Acoustic voice characteristics with and without wearing a facemask

DD Nguyen, P McCabe, D Thomas, A Purcell… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Facemasks are essential for healthcare workers but characteristics of the voice whilst
wearing this personal protective equipment are not well understood. In the present study, we …

Perceptual integration of linguistic and non‐linguistic properties of speech

LC Nygaard, CY Tzeng - The handbook of speech perception, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Speech is a complex auditory signal that contains multiple layers of linguistic and non‐
linguistic structure. Perceivers are exquisitely sensitive to this layered structure and extract …

[HTML][HTML] Voice differences when wearing and not wearing a surgical mask

ML Fiorella, G Cavallaro, V Di Nicola, N Quaranta - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of our study was to investigate the impact of surgical mask on some
vocal parameters such as F0, vocal intensity, jitter, shimmer and harmonics-to-noise ratio in …

Musical emotion categorization with vocoders of varying temporal and spectral content

EE Harding, E Gaudrain, IJ Hrycyk… - Trends in …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
While previous research investigating music emotion perception of cochlear implant (CI)
users observed that temporal cues informing tempo largely convey emotional arousal …

Voice acoustics and vocal effort in mask-wearing healthcare professionals: A comparison pre-and post-workday

VS McKenna, TH Patel, CL Kendall, RJ Howell… - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective We evaluated voice acoustics and self-perceptual ratings in healthcare workers
required to wear face masks throughout their workday. Methods Eighteen subjects (11 …

Accuracy of acoustic measures of voice via telepractice videoconferencing platforms

HR Weerathunge, RK Segina, L Tracy… - Journal of Speech …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose Telepractice improves patient access to clinical care for voice disorders. Acoustic
assessment has the potential to provide critical, objective information during telepractice, yet …

Longitudinal case study of transgender voice changes under testosterone hormone therapy

GJ Cler, VS McKenna, KL Dahl, CE Stepp - Journal of Voice, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to comprehensively evaluate voice and speech changes in
one healthy 30-year-old transgender male undergoing testosterone therapy for transition …

Psychometric analysis of an ecological vocal effort scale in individuals with and without vocal hyperfunction during activities of daily living

KL Marks, A Verdi, LE Toles, KL Stipancic… - American Journal of …, 2021 - ASHA
Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of an
ecological vocal effort scale linked to a voicing task. Method Thirty-eight patients with …

The impact of communication modality on voice production

LF Tracy, RK Segina, MD Cadiz, CE Stepp - Journal of Speech, Language …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose Communicating remotely using audio and audiovisual technology is ubiquitous in
modern work and social environments. Remote communication is increasing in medicine …

[HTML][HTML] Auditory-perceptual parameters as predictors of voice acoustic measures

DD Nguyen, C Madill - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Much research has examined the relationship between perceptual and acoustic
measures. However, little is known about the prediction values of perceptual measures on …