Clinical Utility and Validation of the Acoustic Voice Quality and Acoustic Breathiness Indexes for Voice Disorder Assessment in English Speakers.

Background: While several acoustic voice metrics are available for clinical voice assessment, there remains a significant need for reliable and ecologically valid tools. The Acoustic Voice Quality Index version 03.01 (AVQI-3) and Acoustic Breathiness Index (ABI) hold potential due to their comprehensive assessment approach, incorporating diverse voice aspects.

Hyoid Bone Syndrome and Dysphonia: Can Throat Pain Affect the Voice?

Objectives/hypothesis: To investigate the relationship of throat pain and dysphonia.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study.

Methods: Forty-five subjects presenting with hyoid bone syndrome (HBS) and dysphonia were asked to rate their pain on a numerical rating scale and complete the 10-item Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) questionnaire prior to and at 1-week follow-up after treatment with triamcinolone injection into the attachments to the affected greater cornu(s).

Terapia Vocal No Contexto Da Pandemia Do Covid-19; Orientações Para A Prática Clínica.

Introduction: Since the beginning of the new pandemic, Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) health services have had to face a new scenario. Voice therapy faces a double challenge, interventions using telepractice, and delivering rehabilitation services to a growing population of patients at risk of functional impairment related to the COVID-19 disease. Moreover, as COVID-19 is transmitted through droplets, it is critical to understand how to mitigate these risks during assessment and treatment.

Terapia de voz en el contexto de la pandemia covid-19; recomendaciones para la práctica clínica.

Introduction: Since the beginning of the new pandemic, COVID-19 health services have had to face a new scenario. Voice therapy faces a double challenge, interventions using telepractice, and delivering rehabilitation services to a growing population of patients at risk of functional impairment related to the COVID-19 disease. Moreover, as COVID-19 is transmitted through droplets, it is critical to understand how to mitigate these risks during assessment and treatment.

Voice Therapy in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidelines for Clinical Practice.

Introduction: Since the beginning of the new pandemic, COVID-19 health services have had to face a new scenario. Voice therapy faces a double challenge, interventions using telepractice, and delivering rehabilitation services to a growing population of patients at risk of functional impairment related to the COVID-19 disease. Moreover, as COVID-19 is transmitted through droplets, it is critical to understand how to mitigate these risks during assessment and treatment.

Voice Signal Typing Using a Pattern Recognition Approach.

Voice signal classification in three types according to their degree of periodicity, a task known as signal typing, is a relevant preprocessing step before computing any perturbation measures. However, it is a time consuming and subjective activity. This has given rise to interest in automatic systems that use objective measures to distinguish among the different signal types.

The Effect of Unilateral Hearing Protection on Vocal Intensity With Varying Degrees of Background Noise.

Introduction: The Lombard effect (LE) is a phenomenon in which speakers adjust their vocal production by raising the volume in noisy environments. As a result, the LE can create problems of vocal strain, fatigue and potential injury.

Objectives: This study aims to examine the difference in vocal intensity output in subjects wearing unilateral hearing protection versus no hearing protection in the presence of background noise.

Laryngeal Burn from a Sweet Potato: A Case Report.

Context: Thermal injury to the larynx and other pharyngeal structures as a result of food ingestion is a rare occurrence, particularly in an adult population. Since the 1970's, only a few cases have been reported in the literature.

Case Presentation: We present the case of a male in their early 30's with a history of left sided spastic hemiparesis and unilateral vocal fold paresis who ingested a sweet potato which resulted in supraglottic burns.

Straw vs Cup Use in Patients with Symptoms of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia.

Context: This study aims to determine whether straw or cup use is superior for the control of a single thin liquid bolus in patients with symptoms of oropharyngeal dysphagia to liquids.

Methods: This is a prospective, randomized, single-blinded study. Patients were studied at a Professional Voice and Swallowing Center by a laryngologist between April 2017 and April 2018.

The Art of Caring for the Professional Singer.

Training in care of the voice for the general otolaryngologist has improved with the presence of more fellowship-trained laryngologists within academic training programs. However, preparation for caring for the professional singer goes beyond the basic understanding of voice evaluation, laryngeal imaging, and microlaryngeal surgery. The otolaryngologist must have a deeper understanding of the demands, vocabulary, psyche, and economics of the professional singer to provide optimal care.

Reproducibility of Voice Parameters: The Effect of Room Acoustics and Microphones.

Introduction: Computer analysis of voice recordings is an integral part of the evaluation and management of voice disorders. In many practices, voice samples are taken in rooms that are not sound attenuated and/or sound-proofed; further, the technology used is rarely consistent. This will likely affect the recordings, and therefore, their analyses.

Automated Electroglottographic Inflection Events Detection. A Pilot Study.

Vocal-fold vibration can be analyzed in a noninvasive way by registering impedance changes within the glottis, through electroglottography. The morphology of the electroglottographic (EGG) signal is related to different vibratory patterns. In the literature, a characteristic knee in the descending portion of the signal has been reported.