Voice

Amateur Music Theatre Singers’ Perceptions of their Current Singing Voice Function The primary aim of this study was to investigate amateur music theatre singers (MTS)’ perceptions of their current singing voice function according to evaluation of ability to sing easily (EASE) scores while involved in a musical theatre production, to determine if scores were influenced by demographic or voice-related factors and to compare EASE scores of amateur MTS and previously published professional MTS.

Resident Education in Laryngeal Stroboscopy: Part II—Evaluation of a Multimedia Training Module To evaluate the efficacy of a web-based training module for teaching interpretation of laryngeal stroboscopy in a cohort of otolaryngology residents.

Endoscopic Thermography of Vocal Folds: A New Method Infrared thermographic imaging (IRT) of human body is currently used in various medical conditions including cancer detection, fever scanning, vascular problems, and inflammation management.1 In this technique, a temperature map of different body parts is produced with an infrared camera. Recently, IRT was used to evaluate the effect of vocal loading on throat temperature in young normal adults. Temperature of the larynx was measured in 20 healthy men and women after 40 minutes text reading with 70 dB loudness.

Vocal Parameters in Individuals with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review To analyze and assess studies on the topic and to describe the vocal parameters of patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) based on the literature.

Developing Clinically Relevant Scales of Breathy and Rough Voice Quality The most common measurement tools used in the perceptual evaluation of voice quality yield ordinal data and thus do not support the establishment of mathematical relationships among different measurement values. This makes their interpretation challenging. Among the many desirable features of any psychophysical measurement tool is the ability to quantify the difference between two or more measurements and the ability to interpret the measurements in a manner that is related to the experience of the observer.

Which Sung Pitch Range is Best for Boys During Voice Change? The question of how and what boys should sing during adolescent voice change has challenged educators and choir leaders for the last century. As the larynx enlarges during adolescence, most boys will follow the descending pitch of their speaking voice and move to singing vocal parts with a lower pitch range. Occasionally a boy may continue to sing in his treble (soprano) range while his larynx is growing and his speaking pitch is lowering. There is much opinion on the wisdom of such practices, but until now there has been no quantifiable evidence to illustrate the discussion.

Do Phonatory Aerodynamic and Acoustic Measures in Connected Speech Differ Between Vocally Healthy Adults and Patients Diagnosed with Muscle Tension Dysphonia? One of the presumed etiologies of primary muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) is a respiratory-phonatory disruption resulting in poor phonatory airflow in speech; however, few data exist on the differences between vocally healthy adults and patients diagnosed with MTD. The goal of this study was to compare aerodynamic and acoustic measures of self-perceived vocally healthy adults with patients diagnosed with MTD.

Clinical Considerations in Speech and Language Therapy in Turkish Transgender Population Transgender people aim to increase and improve their quality of life by demanding voice and communication intervention services, however clinical recommendations regarding assessment and intervention in the transgender population are based on others' practice, experiences, assumptions. The present study aims to give clinical considerations in speech and language therapy for transgender populations.

Self-Perceived Voice Problems in a Nontreatment Seeking Older Population in Hong Kong To evaluate the prevalence of self-perceived voice problems and voice-related quality of life in a nontreatment seeking older population in Hong Kong.

Crosscultural Adaption and Validation of the Danish Voice Handicap Index-10 The Voice Handicap Index 30 (VHI-30) is a much-used voice specific quality of life questionnaire. A shortened 10 item version has been developed by eliminating redundant items using item analyses. This is the first Danish translation of the VHI-10.