Gender-Diverse Patients' Awareness and Utilization of Gender-Affirming Laryngological Services.

Objective: Despite gender-affirming laryngological services (GALS; eg, voice therapy or surgery) being available nationwide, there is a discrepancy between the number of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people with vocal incongruence and those who pursue services. Primary care is an important setting for accessing gender-affirming care, including learning about GALS. The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between access to primary care and utilization of GALS.

Comparison Between Custom Smartphone Acoustic Processing Algorithms and Praat in Healthy and Disordered Voices.

Objective: The aim of this study was to understand the relationship between temporal and spectral-based acoustic measures derived using Praat and custom smartphone algorithms across patients with a wide range of vocal pathologies.

Methods: Voice samples were collected from 56 adults (11 vocally healthy, 45 dysphonic, aged 18-80 years) performing three speech tasks: (a) sustained vowel, (b) maximum phonation, and (c) the second and third sentences of the Rainbow passage. Data were analyzed to extract mean fundamental frequency (f), maximum phonation time (MPT), and cepstral peak prominence (CPP) using Praat and our custom smartphone algorithms.