Voice Disorders - Science topic

Introduction: Healthcare services are undergoing a complete transformation process with the deep and lasting impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the digitalized world in the age of acceleration. From disease diagnosis to treatment management, from clinical decision support systems to patient monitoring, the potential of AI to bri...

Aim Muscle tension dysphonia is a functional voice disorder. In addition to physical characteristics, the disorder can impose negative emotional and personality effects on individuals. Considering the effects of voice disorders on acoustic characteristics, as well as psychological and personality characteristics of individuals, the current research...

Background/objectives: The aim of this paper was to compare voice and speech characteristics between post-COVID-19 and control subjects. The hypothesis was that acoustic parameters of voice and speech may differentiate subjects infected by COVID-19 from control subjects. Additionally, we expected to observe the persistence of symptoms in women. M...

Over time, many classification systems have been developed for voice-related disorders using machine learning methods and limited usage of deep learning techniques. These systems were evaluated across accuracy, F1-score, precision, and recall using the Mel-Frequency Cepstral Coefficient (MFCC), time-domain features, etc. The aforementioned gave ade...

Background: Thyroidectomy, a surgical procedure for thyroid disorders, is associated with postoperative voice changes, even in cases without recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury. Our study evaluates the prevalence and predictors of voice disorders in thyroidectomy patients without RLN injury. Methods: Our single-center prospective study at the Un...

The study investigates the prevalence of speech and language disorders among children in Romania, based on data collected from a total of 160,622 children, including both school-aged children (105,653) and preschoolers (54,969). The findings reveal that 21,531 children were identified with speech and language disorders, accounting for an overall pr...

Detecting and managing speech-language pathology symptoms in patients with post-COVID syndrome (long COVID) presents a significant challenge, as the condition is marked by persistent and varied symptoms such as cognitive deficits, communication difficulties, and voice disorders. To address these challenges, a Fuzzy Cognitive Map Decision Support Sy...

The present study aimed to identify the level of self-esteem among individuals with speech disorders; fluency, articulation, and voice disorders, in light of some variables. Researchers used Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale on the study sample consisted of (97) individuals with speech disorders in hearing, speech clinics and special education centers...

The advances in the development of Facilitative Playbacks extracted from High-Speed videoendoscopic sequences of the vocal folds are hindered by a notable lack of publicly available datasets annotated with the semantic segmentations corresponding to the area of the glottal gap. This fact also limits the reproducibility and further exploration of ex...

Introduction Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is a chronic disease caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), characterized by recurrent papillomas in the respiratory tract. Presenting as either juvenile-onset RRP (JoRRP) or adult-onset RRP (AoRRP), the severity of the disease is subjective and unpredictable. Lack of curative therapies necessi...

Background The COVID-19 pandemic first emerged in December 2019 and rapidly spread globally, including Thailand. While respiratory symptoms remain the primary manifestation of the disease, upper respiratory tract symptoms, including dysphonia, have been reported in various studies. Objectives To determine the prevalence of dysphonia in non-hospita...

Introdução: A prevalência de alteração vocal ao longo da vida é maior entre os professores quando comparado com outras profissões. Objetivo: Analisar as principais causas dos problemas relacionados ao adoecimento vocal dos professores no trabalho. Métodos: Estudo de natureza qualitativa, que utilizou a orientação metodológica da pesquisa-ação com r...

As the caregivers and educators of young children, kindergarten teachers often have to make spontaneous decisions and deal with challenging situations on a daily basis. The well-being of kindergarten teachers is of interest to parents, teacher trainers, and policymakers, as whether kindergarten teachers do well physically, psychologically, and occu...

Purpose The purpose of this investigation was to understand if diet, particularly diets that are low in animal sources of creatine, which is one substrate important for muscle metabolism, may play a role in the perception of voice fatigue in vocal performers. Method Individuals who use their voice professionally as performers were recruited for an...

Introduction. Teachers have a high risk of developing voice disorders and high-stress levels due to their working conditions. Moreover, stress causes changes at a physiological level in different systems such as the cardiac, gastrointestinal, and respiratory systems. In the latter, the rate of airflow is increased producing significant changes in t...

Introduction: Dysarthria, a motor speech disorder caused by neurological damage, significantly hampers speech intelligibility, creating communication barriers for affected individuals. Voice conversion (VC) systems have been developed to address this, yet accurately predicting phonemes in dysarthric speech remains a challenge due to its variability...

Introduction. The definition of a normal voice is difficult to determine because the voice is defined by the speaker’s anatomical configuration, socialization process, and culture. However, we can define the voice as healthy or dysphonic. The aim of the research in this work was to examine the awareness of the general population about voice disorde...

