The World Health Organization (WHO) defines societies with a rate of aging of more than
14%, representing the proportion of elderly people≥ 65 years old as a percentage of the …

This paper will provide a review of aspects of vocal aging within the context of general body
aging and describe two data sets related to the aging voice. Data will be presented which …

The successful actor is dependent upon a voice that is healthy, flexible, and dependable.
Considering vocal demands of the profession, maintaining the healthy voice can be a …

As the elderly population increases, the medical community must address quality of life
issues affecting the aged. Presbyphonia, or age related dysphonia, is a diagnosis of …

Advancing age produces physiologic changes that may alter voice. Some of these changes
are inevitable; others may be avoidable or reversible. In addition, many treatable medical …

The normal aging process affects human function profoundly. Some aging effects on the
voice are obvious. Hearing even a few words over a telephone usually indicates whether we …

The elderly population is increasing globally. In Turkey, the population aged 65+ is
predicted to grow to more than 15% of the whole population by 2050. Just like the rest of the …

The neurobiological changes that a person undergoes with advancing age produce
structural and functional changes in all of the organs and organ systems in the body. The …

Developmental changes from infancy through old age have long been recognized in all
systems related to voice reproduction. The increasing numbers of people surviving well into …

The presbyphonia is a combination of physiological and structural changes due to aging of
the larynx in elderly patients with voice problems. Some of these changes are inevitable …