaching situation. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2014; 271:3263-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00405-014-3200-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Remacle A, Morsomme D, Finck C. Comparison of vocal loading parameters in kindergarten and elementary school teachers. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2014; 57:406-415. [PMID: 24129011 DOI: 10.1044/2013_jslhr-s-12-0351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Although a global picture exists of teachers' voice demands in general, few studies have compared specific groups of teachers to determine whether some are more at risk than others. This study compared the vocal loadings of kindergarten and elementary school teachers; professional and nonprofessional vocal load were determined for both groups. METHOD Twelve kindergarten and 20 elementary school female teachers without voice problems were monitored during 1 workweek using the Ambulatory Phonation Monitor. Vocal loading parameters analyzed were F0, SPL, time dose, distance dose, and cycle dose. RESULTS Comparisons between the groups showed significantly higher cycle dose and distance dose for kindergarten teachers than for elementary school teachers, in both professional and nonprofessional environments. Professional and nonprofessional voice use comparisons showed significant differences for all parameters, indicating that vocal load was higher in the professional environment for both groups. CONCLUSIONS The higher vocal doses measured in kindergarten teachers suggest that particular attention should be paid to this specific group of teachers. Although nonprofessional vocal load is lower than professional vocal load, it is important to take both into account because of their cumulative effects.
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A study of classroom acoustics and school teachers’ noise exposure, voice load and speaking time during teaching, and the effects on vocal and mental fatigue development. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2014; 87:851-60. [DOI: 10.1007/s00420-014-0927-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Schalling E, Gustafsson J, Ternström S, Bulukin Wilén F, Södersten M. Effects of Tactile Biofeedback by a Portable Voice Accumulator on Voice Sound Level in Speakers with Parkinson's Disease. J Voice 2013; 27:729-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2013.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Stowe LM, Golob EJ. Evidence that the Lombard effect is frequency-specific in humans. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2013; 134:640-647. [PMID: 23862838 PMCID: PMC3985863 DOI: 10.1121/1.4807645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2012] [Revised: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Recent perspectives suggest that the Lombard effect is an increase in the suprasegmental speech parameters of vocal intensity, duration, and fundamental frequency in the presence of noise. It has been viewed as a non-specific response to ambient noise, but this assumption has not been thoroughly tested. Two experiments using healthy adults measured intensity, duration, and F0 changes in broadband (0.2-20 kHz) and notched noise (0.05-4 kHz removed) during a picture naming task. The pilot experiment showed that broadband noise containing speech-similar frequencies significantly increased intensity, duration, and F0 while notched noise, which removed the majority of speech-similar frequencies, had no effect. The main experiment added bandpass noise (0.05-4.0 kHz) which contained a major portion of speech-similar frequencies and was the mirror image of the notched noise. Broadband and notched noise results were replicated. Bandpass noise increased intensity and duration, but to a lesser degree than did broadband noise, and had no effect on F0. Findings show that the Lombard effect is sensitive to frequencies vital for speech and is not a general response to any competing sound in the environment. Implications for suprasegmental control of speech are discussed.
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- Lauren M Stowe
- Department of Psychology, Tulane University, 2007 Percival Stern Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA.
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Szabo Portela A, Hammarberg B, Södersten M. Speaking Fundamental Frequency and Phonation Time during Work and Leisure Time in Vocally Healthy Preschool Teachers Measured with a Voice Accumulator. Folia Phoniatr Logop 2013; 65:84-90. [DOI: 10.1159/000354673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Connections Between Voice Ergonomic Risk Factors and Voice Symptoms, Voice Handicap, and Respiratory Tract Diseases. J Voice 2012; 26:819.e13-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2012.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 06/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Higgins KP, Smith AB. Prevalence and Characteristics of Voice Disorders in a Sample of University Teaching Faculty. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1044/cicsd_39_f_69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Remacle A, Finck C, Roche A, Morsomme D. Vocal Impact of a Prolonged Reading Task at Two Intensity Levels: Objective Measurements and Subjective Self-Ratings. J Voice 2012; 26:e177-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2011.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2011] [Accepted: 07/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Simões-Zenari M, Bitar ML, Nemr NK. [The effect of noise on the voice of preschool institution educators]. Rev Saude Publica 2012; 46:657-64. [PMID: 22715003 DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102012005000038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2011] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the association between noise levels present in preschool institutions and vocal disorders among educators. METHODS Cross-sectional study conducted in 2009 with 28 teachers from three preschool institutions located in the city of São Paulo (Southeastern Brazil). Sound pressure levels were measured according to Brazilian Technical Standards Association, with the use of a sound level meter. The averages were classified according to the levels of comfort, discomfort, and auditory damage proposed by the Pan American Health Organization. The educators underwent voice evaluation: self-assessment with visual analogue scale, auditory perceptual evaluation using the GRBAS scale, and acoustic analysis utilizing the Praat program. To analyze the association between noise and voice evaluation, descriptive statistics and the chi-square test were employed, with significance of 10% due to sample size. RESULTS The teachers' age ranged between 21 and 56 years. The noise average was 72.7 dB, considered as damage 2. The professionals' vocal self-assessment ranked an average of 5.1 on the scale, being considered as moderate alteration. In the auditory-perceptual assessment, 74% presented vocal alteration, especially hoarseness; of these, 52% were considered mild alterations. In the acoustic assessment the majority presented fundamental frequency below the expected level. Averages for jitter, shimmer and harmonic-noise ratio showed alterations. An association between the presence of noise between the harmonics and vocal disorders was observed. CONCLUSIONS There is an association between presence of noise between the harmonics and vocal alteration, with high noise levels. Although most teachers presented mild voice alteration, the self-evaluation showed moderate alteration, probably due to the difficulty in projection.
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- Marcia Simões-Zenari
- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
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Kankare E, Laukkanen AM. Quasi-output-cost-ratio, perceived voice quality, and subjective evaluation in female kindergarten teachers. LOGOP PHONIATR VOCO 2012; 37:62-8. [DOI: 10.3109/14015439.2012.660500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Kankare E, Geneid A, Laukkanen AM, Vilkman E. Subjective Evaluation of Voice and Working Conditions and Phoniatric Examination in Kindergarten Teachers. Folia Phoniatr Logop 2012; 64:12-9. [DOI: 10.1159/000328643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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