Characteristics of phonatory function in singers and nonsingers with vocal fold nodules

CE Stepp, JT Heaton, TK Stadelman-Cohen… - Journal of voice, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The goals of this study were to determine if there were significant differences
between singers and nonsingers in the morphology of vocal nodules and the associated …

Comparison of young adult singers and nonsingers with vocal nodules

RC Peppard, DM Bless, P Milenkovic - Journal of Voice, 1988 - Elsevier
Comparisons were made between 10 singers and 10 nonsingers with vocal nodules and
two control groups of normals, 10 singers and 10 nonsingers, on a wide range of acoustic …

Relationship between voice quality and vocal nodule size

RK Shah, SH Engel, SS Choi - Otolaryngology–Head and Neck …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the effect of vocal nodule size on voice in pediatric patients. Study
Design Vocal nodules were graded according to a validated grading scale by three pediatric …

Aerodynamic and acoustic voice measurements of patients with vocal nodules: variation in baseline and changes across voice therapy

EB Holmberg, P Doyle, JS Perkell, B Hammarberg… - Journal of Voice, 2003 - Elsevier
An important clinical issue concerns the efficacy of current voice therapy approaches in
treating voice disorders, such as vocal nodules. Much research focuses on finding reliable …

The treatment and results of voice therapy amongst professional classical singers with vocal fold nodules

SI Chernobelsky - Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
In order to test the hypotheses that nonsurgical treatment and elimination of inappropriate
use of the voice is sufficient for disappearance of vocal fold nodules (VN), 28 classical …

Changes in sustained production tasks among women with bilateral vocal nodules before and after voice therapy

K Treole, MD Trudeau - Journal of Voice, 1997 - Elsevier
The purpose of the current study was to determine how maximum phonationduration (MPD)
of five notes (C4, D4, E4, F4, 134) sustained on/o/, sustained vowels (/i/,/˦/,/a/,/u/), and s/z …

MRI anatomical and morphological differences in the vocal tract between dysphonic and normal adult women

R Yamasaki, M Behlau, OOC do Brasil, H Yamashita - Journal of Voice, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the vocal tract morphometry of women with vocal nodules (VN)
compared with normal subjects by means of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at rest …

Vocal nodules and laryngeal morphology

P Pontes, L Kyrillos, M Behlau, N De Biase, A Pontes - Journal of Voice, 2002 - Elsevier
Our purpose was to study the occurrence of vocal fold nodules under conditions of habitual
vocal abuse associated with increased laryngeal muscle tension, to identify the existence of …

Vocal fold nodules: A disorder of phonation organs or auditory feedback?

SH Lee, JF Yu, TJ Fang, GS Lee - Clinical Otolaryngology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Increasing evidence supports that auditory feedback of one's own voice closely
relates to real‐time adjustments of vocal control. Previous studies highlighted that the low …

The influence of vocal fold mass lesions on the passaggio region of professional singers

M Echternach, F Burk, M Burdumy, CT Herbst… - The …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis In professional classical singing, an even voice quality throughout the
entire singing voice range is essential. Transitions between vocal registers (passaggio) are …