Aim The global health pandemic caused by the SARS-coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) has led to
the adoption of facemasks as a necessary safety precaution. Depending on the level of risk …

Objective Voice assessment is of great significance to the evaluation of voice quality. Our
study aims to explore the effects of medical masks on healthy people in acoustic …

Abstract Objective The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing global
pandemic and wearing face mask is recommended across the globe to break the …

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the usage of personal protective equipment (PPE) has
become 'the new normal'. Both surgical masks and N95 masks with a face shield are widely …

SUMMARY Objectives World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease (COVID-
19) as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. The aim of this study was to determine the …

This study investigates self-perceptions of voice-related handicap as a function of facemask
use in the general working population during the COVID19 outbreak, using the Voice …

Objective To predict the impact of face personal protective equipment on verbal
communication during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Design We assessed the effect of …

Objective To analyze the vocal self-perception of individuals who wore face masks for
essential activities and those who wore them for professional and essential activities during …

Objective To evaluate the impact of face masks on voice in a sub-population of healthcare
workers, namely residents, medical students, and nurses, during the COVID-19 era …

Wearing face masks (alongside physical distancing) provides some protection against
infection from COVID-19. Face masks can also change how people communicate and …