On the design of automatic voice condition analysis systems. Part I: Review of concepts and an insight to the state of the art

JA Gómez-García, L Moro-Velázquez… - … Signal Processing and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This is the first of a two-part series devoted to review the current state of the art of automatic
voice condition analysis systems. The goal of this paper is to provide to the scientific …

A Scoping Literature Review of Relative Fundamental Frequency (RFF) in Individuals with and without Voice Disorders

VS McKenna, JM Vojtech, M Previtera, CL Kendall… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Relative fundamental frequency (RFF) is an acoustic measure that characterizes changes in
voice fundamental frequency during voicing transitions. Despite showing promise as an …

Using ambulatory voice monitoring to investigate common voice disorders: Research update

DD Mehta, JH Van Stan, M Zañartu… - … in bioengineering and …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Many common voice disorders are chronic or recurring conditions that are likely to result
from inefficient and/or abusive patterns of vocal behavior, referred to as vocal hyperfunction …

Differences in weeklong ambulatory vocal behavior between female patients with phonotraumatic lesions and matched controls

JH Van Stan, DD Mehta, AJ Ortiz, JA Burns… - Journal of Speech …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose Previous work using ambulatory voice recordings has shown no differences in
average vocal behavior between patients with phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction and …

Differences in daily voice use measures between female patients with nonphonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction and matched controls

JH Van Stan, AJ Ortiz, JP Cortes, KL Marks… - Journal of Speech …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose The purpose of this study was to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of
the pathophysiology and impact on daily voice use of nonphonotraumatic vocal …

Ambulatory assessment of phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction using glottal airflow measures estimated from neck-surface acceleration

JP Cortés, VM Espinoza, M Ghassemi, DD Mehta… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction (PVH) is associated with chronic misuse and/or abuse
of voice that can result in lesions such as vocal fold nodules. The clinical aerodynamic …

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 …

Relationships among personality, daily speaking voice use, and phonotrauma in adult female singers

LE Toles, N Roy, S Sogg, KL Marks, AJ Ortiz… - Journal of Speech …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose: This study sought to determine whether personality traits related to extraversion
and impulsivity are more strongly associated with singers with nodules compared to vocally …

[HTML][HTML] The difference between first and second harmonic amplitudes correlates between glottal airflow and neck-surface accelerometer signals during phonation

DD Mehta, VM Espinoza, JH Van Stan… - The Journal of the …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Miniature high-bandwidth accelerometers on the anterior neck surface are used in
laboratory and ambulatory settings to obtain vocal function measures. This study compared …

Detecting mild phonotrauma in daily life

JH Van Stan, J Burns, T Hron, S Zeitels… - The …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The aim of this study was to gain quantitative insights into the role of daily voice
use associated with mild phonotrauma via the Daily Phonotrauma Index (DPI), a measure …