Does Body Mass Index Interfere in the Formation of Speech Formants?

 Studies in the fields of voice and speech have increasingly focused on the vocal tract and the importance of its structural integrity, and changes in the anatomy and configuration of the vocal tract determine the variations in phonatory and acoustic measurements, especially in the formation of the formants (Fs). Recent studies have revealed the functional consequences arising from being overweight and having an accumulation of fat in the pharyngeal region, including obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and impacts on the voice.  To assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and analysis of the speech.

Aglossia: Case Report.

Introduction Aglossia is a rare condition caused by failure of the tongue embryogenesis process (in the fourth to eighth weeks of gestation). The tongue is an organ used in different activities such as sucking, swallowing, chewing, and talking. It is also responsible for shaping palate dental arches (in its absence, they become atrophic).

A study on the relationship between mouth breathing and facial morphological pattern.

Unlabelled: Breathing is responsible for facial and cranial morphology development.

Aim: investigate in order to see if there is any relationship between oral breathing and facial type.

Material And Methods: 119 male and female teenagers, with ages ranging between 15 and 18 years.

[Relationship between speech, tonus and non-verbal praxis of the stomatognathic system in preschoolers].

Background: relationship between speech, tonus and non-verbal praxis.

Aim: to verify the relationship between speech, tonus and non-verbal praxis of the stomatognathic system in preschoolers.

Method: 120 children, with ages between 4:0 and 5:11 years, were assessed.

[Dysarthria: a speech rate study].

Background: speech rate in dysarthric patients.

Aim: to obtain an objective measure of the speech rate of dysarthric patients during the reading of a standardized text and during spontaneous speech.

Method: eleven subjects, with ages ranging from 18 to 69 years, were studied.