ArticleActa otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale2021
Acoustic voice analysis in the COVID-19 era.
Article in Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Effect of medical mask on voice in patients with dysphonia.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2025Article
- Investigation of Acoustic Voice Characteristics of Individuals Diagnosed with Muscle Tension Dysphonia.Turkish archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2024Article
- Exploring the Relationships Between Antipsychotic Dosage and Voice Characteristics in Relation to Extrapyramidal Symptoms.Psychiatry investigation · 2024Article
- The Impact of Protective Face Coverings on Acoustic Markers in Voice: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The correlation between six-minute walking distance and maximum phonation time in healthy adults.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Effects on communication due to face mask use: an integrative review.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2023Review
- The effects of face mask on speech production and its implication for forensic speaker identification-A cross-linguistic study.PloS one · 2023Article
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- Effects of Personal Protective Equipment on Speech Acoustics.Sisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni · 2023Article
- Reliability of the Acoustic Voice Quality Index AVQI and the Acoustic Breathiness Index (ABI) when wearing CoViD-19 protective masks.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveAmong the different procedures used by the ENT, acoustic analysis of voice has become widely used for correct diagnosis of dysphonia. The instrumental measurements of acoustic parameters were limited during the COVID-19 pandemic by the common belief that a face mask affects the results of the analysis. The purpose of our study was to investigate the impact of surgical masks on F0, jitter, shimmer and harmonics-to-noise ratio (HNR) in adults.
methodsThe study was carried out on a selected group of 50 healthy subjects. Voice samples were recorded directly in Praat. All subjects were trained to voice a vocal sample of a sustained /a/, at a conversational voice intensity, with no intensity or frequency variation, for the Maximum Phonation Time (MPT), wearing the surgical mask and then without wearing the surgical mask.
resultsNone of the variations in acoustic voice analysis detected wearing a surgical mask and not wearing a surgical mask were statistically significant.
conclusionsOur study demonstrates that the acoustic voice analysis procedure can continue to be performed with the use of a surgical mask for the patient, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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