Publications by authors named "Meike Brockmann"
The aims of this study were to examine vowel and gender effects on jitter and shimmer in a typical clinical voice task while correcting for the confounding effects of voice sound pressure level (SPL) and fundamental frequency (F(0)). Furthermore the relative effect sizes of vowel, gender, voice SPL, and F(0) were assessed, and recommendations for clinical measurements were derived. With this cross-sectional single cohort study, 57 healthy adults (28 women, 29 men) aged 20-40 years were investigated.
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- This study evaluates the effectiveness of two types of implants used in medialization thyroplasty for unilateral vocal fold paralysis: VoCoM (hydroxyapatite) and TVFMI (titanium).
- The research involved 26 patients, with results showing that the titanium implant group had better glottal closure and improved voice quality compared to the hydroxyapatite group.
- Overall, the titanium implant provided superior functional outcomes, leading to enhanced phonation time and reduced hoarseness.
Voice loudness and gender effects on jitter and shimmer in healthy adults.
J Speech Lang Hear Res
October 2008
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate voice loudness and gender effects on jitter and shimmer in healthy young adults because previous descriptions have been inconsistent.
Method: Fifty-seven healthy adults (28 women, 29 men) aged 20-40 years were included in this cross-sectional single-cohort study. Three phonations of /a/ at soft, medium, and loud individual loudness were recorded and analyzed using PRAAT software (P.
Pain is an experience including physiological and psychological factors. We assume that emotions may be elicited and increased through self-perceived role identity and that change of role identity alters quality and intensity of pain perception. We used role-play strategies to assess whether pain can be better tolerated whenever, in an unavoidable and unpleasant context, role identity confers pain a meaningful and thus suitable character.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Unilateral vocal fold paralysis can cause a persistent incomplete glottal closure during phonation, resulting in impaired voice function. The aim of this study was to evaluate functional results of medialization thyroplasty using a hydroxyapatite implant (VoCoM).
Study Design: Prospective observational cohort study.