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Hernández-García E, Guerrero-López A, Arias-Londoño JD, Godino-Llorente JI. A voice and speech corpus of patients who underwent upper airway surgery in pre- and post-operative states. Sci Data 2024; 11:746. [PMID: 38982093 PMCID: PMC11233584 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03540-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024] Open
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Many research articles have explored the impact of surgical interventions on voice and speech evaluations, but advances are limited by the lack of publicly accessible datasets. To address this, a comprehensive corpus of 107 Spanish Castilian speakers was recorded, including control speakers and patients who underwent upper airway surgeries such as Tonsillectomy, Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, and Septoplasty. The dataset contains 3,800 audio files, averaging 35.51 ± 5.91 recordings per patient. This resource enables systematic investigation of the effects of upper respiratory tract surgery on voice and speech. Previous studies using this corpus have shown no relevant changes in key acoustic parameters for sustained vowel phonation, consistent with initial hypotheses. However, the analysis of speech recordings, particularly nasalised segments, remains open for further research. Additionally, this dataset facilitates the study of the impact of upper airway surgery on speaker recognition and identification methods, and testing of anti-spoofing methodologies for improved robustness.
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- Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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Naruekon J, Kasemsiri P, Thanaviratananich S, Prathanee B, Thongrong C, Reechaipichitkul W. Voice quality changes after functional endoscopic sinus surgery in patients with nasal polyps. Sci Rep 2022; 12:21225. [PMID: 36482066 PMCID: PMC9732182 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25841-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Nasal polyps are associated with hyponasality. The effect of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) on voice quality has not been adequately investigated; therefore, this study developed objective and subjective measurements to compare nasal polyp patients pre- and postsurgery. An observational prospective study was conducted at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. Bilateral nasal polyposis patients who underwent FESS between August 1, 2015 and August 1, 2017, were recruited. All participants were assessed for nasal polyp grade, nasometry, acoustic parameters, acoustic perception, and patient satisfaction before surgery and at the 1-, 3- and 6-month follow-ups. Forty-six patients, 29 males and 17 females (mean age 48.2 years ± 16.2 years), were enrolled. Mean nasometry scores were significantly improved at 1, 3 and 6 months after surgery (p < 0.05), whereas the acoustic parameters were not significantly different after surgery (p > 0.05). Overall acoustic perception, assessed with a set of words and sentences, showed significant improvement in hyponasality voice after surgery (p < 0.05), whereas GIRBAS showed no significant change after surgery in each parameter of perception (p > 0.05). Patient satisfaction with voice changes after surgery was high, with significantly increased mean scores between the 1- and 6-month follow-ups (p < 0.05). The results showed that FESS for nasal polyposis patients improved voice quality and patients' voice satisfaction ratings. Trial registration: This trial was registered at the Thai Clinical Trial Registry (TCTR20210324004).
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- Jakkree Naruekon
- grid.9786.00000 0004 0470 0856Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand ,Khon Kaen Head and Neck Oncology Research, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- grid.9786.00000 0004 0470 0856Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand ,Srinagarind Minimally Invasive Surgery Center of Excellence, Khon Kaen, Thailand ,Khon Kaen Head and Neck Oncology Research, Khon Kaen, Thailand ,grid.9786.00000 0004 0470 0856Skull Base Surgery Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- grid.9786.00000 0004 0470 0856Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand ,Srinagarind Minimally Invasive Surgery Center of Excellence, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- grid.9786.00000 0004 0470 0856Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Khon Kaen Head and Neck Oncology Research, Khon Kaen, Thailand ,grid.9786.00000 0004 0470 0856Department of Anesthesiolology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- grid.9786.00000 0004 0470 0856Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Xiao CC, Luetzenberg FS, Jiang N, Liang J. Does Nasal Surgery Affect Voice Outcomes? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2020; 129:1174-1185. [PMID: 32525399 DOI: 10.1177/0003489420933290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Changes in airflow dynamics after nasal surgery may have implications on voice quality. Multiple studies have evaluated the impact of nasal surgery on voice using heterogeneous outcome measures. We aim to systematically review the impact of nasal surgery on voice quality. METHODS Our study design was a systematic review with meta-analyses. A literature search of PubMed, Ovid, Cochrane from 1997 to 2017 was performed. Inclusion criteria included English language studies containing original data on nasal surgery and voice. Two investigators independently reviewed all manuscripts and performed a comprehensive quality assessment. Meta-analysis was completed on quantitative voice measurements. RESULTS Of 463 identified, 19 studies with 692 patients fulfilled eligibility. Nasal surgeries performed included endoscopic sinus surgery (11/20), septoplasty (11/20), rhinoplasty (2/20), and turbinate reduction (2/20). Voice outcomes measured included nasalance (8/20), fundamental frequency (11/20), jitter (10/20), shimmer (10/20), harmonic to noise ratio (HRN) (8/20), formants (5/20), and voice handicap index (VHI) (4/20). Voice examinations were assessed preoperatively and 1 to 30 months postoperatively. Meta-analysis revealed statistically significant changes in nasalance, (P < .01) 1 month postoperatively; there was no significant difference in nasalance at 6 months postoperatively. All other variables analyzed revealed no statistically significant differences. Five of nine studies showed majority of patients did not notice subjective change in voice after surgery, but with high heterogeneity of measurements. CONCLUSIONS There may be a short-term increase in nasalance that resolves at longer follow-up, but there seem to be no other objective changes in voice. There may be subjective changes after surgery, but require further study to evaluate.
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- Christopher C Xiao
- Head and Neck Surgery Department, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Head and Neck Surgery Department, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Head and Neck Surgery Department, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA, USA
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BACKGROUND Septoplasty is a surgical technique for the correction of the nasal septum that may alter the vocal tract. The aim of our study is to assess whether this technique modifies nasalance and acoustic parameters, and their clinical implications in voice perception. METHODOLOGY A prospective study was performed between January 2017 and June 2017 including 2 groups of patients: those undergoing septoplasty, and a control group. Subjective nasality questionnaire, objective nasalance with nasometer, and GRBAS (Grade, Roughness, Breathiness, Asthenia, Strain) assessment were statistically analysed. In addition, a recording of patients' voices was made with a subsequent acoustic analysis. Samples were taken: pre-surgically, 2 weeks after surgery and after 3 months. RESULTS After septoplasty, a significant difference was observed in GRBAS, nasality questionnaire and nasometer nasalance, when compared with the control group. As for the acoustic analysis, no differences were observed in most parameters (F0, Jitter, Shimmer, HNR, NHR, Formants F1-F3), except for the antiF3 antiformant, which showed significant changes in all the vowels studied. CONCLUSIONS Septoplasty can produce changes in the vocal tract, with an increase in initial nasalance but with subsequent normalization. Besides, minor changes were found in the acoustic analysis but with no clinical relevance.
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