Changes in voice due to aging impact the ability to use one’s voice to communicate in all situations and can decrease their quality of life. The primary objective of this study was to transadapt the aging voice index (AVI) in Bengali (AVI-B) for the Bengali population to help in better comprehension by the patient rating the AVI scale. Ten older ad...

Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the voice assessment protocols for dysphonic patients. In this study, we compared the changes in acoustic measures of the healthy population as well as dysphonic patients due to glottic insufficiency between the pandemic period requiring face masks and the prepandemic period when the masks were not esse...

Background Risdiplam is a validated treatment for adult SMA patients, but clear guidelines concerning functional assessment at baseline and during the follow-up are still limited, especially in terms of sensible and validated outcome measures able to capture minimal changes in motor performances induced by therapy. The aim of this work is to descri...

Purpose Previous work suggested that phonation threshold pressure (PTP), phonation threshold flow (PTF), and phonation threshold power (PTW) could be effective aerodynamic measures for quantifying glottal incompetence. This study examined how these measures could reflect varying extent of incomplete glottal closure in individuals with voice disorde...

Background: There are approximately 9911 buses and 8515 minibuses are running within Dhaka city. Most of them have bus helpers who most of the time uses loud voice and yelling for their job. For which they are under a great risk of having voice disorder. No study was conduct to find the rate of voice disorder in this group. This study will seek out...

In this study, we examine the predictive factors influencing the outcomes of voice treatment in patients with voice-related disorders, using the voice handicap index (VHI) as a key assessment tool. By analyzing various personal habits and clinical variables, we identify the primary factors associated with changes when comparing VHI scores before an...

Background Professional voice users often experience stigma associated with voice disorders and are reluctant to seek medical help. This study deployed empirical and computational tools to (1) quantify the experience of vocal stigma and help-seeking behaviors in performers; and (2) predict their modulations with peer influences in social networks....

Dysphonia is a frequent symptom in paediatric patients and it has a prevalence between 6 - 24%. In young patients, dysphonia has a direct importance because it impairs their communicative behaviour, their psychological status and also their social life. The most diagnosed voice pathologies in children are vocal nodules followed by vocal cord cysts,...

Purpose. Due to the elevated vocal risks of university professors and the possible relationship between auditory-motor integration and voice disorders, the current study was designed to explore the effects of altered auditory feedback via bone conduction on voice production measures in university professors. Methods. A total of 43 hours of voice re...

Introduction The 2024 Voice AI Symposium, presented by the Bridge2AI-Voice Consortium, featured deep-dive educational workshops conducted by experts from diverse fields to explore the latest advancements in voice biomarkers and artificial intelligence (AI) applications in healthcare. Through five workshops, attendees learned about topics including...

This article investigates the underlying causes of vocal fold and hypo dissolution and their pathological impact on the acoustic properties of the voice and respiratory function. It delineates the characteristic symptoms experienced by individuals with vocal fold dysfunction, highlighting the adverse effects on voice quality and communication chall...

Purpose To analyze teachers’ self-perception of vocal fatigue and its relationship with the amount of the speech and loudness, vocal disorders, mask usage, and working conditions. Methods A multicenter, exploratory, observational, analytical, and cross-sectional study of the web survey type during the period of emergency remote teaching. Convenien...

Purpose To analyze teachers’ self-perception of vocal fatigue and its relationship with the amount of the speech and loudness, vocal disorders, mask usage, and working conditions. Methods A multicenter, exploratory, observational, analytical, and cross-sectional study of the web survey type during the period of emergency remote teaching. Convenien...

Objective Muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) is a functional voice condition that causes irregular and imbalanced laryngeal and paralaryngeal muscle activation. Our study aimed to examine the acoustic characteristics of patients with MTD and reveal the differences between genders. Methods The study retrospectively reviewed the acoustic examination fin...

Introduction Semi-occluded vocal tract exercises (SOVTEs) are widely used as a therapeutic tool to create flow resistance in the upper airway. The current study was a randomized controlled clinical trial to establish the efficacy of two SOVTE protocols, flow-resistant tube (FRT) and Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy (LMRVT). Exploratory investig...

Introduction Identifying the mucosal wave (MW) is essential when studying the voice; however, its characterization and perceived measurement during laryngeal stroboscopy (LS) are not well defined or standardized because of the subjectivity of its interpretation. This article proposed and validated a scale that characterized and approximated MW meas...

Voice disorders affect individuals’ vocal quality and communication abilities, which pose significant challenges for both individuals and healthcare providers. The accurate and timely detection of voice disorders is crucial in facilitating early intervention and effective treatment. This study proposes a new noninvasive approach for voice disorder...

The cause of voice problems in teachers are excessive voice strain, improper voice emission, and wrong emotional responses to occupational stress. The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between subjective voice assessment of professionally active teachers treated for voice disorders and their stress-coping styles. The study included 1...

