Deep Learning-Based Analysis of Glottal Attack and Offset Times in Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia
Diagnosis of adductor laryngeal dystonia (AdLD) is challenging as it mimics voice features of other voice disorders. This could lead to misdiagnosis (or delayed diagnosis) and ineffective treatments of AdLD. This paper develops automated measurements of glottal attack time (GAT) and glottal offset time (GOT) from high-speed videoendoscopy (HSV) in connected speech as objective measures that can potentially facilitate the diagnosis of this disorder in the future. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 15, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Ahmed M. Yousef, Dimitar D. Deliyski, Mohsen Zayernouri, Stephanie R.C. Zacharias, Maryam Naghibolhosseini Source Type: research
Type 1 Thyroplasty for Chronic Cough
Type 1 thyroplasty is a vital component of treatment for vocal fold hypomobility, immobility, and atrophy. However, patients with other laryngeal symptoms, including chronic cough, can have concomitant vocal fold atrophy and glottic insufficiency on the exam. Previous work has demonstrated that injection laryngoplasty can assist with treating cough in patients with glottic insufficiency. However, the role of type 1 thyroplasty for cough has not been well described. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 15, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Ari D. Schuman, Vishnu Narayana, Julina Ongkasuwan Source Type: research
Acoustic Characteristics of Voice in Teachers and Nonteachers
Teachers are professional voice users, and the vocal demands in the teaching profession can be considered unique. All teachers will wish to possess a voluminous, strongly-carrying voice that can be maintained for a prolonged time. This necessitated the need to understand and document the voice-acoustic characteristics of teachers. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 14, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Krishna Yeshoda, Rathinaswami Rajasudhakar Source Type: research
Perception of Vibrato by Professional Voice Teachers: A Pilot Study
This study investigates the relationship between vibrato rate and vibrato extent, and the auditory-perceptual ability of professional voice teachers to assess the vibrato rate of a synthesized singing voice. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 14, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Joshua D. Glasner, John Nix Source Type: research
Complications and Functional Voice Limitations Following Gender-Affirming Laryngeal Surgery (GALS)
Gender-affirming laryngeal surgery (GALS) procedures are effective, with high rates of patient satisfaction following endoscopic vocal fold shortening (glottoplasty) or chondrolaryngoplasty. Despite this, complications and functional limitations in voice use following GALS are not well described. The current study aims to visually characterize the clinical and laryngoscopic features of complications following GALS. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 11, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Neil S. Kondamuri, Pavan S. Mallur, Mark S. Courey, Matthew R. Naunheim Source Type: research
Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Laryngeal Palpation Pain Scale (LPPS)
One of the most important assessment and therapy methods for patients with muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) and other voice disorders is laryngeal palpation. However, there is no comprehensive scale for measuring pain during laryngeal palpation. The goal of the present study was to develop and validate a new scale to evaluate pain during palpation for patients with MTD. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 11, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Seyed Abolfazl Tohidast, Banafshe Mansuri, Faezeh Farzadi, Payman Dabirmoghaddam, Mehran Choubineh, Maryam Mokhlesin, Ronald C. Scherer Source Type: research
A Comparison of the Effects of Phonation into a Positive Expiratory Pressure Device and Silicone Tube in Water on the Vocal Mechanism
Positive expiratory pressure (PEP) devices have become an additional therapeutic approach for treating voice disorders. Similar to water resistance therapy (WRT), phonation in a PEP device introduces a secondary source of vibration within the vocal tract. This investigation aimed to compare the effects of phonation using a PEP device and silicone tube phonation (STP) commonly used in WRT on the vocal mechanism during phonation. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 11, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Pedro Amarante Andrade, Marek Fri č, Brian Saccente-Kennedy, Viktor Hruška Source Type: research
What Factors Determine the Use of Volitional and Non-Volitional Devices in Vocal Interventions Performed by Brazilian Speech-Language Pathologists?
To analyze the determining factors for using devices in vocal interventions and characterize their use by Brazilian speech-language pathologists (SLPs). (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 11, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Denis de Jesus Batista, Leonardo Wanderley Lopes, Anna Alice Almeida, Larissa Thais Donalonso Siqueira, Vanessa Veis Ribeiro Source Type: research
Validity and Reliability of the Arabic Version of the Glottal Function Index in Dysphonic Patients
This study is intended to translate and cross-culturally adapt the GFI for use in Arabic-speaking patients with dysphonia. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 11, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Abduljabbar A. Alyamani, Tamer A. Mesallam, Mohamed Farahat, Khalid H. Malki Source Type: research
Towards Automated Vocal Mode Classification in Healthy Singing Voice —An XGBoost Decision Tree-Based Machine Learning Classifier
This study develops and tests an XGBoost decision tree based machine learning classifier to develop automated vocal mode classification in healthy singing voice. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 10, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Jeroen Sol, Mathias Aaen, Cathrine Sadolin, Louis ten Bosch Source Type: research
The Role of the Vocal Tract's Acousto-Mechanical Resonance on the Mechanism of Bubble Release From Tubes Used in SOVTE
Semi-occluded vocal tract exercises involving a tube with a distal end immersed in water have been used as a voice rehabilitation technique for nearly 60 years. Advantages of this technique include a constant flow resistance, which is mainly dependent on the tube ’s immersion depth, and an oscillatory component of the back pressure due to bubble release, which is assumed to provide relief of muscle hypertension around the laryngeal and pharyngeal regions. The goal of this study is twofold. First, to shed more light on the contribution of geometrical parame ters, such as tube inner diameter and inclination, on the amplitu...
Source: Journal of Voice - November 10, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Andrey R. da Silva, Igor A.M. Kawamura, Ana C.A.M. Ghirardi Source Type: research
Coaching Opera Secco Recitatives by Using Singers ’ Native Dialects: A Pilot Study
This study investigated whether individual coaching can improve role portrayal and emotional expression in opera secco recitatives. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 9, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: K åre Bjørkøy, Anne-Maria Laukkanen Source Type: research
Histological Effect of Emodin on Acute Vocal Fold Injury in a Rat Model
Emodin has beneficial effects on wound healing and reduces excessive fibrosis during tissue regeneration. Its positive effects on the wound-healing process were demonstrated on human fibroblasts. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of emodin application on acute vocal fold injury. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 9, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Senem Ç. Kurnaz, Emel Tahir, Esra K. Uştu, Tuğrul Ertuğrul, Şerife Tütüncü Source Type: research
History of Previous Surgical Resection Promotes the Sclerosis of the Arytenoid Cartilage in Patients With Laryngeal Contact Granuloma
To explore the relationship between arytenoid cartilage sclerosis and a history of previous surgical resection in patients with laryngeal contact granuloma. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 9, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Xiaoyu Wang, Zhi Liu, Lili Peng, Jinhong Zhang, Lianlian Liu, Chun Zhang, Jinrang Li Source Type: research
Vocal Demands of Musical Theatre Rehearsals: A Dosimetry Study
To investigate singers ’ vocal load by documenting three types of vocal doses (time, cycle, and distance doses) and sound pressure levels during the four phases of rehearsal and how the vocal doses vary between singers across rehearsals in the musical Nine, written by Maury Yeston. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 9, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Ana F. Zuim, Celia F. Stewart, Ingo R. Titze Source Type: research
