The Effect of Adding Cricothyroid Visor Maneuver to Voice Facilitating Techniques on Improving Voice in Individuals With Primary Muscle Tension Dysphonia: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of adding a cricothyroid visor maneuver to conventional voice-facilitating techniques on voice quality and reported symptoms in patients with primary muscle tension dysphonia. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - December 2, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Maryam Mokhlesin, Azin Kohansal, Neda Tahmasebi, Ali Dehqan, Seyed Abolfazl Tohidast, Banafshe Mansuri Source Type: research
Predictors of Voice Therapy Attendance in an Interdisciplinary Care Model
The purpose of this study is to elucidate factors associated with voice therapy attendance within the interdisciplinary care model. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - December 2, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Zoe M. Weston, Grant Gochman, Sarah L. Schneider Source Type: research
Perceptual Evaluation of the Tracheoesophageal Voice: Italian Validation of the Sunderland Tracheoesophageal Perceptual Scale
This study aimed to validate the Sunderland Tracheoesophageal Perceptual Scale (SToPS) in the Italian language by checking the inter- and intra-rater reliability. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 30, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Lucia D ’Alatri, Ylenia Longobardi, Maria Raffaella Marchese, Chiara Meschini, Diego Figliolia, Giorgia Mari, Daniela Rodolico, Claudio Parrilla, Jacopo Galli Source Type: research
Relationships Among Stimulability Testing, Patient Factors, and Voice Therapy Compliance
Voice stimulability testing to determine voice therapy efficacy and prognosis is commonly used during the voice evaluation, but little is known about how patient factors (eg, voice diagnosis, dysphonia severity) can influence stimulability outcomes. The predictability of voice therapy success with different stimulability facilitating techniques (eg, hums, pitch glides) is also unknown. The goals of this study were to identify relationships between patient factors, voice therapy compliance, and stimulability testing. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 30, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Sarah K. McDowell, Adrianna C. Shembel, Laura E. Toles Source Type: research
Dysphonia in Pediatric Professional Voice Users: Is It Just Nodules?
Professional voice users of any age are often concerned about nodules, particularly in pediatric singers. However, an accurate diagnosis allows formulation of an optimal management plan and a successful continuation of these young patients ’ careers. There is very little literature regarding pediatric professional singers; we aimed to share our experience of over a decade of referrals to our tertiary pediatric voice clinic. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 30, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Eleanor J Crossley, Linda Hutchison, Anthony Aymat, Nicholas Gibbins, Rehab Awad Source Type: research
Reliability of Phonemically Loaded Sentences in Spanish for Identifying Laryngeal Dystonia by Non-Spanish Speaking Speech-Language Pathologists
Laryngeal dystonia (LD) is a focal dystonia affecting the intrinsic laryngeal muscles. Clinical diagnosis requires subjective evaluation by experienced clinicians and is primarily based on auditory-perceptual assessment. Several speech tasks are widely accepted to elicit diagnosis specific auditory-perceptual symptoms of glottal stops in adductor LD or breathy breaks in abductor LD in spoken English. With the growing Spanish speaking population in the US and lack of Spanish speech tasks to assist in identifying LD in Spanish speaking subjects, assessing the reliability of phonemically loaded sentences in Spanish for use by...
Source: Journal of Voice - November 29, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: M. Eugenia Castro, Lauren Timmons Sund, Fermin M. Zubiaur Gomar, Melissa L. Wilson, Edie R. Hapner Source Type: research
Influence of vowels on note pitching in a cappella vocal quartet performance
This paper notes that accurate tuning in a cappella (unaccompanied) choral music is a two-step process requiring (1) making pitch shifts on individual notes to sing intervals in just intonation thereby providing beat-free tuning for the consonant musical intervals that underpin the underlying harmony and (2) tuning different vowels to account for any additional pitch changes that are made in the context of the intrinsic pitch relating to the specific vowel being produced. This paper explores the second of these in the context of a part-by-part vowel variation during a sustained chord sung by the other three parts by a quar...