Context There is a considerable diagnostic delay in acromegaly contributing to increased morbidity. Voice changes due to orofacial and laryngeal changes are common in acromegaly. Objective Our aim was to explore the use of digital voice analysis as a biomarker for acromegaly using broad acoustic analysis and machine learning. Methods Voice record...

Purpose The present study examines the effects of service delivery on voice quality and voice-related quality of life among young female speech-language pathologists in India. Method Forty-four female speech-language pathologists (aged 19–40) working in Karnataka clinics participated. A multifaceted comprehensive voice evaluation was conducted pres...

Silent speech interfaces offer an alternative and efficient communication modality for individuals with voice disorders and when the vocalized speech communication is compromised by noisy environments. Despite the recent progress in developing silent speech interfaces, these systems face several challenges that prevent their wide acceptance, such a...

Purpose The purpose of this introduction is to broadly discuss cultural responsiveness and serve as a prelude to the forum articles, which discuss specific aspects of cultural responsiveness within voice care. Conclusion Cultural responsiveness encompasses practices that consider the patient's cultural beliefs, values, and perspectives in all aspe...

Purpose To identify the presence of vocal symptoms and musculoskeletal pain in non-professional voice users, to verify whether there is a relationship between such variables, and to compare women and men. Methods Crosssectional, observational study. Fifty-nine non-professional voice users (NPVU) were included. The data were collected on-line. A ch...

Purpose To identify the presence of vocal symptoms and musculoskeletal pain in non-professional voice users, to verify whether there is a relationship between such variables, and to compare women and men. Methods Crosssectional, observational study. Fifty-nine non-professional voice users (NPVU) were included. The data were collected on-line. A ch...

The objective of this study is to assess work and environment related factors associated with voice disorders among primary school teachers in the Colombo district in Sri Lanka. Methods: An institution based cross sectional study was conducted among 790 primary school teachers, in the Colombo District in Sri Lanka. They were selected by a stratifie...

Purpose Floating ball voice therapy (FBVT) is a voice-controlled virtual environment based on a common treatment component across multiple evidence-based therapies: improved vocal efficiency (target) via practicing voicing with modified resonance and airflow (ingredient). This study preliminarily tested FBVT's effects on outcomes and the potential...

The psychological state is considered to contribute to the overall well-being of an individual. Disequilibrium due to psychological reasons such as anxiety, stress, depression, or other psychological conditions may affect voice production entirely or partially, significantly affecting the person’s occupational, social, and emotional well-being. The...

Background: Voice production, a complex process involving the vocal folds, is crucial for communication. Hoarseness, a common symptom of voice disorders, can result from a variety of causes, both acute and chronic. Identifying the underlying causes is vital, especially in patients relying on their voice professionally. This study aims to explore th...

This study explored the relationship between stress and voice health in 404 Bavarian teachers, using both subjective (questionnaires) and objective (voice screening) measures. Results showed that self-reported voice health (measured by the Voice Handicap Index and Voice Profile for Professional Voice Users) was significantly influenced by stress fa...

Background Although psychological factors have been implicated in patients with functional dysphonia (FD), conventional voice therapy (CVT) typically targets the aberrant voice symptoms exclusively. Yet, CVT is not always successful, and in view of the significant adverse quality of life impact combined with the financial burden on the healthcare s...

Background Emerging evidence supports the use of Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (EMST) to treat swallowing, speech, and voice disorders in neurological conditions. Interventions in Huntington’s disease (HD) are limited. The COVID-19 pandemic limited in-person interventions, so this study assessed the efficacy of EMST in HD and telehealth servi...

Background: The need for telepractice and digital treatment has increased due to issues this revision.regarding medical access and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in many countries, telepractice is rarely performed. The purpose of this pilot study was to describe the detailed process of telepractice in patients with hyperfunctional voice disorder a...

Many real-world speech processing applications depend on the accurate estimation of epoch location. In a real-world scenario, speech may contain multiple speakers or multiple emotions in a single utterance. In the literature, the performance of epoch extraction algorithm was evaluated on speech utterance consisting of a single speaker or single emo...

Purpose To verify the prevalence of limitations at work due to the voice of Brazilian basic education teachers in metropolitan schools and the association with working hours, self-reported noise and Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) in schools. Methods Cross-sectional observational study with a probabilistic sample of Brazilian teachers. A total of...

Purpose To verify the prevalence of limitations at work due to the voice of Brazilian basic education teachers in metropolitan schools and the association with working hours, self-reported noise and Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) in schools. Methods Cross-sectional observational study with a probabilistic sample of Brazilian teachers. A total of...

