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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Voice disorders"”.
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Acoustic and physiologic analyses of hyperfunctional voice disorders
… nodules. Furthermore, experimental subjects' voices were rated as ""abnormal"" while the normal subjects' voices were rated as ""normal"" by three independent listeners."
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Acoustic-based machine learning diagnostic tool for voice disorders
… signal processing algorithms in the pathological voice detection. In this thesis, the novel methods are presented, including deep acoustic recurrent model that combines frame-based cepstral and spectral features and Bi-directional Long short-term memory (Bi-LSTM) network, a 10-layer convolutional …
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Examining the Links Among Motor Symptoms in Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders, Auditory Discrimination, and Auditory-Motor Function
Voice disorders are experienced by nearly a third of people at some point in their lifetimes. Recent evidence suggests impaired auditory-motor function may be a factor in the development or evolution of hyperfunctional voice disorders (HVDs), the most common category. The series of studies outlined …
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A Comparison Between Habitual Pitch and Optimum Pitch in Preschool-Aged Children
… and putting these children at risk to develop voice disorders. Furthermore, findings recommend that acoustic data for the evaluation of young children's voices should be collected from both structured speech tasks and free play. Collecting HP and OP data on preschool-aged children evaluated for …
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Vocal Roughness in Selected Pastors
Literature in adult voice disorders has placed several occupations (e.g., actors, teachers, singers, pastors) in a high risk category for voice disorders due to the vocational demands on the speaking voice. The purpose of this study was to delineate vocal roughness in a sample of pastors. …
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How can health literacy and client recall/memory of clinical information be maximised in the field of Speech-Language Pathology? : an exploratory study of clients and therapists in the Western Cape
… these factors in clients with dysphagia, voice disorders (including laryngectomies) and cleft lip and/or palate.
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The norming of the "Evaluation du language Oral" and the prevalence of speech and language disorders in pre-school aged children from Yaoundé (Cameroon)
Research suggests that speech and language disorders are among the most prevalent childhood disabilities in many countries. Identification and intervention for children with communication disorders are sought at an early stage, to avoid the consequences of untreated childhood speech and language …
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The effects of acidified pepsin on porcine vocal fold tissue: Developing a porcine model of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease
… 7.5 million Americans are affected by a voice disorder. In the last year, 7.2% of people missed one or more days of work due to a voice problem. For professional voice users, such as teachers, the rate increases to 20% and an annual cost of $2.5 billion. Voice disorders are complex and …
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Reliability Of The Concensus Auditory-perceptual Evaluation Of Voice On Pediatric Voices With Trained And Untrained Listeners
Rating scales are commonly used to study voice quality. The purpose of this study was to examine inter-rater reliability/agreement of graduate student clinicians with differing levels of experience in rating voice perception. The Consensus Auditory Perception Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) was used …
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Optimizing acoustic and perceptual assessment of voice quality in children with vocal nodules
… assessment of vocal function in children with voice disorders. The goal of this investigation was to identify a minimal set of speech tasks and associated acoustic analysis methods that are most salient in characterizing the impact of vocal nodules on vocal function in children. Hence, a …
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Factores de riesgo y de protección frente a los tratamientos foniátricos en el profesorado de Castilla y León del ámbito de la enseñanza obligatoria y universidad
… and protection against high prevalence of voice disorders in teachers, both in the field of Kindergarten, Primary School, Secondary School and University. In the first part of the thesis discusses the theoretical framework that contextualizes the field of research and alert to the need of a …
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Availability of speech-language programs serving students found ineligible for special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
… programs serving students with speech/language disorders that do not adversely affect their educational performance. This study sought to locate non-special education sponsored speech-language programs designed to serve students found ineligible for special education services under the …
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Vocal Fold Analysis From High Speed Videoendoscopic Data
… of vocal fold vibratory function in disordered voices and the treatments effects of the behavioral, medical and surgical treatment procedures. In this work, we aim at addressing the problem of classi-fying voice disorders with varying etiology by following four steps described shortly. Our …
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Characterizing phonetic transformations and fine-grained acoustic differences across dialects
… and assistive diagnosis tools for speech and voice disorders.
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Parental awareness of vocal hygiene in children in Malta
… with children is vital for the prevention of voice disorder development. Poor awareness and practice of vocal hygiene in children is a common finding amongst parental populations. This is also a leading cause for a lack of voice therapy referrals. This study aimed to investigate the levels of …
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Beyond Clinical Measures: A Mixed-Methods Study of a Systematized Voice Therapy Protocol for Perioperative Rehabilitation of Benign Vocal Fold Lesions
Voice disorders affect approximately 17.9 million U.S. adults annually, yet attrition rates in voice therapy remain high, with up to 65% of patients discontinuing treatment. Patients undergoing phonomicrosurgery for benign vocal fold lesions (BVFLs) face a postoperative period in which adherence to …
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TARGETING FIBROBLAST-MATRIX INTERACTIONS TO TREAT VOCAL FOLD SCARRING
Voice disorders have a lifetime prevalence of nearly 30%, resulting in $13 billion in annual economic burden. The greatest refractory cause of dysphonia, defined as poor voice, after laryngeal injury is vocal fold (VF) scarring, which typically follows upper airway trauma or iatrogenic injury. …
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Motor planning and articulation in fluent speech of stutterers and nonstutterers.
Contains fulltext : mmubn000001_208840141.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Acoustic Analysis of the Voice in Native and Nonnative Speakers
There are significant differences in voice parameters for nonspeech tasks between culturally and linguistically diverse sample populations. Normative data of standard clinical software programs is typically comprised of North American speakers of Standard American English (SAE). There is a need for …
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