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SynthesisBrazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

Biofeedback in dysphonia - progress and challenges.

Geová Oliveira de Amorim, Patrícia Maria Mendes Balata, Laís Guimarães Vieira, Thaís Moura, Hilton Justino da Silva

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Synthesis in Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Geová Oliveira de AmorimUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil. Electronic address: geovafono@uol.com.br.
Patrícia Maria Mendes BalataHospital dos Servidores do Estado de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Laís Guimarães VieiraLGV Assessoria e Consultoria Médica, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Thaís MouraUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil.
Hilton Justino da SilvaUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco · BRHospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThere is evidence that all the complex machinery involved in speech acts along with the auditory system, and their adjustments can be altered.

objectiveTo present the evidence of biofeedback application for treatment of vocal disorders, emphasizing the muscle tension dysphonia.

methodsA systematic review was conducted in Scielo, Lilacs, PubMed and Web of Sciences databases, using the combination of descriptors, and admitting as inclusion criteria: articles published in journals with editorial committee, reporting cases or experimental or quasi-experimental research on the use of biofeedback in real time as additional source of treatment monitoring of muscle tension dysphonia or for vocal training.

resultsThirty-three articles were identified in databases, and seven were included in the qualitative synthesis. The beginning of electromyographic biofeedback studies applied to speech therapy were promising and pointed to a new method that enabled good results in muscle tension dysphonia. Nonetheless, the discussion of the results lacked physiological evidence that could serve as their basis. The search for such explanations has become a challenge for speech therapists, and determined two research lines: one dedicated to the improvement of the electromyographic biofeedback methodology for voice disorders, to reduce confounding variables, and the other dedicated to the research of neural processes involved in changing the muscle engram of normal and dysphonic patients.

conclusionThere is evidence that the electromyographic biofeedback promotes changes in the neural networks responsible for speech, and can change behavior for vocal emissions with quality.

Indexed as

Biofeedback, PsychologyDysphoniaElectromyographyFemaleHumansMaleSpeech TherapyVoice QualityDisfoniaDysphoniaElectromyography feedbackFeedback de eletromiografiaFonoaudiologiaSpeech therapyVoiceVoz

Identifiers

PMID29031791
PMCPMC9449231
OpenAlexW2749083220

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