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PubMed2005

Vocal symptoms among teachers with and without voice education.

This study investigates the amount of voice training received by teachers in Finland and compares the incidence of vocal symptoms among teachers with shorter, longer or no vocal education. Participating were 124 primary, secondary and upper secondary school teachers; 63% of the teachers had received no vocal training, 15% had received short-term and 22% longer-term training. The incidence of symptoms was lowest in teachers with long-term training and highest in teachers with short-term training. The differences were non-significant among all teachers and females, but significant among males. Speech training seems to protect male teachers from vocal problems better than female teachers. Short-term training may lead to increased awareness of vocal symptoms, which can be helpful in voice protection.

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PubMed2005

Reliability in perceptual analysis of voice quality.

This study focuses on speaking voice quality in male teachers (n = 35) and male actors (n = 36), who represent untrained and trained voice users, because we wanted to investigate normal and supranormal voices. In this study, both substantial and methodologic aspects were considered. It includes a method for perceptual voice evaluation, and a basic issue was rater reliability. A listening group of 10 listeners, 7 experienced speech-language therapists, and 3 speech-language therapist students evaluated the voices by 15 vocal characteristics using VA scales. Two sets of voice signals were investigated: text reading (2 loudness levels) and sustained vowel (3 levels). The results indicated a high interrater reliability for most perceptual characteristics. Connected speech was evaluated more reliably, especially at the normal level, but both types of voice signals were evaluated reliably, although the reliability for connected speech was somewhat higher than for vowels. Experienced listeners tended to be more consistent in their ratings than did the student raters. Some vocal characteristics achieved acceptable reliability even with a smaller panel of listeners. The perceptual characteristics grouped in 4 factors reflected perceptual dimensions.

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PubMed1989

[The voice of the singer in the phonetogram].

Phonetograms were subdivided into areas approximating voice registers. By means of an analytical description of the areas, parameters could be established for a differentiation of voice categories and efficiency. The evaluation of 21 untrained and 34 trained voices showed a significant difference between the two groups. Male singers demonstrated more efficiency in the head and chest registers than male non-singers; female singers showed a stronger efficiency only in the head voice in comparison with their non-singer counterparts. Proceeding from voice sound alone, voices are often misclassified regarding the voice categories, and voice problems arise. Moreover, enhanced training of only chest or head voice function results in functional disorders in the singing voice. Such cases can be demonstrated by means of phonetograms.

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PubMed2000

pH monitoring in patients with benign voice disorders.

The aim of this study was to compare oesophageal pH-metry with laryngeal signs and symptoms in patients suspected of laryngeal reflux disease. A total of 60 patients with voice disorders, who were suspected of laryngeal reflux, were tested by single probe oesophageal pH monitoring. Thirty-two suffered from reflux laryngitis. A comparison of symptoms in patients with proven reflux to patients with no reflux was made. The symptoms were more frequent in the patients in the reflux group than in the non-reflux group. There was a significant difference between the groups with regard to dysphonia, sore throat, thick mucus and heartburn. Clinical signs appeared more frequently in the reflux group than in the non-reflux group. A significant difference was found between the groups regarding oedema of the vocal cords and hyperaemia and oedema of the posterior commisure, contact granuloma, posterior wall granulation and increased muscle tension. The patients in the reflux group were given medical treatment using omeprazole, and 76% logopedic voice training program. More than 50% of the laryngeal reflux patients were treated for more than 4 months before their voice problems had resolved. It is important to realize that signs of reflux laryngitis are not confined to the posterior commisure.

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PubMed2004

Effects of two-month vocal exercising with and without spectral biofeedback on student actors' speaking voice.

Twelve student actors (6 males, 6 females) were given voice training for two months. Randomly selected, half of the students (3 males, 3 females) was trained in the traditional way, while the other half was given biofeedback with real-time spectrum analysis. The aim was a ringing voice quality with strong overtones at 3-5 kHz. Text samples read at different loudness levels were recorded before and after training. Fundamental frequency (F0), sound pressure level (SPL) and long-term-average spectrum (LTAS) analyses were made. Voice quality was evaluated by two voice trainers. Sound energy at 3-5 kHz increased by 3-4 dB (1.5-14.5 dB) across groups after training. This change, which was slightly larger for the biofeedback (BF) group, did not correlate with SPL. F0 increased slightly in the BF group and decreased in the control group. The relative dB level of fundamental decreased significantly more in the BF group probably suggesting a tighter adduction. Voice quality improved in both groups. Visual feedback seems to add some efficacy in voice training. However, there is a danger of hyperfunctional voice production if other sensory feedback is neglected.

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PubMed2002

Hidden respiratory allergies in voice users: treatment strategies.