Prevalence of self-perceived voice disorders in speech language pathology undergraduate students OBJECTIVE To complete a further analysis of existing data to assess and analyze the prevalence of self-perceived voice disorders (VD) in speech language pathology (SLP) undergraduate students in Cyprus. METHOD A web questionnaire was completed by 124 SL...

Office-based laryngology procedures evolved in the recent years with all the technology advances and have gained popularity among laryngologists. The indications enlarged, making it a valid surgical option for almost all voice disorders. This emerging technique raise the question of the place left for traditional phonosurgeries in the operating roo...

The poster describes a study conducted at the University of Regensburg to evaluate a voice hygiene training app aimed at preventing voice disorders among Bavarian public school teachers. Teachers are at high risk for voice disorders due to the demands of their profession, and these disorders can affect their work performance, cause distress, and hi...

Dysarthria, dysphonia, and hypophonia are the early symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Thus, vocal attributes are frequently used for the initial diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, but the role of gender in these features is usually overlooked. So, the present study proposes a multi-tasking algorithm that attempts to examine the relevance of gender in...

Introduction Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is a rare but important complication after endarterectomy (CEA). The impact on voice quality after this procedure is also important. The aim of the study was to assess voice quality and vocal cord function after CEA. Material and Methods 200 patients were enrolled in the study. Inclusion criteria were i...

Introdução: houve a realização do Seminário Distúrbio de Voz Relacionado ao Trabalho: conquistas e desafíos na América Latina e os vídeos e slides dos participantes foram analisados com o objetivo de conhecer as conquistas e desafios para o reconhecimento do distúrbio da voz relacionado ao trabalho (DVRT) nos países convidados (Argentina, Chile, Co...

Introdução: a relação entre voz e trabalho é objeto de estudo constante. Ainda não há investigação sobre a relação de monotonia e autonomia com queixas vocais. Objetivo: investigar a relação entre a monotonia e a autonomia no ambiente de trabalho com o surgimento de queixas vocais entre professores. Método: estudo exploratório, qualitativo e descri...

Voice signals originating from the respiratory tract are utilized as valuable acoustic biomarkers for the diagnosis and assessment of respiratory diseases. Among the employed acoustic features, Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCC) is widely used for automatic analysis, with MFCC extraction commonly relying on default parameters. However, no c...

Purpose The perception of a clinical condition or disorder can vary across patients from different cultural–linguistic backgrounds. There is insufficient evidence to inspect this potential impact on the perception of vocal fatigue (VF) as a common condition perceived by patients with voice disorders. In order to more comprehensively explore this ph...

Objetivo: investigar sobre a fadiga vocal e a ansiedade correlacionando tais fatores antes e após palestras educativas. Materiais e Métodos: estudo longitudinal, prospectivo, de conveniência e caráter analítico. Participaram professores do ensino fundamental de uma escola de Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Aplicou-se um questionário com dados...

Purpose To verify possible complaints, voice and aerodigestive symptoms, singing voice handicap, and knowledge of vocal health and hygiene in Candomblé religious leaders in Brazil. Methods The study comprised 112 individuals who filled out a questionnaire with their identification and characterization, the stratified classification of their profes...

Introduction. Guidance on vocal health promotion can benefit teachers; however, the impact of presenting such guidance in videos is not well understood. Objective. To evaluate the self-reported effects of vocal health promotion videos on a cohort of teachers. Method. Cross-sectional observational study. Two videos containing speech therapy guidance...

Framework/objectives The occurrence of voice disorders is becoming more and more frequent, aggravated by the fact that they are not always valued or there isgreat knowledge on the part of professionals and, therefore, there is little supply and adherence to recommended therapies. The aim of thisreview is to summarize the most relevant information t...

The purpose of this study is to analyze how employers perceive communication disorders. During the study period, an online survey was conducted targeting employers of companies with more than five employees, resulting in 116 responses. The Vignette method was used to present pairs of 37 adjectives to evaluate perceptions. Analysis revealed that pos...

Purpose Vocal fatigue–related symptoms, frequent in patients with voice disorders, are reliably quantifiable with the Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) in several languages. The main aim of this work was to investigate the content and construct validity of the German Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI-D) by comparison with the German Voice Handicap Index 9 internati...

INTRODUCTION: Voice disorders, or dysphonia, are prevalent conditions impacting individuals' lives. Novafon Local Vibration Voice Therapy (NLVVT) is an emerging intervention using vibrational stimulation for voice rehabilitation. This systematic review evaluates NLVVT's efficacy in improving voice quality, neuromuscular control, and self-reported o...

Purpose Playing wind instruments is a strenuous task on the larynx, predisposing players to voice disorders. This study aims to evaluate potential vocal symptoms and vocal tract alterations in professional wind instrumentalists. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 26 male military subjects were interviewed, completed the voice handicap index (V...