Source: Journal of Voice - November 29, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: David M. Howard Source Type: research
A Novel Low-Cost, Open-Source, Three-Dimensionally Printed Thyroplasty Simulator
We present the first 3D-printed thyroplasty simulator incorporating a cartilaginous framework, endolaryngeal soft tissue housed in a 3D-printed manikin with endoscopic visualization. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 29, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Julianna C. Kostas, Mark Lee, Ana ïs Rameau Source Type: research
Home Remedies ( “Paati Vaidyam”) for Voice Disorders: Some Common Practices Among School Teachers
The study aimed to document the practices followed as home remedies to treat voice-related symptoms among school teachers. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 28, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Prakash Boominathan, Aishwarya Nallamuthu, Sushmitha Murali, Monica Sathyanarayan Source Type: research
Breathy Voice as a Compensatory Strategy for Essential Vocal Tremor: A Single Case Experiment Across Participants
Essential vocal tremor (EVT) manifests as nearly rhythmic modulations of fundamental frequency (fo) and intensity and causes a shaky voice. Although research on behavioral therapy for EVT is limited, previous studies have shown that a breathy voice reduces the perception of simulated EVT and might be an effective compensatory strategy. The current study aimed to measure the acoustical and perceptual effects of a breathy voice strategy in speakers with EVT. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 25, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Nayanika Ghosh, Elizabeth Eidson, Elaina Derrick, Rosemary A. Lester-Smith Source Type: research
Angles of Needle Insertion for True Vocal Fold Access Via the Thyrohyoid and Cricothyroid Membranes of the Larynx
This study aims to provide an analysis of the cricothyroid and thyrohyoid membrane approaches for laryngeal injections in cadaveric vocal cords. The primary objective is to determine the optimal techniques, needle trajectories, and anatomical landmarks for accessing different regions of the vocal cords percutaneously. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 25, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Elif Sari, Gkionoul Nteli Chatzioglou, Dastan Temirbekov, Aynur Aliyeva, İlke A. Gurses Source Type: research
Laryngeal, Respiratory, and Acoustic Characteristics of Vocal Trillo With Simultaneous High-Speed Videoendoscopy, Inductive Plethysmography, and Acoustic Recordings
This study aimeed to examine the characteristics of formed and unformed trillo, an essential ornament found in 17th-century Italian vocal music, using simultaneous multimodality voice measurements. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 25, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Rita R. Patel, Steven M. Lulich, Paulina Francisco Source Type: research
Prevalence of Benign Vocal Fold Lesions: Long-Term Results From a Single European Institution
Hoarseness and limited voice capacity are often associated with benign vocal fold (VF) lesions. Despite their high clinical prevalence, epidemiological investigations focusing on these structural alterations are rare. The aim of the study was to present current European data on five typical lesion types (VF nodules, polyp, cyst, contact granuloma, Reinke ´s edema). (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 24, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Elke Brunner, Katharina Eberhard, Markus Gugatschka Source Type: research
Estimating Formant Frequencies of Vowels Sung by Sopranos Using Weighted Linear Prediction
This study introduces the weighted linear prediction adapted to high-pitched singing voices (WLP-HPSV) method for accurately estimating formant frequencies of vowels sung by lyric sopranos. The WLP-HPSV method employs a variant of the WLP analysis combined with the zero-frequency filtering (ZFF) technique to address specific challenges in formant estimation from singing signals. Evaluation of the WLP-HPSV method compared to the LPC method demonstrated its superior performance in accurately capturing the spectral characteristics of synthetic /u/ vowels and the /a/ and /u/ natural singing vowels. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 23, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Eduardo Barrientos, Edson Cataldo Source Type: research
Tracheoesophageal Voice Therapy in Postlaryngectomy Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review
Following total laryngectomy, surgical voice restoration is considered the optimal modality for re-establishing communication via tracheoesophageal voice. Yet beyond the insertion of a voice prosthesis to elicit voice production, there is suboptimal clinical knowledge of how to rehabilitate the perceptual quality of tracheoesophageal voice. This systematic review will identify and critically evaluate the quality and effectiveness of therapeutic interventions for tracheoesophageal voice. The findings of this review will inform the development of a novel tracheoesophageal voice therapy intervention. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - November 23, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Freya Sparks, Margaret Coffey, Lucy Dipper, Sally Morgan, Katerina Hilari Source Type: research
