Characterization of primary muscle tension dysphonia using acoustic and aerodynamic voice metrics

AC Shembel, J Lee, JR Sacher, AM Johnson - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis The objectives of this study were to (1) identify optimal
clusters of 15 standard acoustic and aerodynamic voice metrics recommended by the …

[HTML][HTML] Methods of measuring laryngeal muscle tension in patients with muscle tension dysphonia: a scoping review

CM Thomas, D Rhodes, M Mehta, J Alexander - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Background In clinical practice and research relating to Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD),
several laryngeal muscle tension measurement methods are used to diagnose, to identify …

Glottal Airflow Estimation Using Neck Surface Acceleration and Low-Order Kalman Smoothing

A Morales, JI Yuz, JP Cortés… - … ACM transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of non-invasive skin accelerometers placed over the extrathoracic trachea has been
proposed in the literature for measuring vocal function. Glottal airflow is estimated using …

Development and validation of a single-variable comparison stimulus for matching strained voice quality using a psychoacoustic framework

Y Park, S Anand, SM Gifford, R Shrivastav… - Journal of Speech …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Acoustic and perceptual quantification of vocal strain has been a vexing problem
for years. To increase measurement rigor, a suitable single-variable matching stimulus for …

Effect of nodule size and stiffness on phonation threshold and collision pressures in a synthetic hemilaryngeal vocal fold model

M Motie-Shirazi, M Zañartu, SD Peterson… - The Journal of the …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Synthetic vocal fold (VF) replicas were used to explore the role of nodule size and stiffness
on kinematic, aerodynamic, and acoustic measures of voiced speech production. Emphasis …

Modeling the influence of the extrinsic musculature on phonation

MA Serry, GA Alzamendi, M Zañartu… - … and modeling in …, 2023 - Springer
Neck muscles play important roles in various physiological tasks, including swallowing,
head stabilization, and phonation. The mechanisms by which neck muscles influence …

[HTML][HTML] Auditory-Motor Function Pre-and Post-Therapy in Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders: A Case Series

D Abur, RE Hillman, CE Stepp - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Summary Objective/Hypothesis Behavioral voice therapy is the most common treatment for
hyperfunctional voice disorders (HVDs) but has limited long-term effectiveness since the …

Interaction of Voice Onset Time with Vocal Hyperfunction and Voice Quality

MFP Soares, M Sampaio, M Brockmann-Bauser - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This research article investigates whether the acoustic measure Voice
Onset Time (VOT) can describe voicing features in patients with vocal hyperfunction …

Variability in voice characteristics of female speakers with phonotraumatic vocal fold lesions

N Free, JC Stemple, JA Smith, DJ Phyland - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the variability of lesion characteristics and vocal function in female
speakers with phonotraumatic vocal fold lesions (PVFLs). Study Design Prospective Cohort …

Constrained extended Kalman filter for improving Bayesian inference of vocal function from laryngeal high-speed videoendoscopy

EJ Ibarra, GA Alzamendi… - … Symposium on Medical …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Bayesian estimation based on an extended Kalman filter and a muscle-controlled
biomechanical model of the vocal folds has demonstrated a viable, appealing method for …