The treatment of the allergic voice patient may be somewhat different than other voice patients. Antihistamines are generally avoided, though decongestants with Guaifenesin may be useful. Steroids are more useful in perennial allergic systems. Steroids may be inhaled nasally, inhaled orally, or given systemically. Systemic steroids are especially useful for a performer who needs quick relief. We strongly feel that vocalists with chronic laryngitis and dysphonia should be allergy tested. A hidden dust mite or cat dander allergy is often found. A clean indoor environment can then be established. Immunotherapy injections can also be initiated. Both of these treatments, desensitization injections and environmental control, are especially useful in vocalists. These treatments are helpful in keeping a vocalist's trachea, larynx, and nasal cavity healthy. A careful search for mild asthma should be considered. Establishing good vocal hygiene and voice training may also be necessary.

Combined Modality Therapy↗
PubMed2004

G. Paul Moore Lecture: Unifying the disciplines of our voice smorgasbord.

A look at the many disciplines working with voice over the past 50 years is provided from the perspective of a speech-language pathologist (SLP). Some of the earliest collaborations between medicine and speech-language pathology were seen in the management of cleft palate and velopharyngeal inadequacy problems and observed, also, in laryngectomee rehabilitation. The earlier concern of the SLP for the emotional and psychological aspects of patients with voice disorders appeared replaced with the rise of symptomatic therapy. Dramatic improvement in instrumentation assisted by computer analyses increased our awareness and understanding of both normal and disordered phonation. Although instrumentation today allows for many forms of visual feedback in voice training and therapy, this may be often at the expense of providing needed kinesthetic-proprioceptive and auditory feedback. Particular voice therapy approaches (cognitive, gestalt-holistic, imagery, resonant therapy, muscle training, and symptomatic therapy) used today are described. Suggestions are given for improving educational requirements and clinical experience in voice for SLPs.

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PubMed1999

Vocal fold nodules in adult singers: regional opinions about etiologic factors, career impact, and treatment. A survey of otolaryngologists, speech pathologists, and teachers of singing.

This study was undertaken to better understand current regional opinions regarding vocal fold nodules in adult singers. A questionnaire was sent to 298 persons representing the 3 professional groups most involved with the care of singers with vocal nodules: otolaryngologists, speech pathologists, and teachers of singing. The questionnaire queried respondents about their level of experience with this problem, and their beliefs about causative factors, career impact, and optimum treatment. Responses within and between groups were similar, with differences between groups primarily in the magnitude of positive or negative responses, rather than in the polarity of the responses. Prevailing opinions included: recognition of causative factors in both singing and speaking voice practices, optimism about responsiveness to appropriate treatment, enthusiasm for coordinated voice therapy and voice training as first-line treatment, and acceptance of microsurgical management as appropriate treatment if behavioral management fails.

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PubMed1995

Vocal nodules, microwebs, and surgery.

Successful treatment of vocal nodules is primarily accomplished through the direction of voice-language pathologists and teachers of music and speech. Rarely is surgical treatment necessary, although recent reports have suggested a correlation between vocal nodules and failed voice training with anterior commissure microwebs. One hundred fifteen consecutive patients with vocal nodules were evaluated. Eight anterior commissure microwebs were identified (7%), four of these in performers. Of the 96 patients with sufficient follow-up, 65 (68%) had complete resolution of their nodules and 17 (18%) had sufficient improvement to return to normal vocalization without surgical treatment. Nine patients required surgery, two of these with anterior commissure microwebs. All eight patients with microwebs had resolution of their nodules with either nonsurgical or surgical therapy. In total, 94% of patients were able to return to normal voice function, while the 6% of failures either did not receive or were noncompliant with voice therapy. Microwebs were found to be uncommon in patients with vocal nodules. Microwebs and other laryngeal pathologies in patients with nodules may be associated with a higher incidence of patients failing conservative voice therapy treatment.

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PubMed2006

Effects of professional singing education on vocal vibrato--a longitudinal study.

Vocal vibrato is regarded as one of the essential characteristics of voice quality in classical singing. Professional singers seem to develop vibrato automatically, without actively striving to acquire it. In this longitudinal investigation, the vocal vibrato of 22 singing students was examined at the beginning of and after 3 years of professional singing education. Subjects sang an ascending-descending triad pattern in slow tempo on vowel [a:] at a comfortable pitch level twice at soft (piano) and twice at medium (mezzoforte) loudness. The top note of the triad pattern was sustained for approximately 5s. The mean and the standard deviation (SD) of the vibrato rate were measured for this note. Results revealed that after 3 years of training, voices with vibrato slower than 5.2 Hz were found to have a faster vibrato, and voices with vibrato faster than 5.8 Hz were found to have a slower vibrato. Standard deviation of vibrato rate was higher in soft than in medium loudness, particularly before the education. Also high values of SD of vibrato rate, exceeding 0.65 Hz, had decreased after the education. These findings confirm that vibrato characteristics can be affected by singing education.

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PubMed2004

The effects of an audio-visual training program in dyslexic children.

A research project was conducted in order to investigate the usefulness of intensive audio-visual training administered to children with dyslexia involving daily voicing exercises. In this study, the children received such voicing training (experimental group) for 30 min a day, 4 days a week, over 5 weeks. They were assessed on a reading task before and after the training. A significant benefit to the experimental group was found after training. These preliminary results underline the role of the phonological components of dyslexia.

Acoustic Stimulation↗