ArticleThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America2020
Impact of face masks on voice radiation.
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- Gaps and Future Directions in the Research About Masking and Voice Production: Bibliometric Analysis, Systematic Literature Review, and Meta-analysis.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation · 2026Review
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- The impact of face coverings on audio-visual contributions to communication with conversational speech.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2024Article
- Best practices for communication while wearing facemasks: A scoping review.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2024Article
- The nationwide impact of COVID-19 on life support courses. A retrospective evaluation by Resuscitation Council UK.Resuscitation plus · 2023Article
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- Human behavior in the time of COVID-19: Learning from big data.Frontiers in big data · 2023Review
- Hidden faces, altered perceptions: the impact of face masks on interpersonal perception.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Effects of Personal Protective Equipment on Speech Acoustics.Sisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni · 2023Article
- Effects of experience on recognition of speech produced with a face mask.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2022Article
- The impact of face masks on spectral acoustics of speech: Effect of clear and loud speech styles.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2022Article
- Wearing face masks impairs dyadic micro-activities in nonverbal social encounter: A mixed-methods first-person study on the sense of I and Thou.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Face Masks Impact Auditory and Audiovisual Consonant Recognition in Children With and Without Hearing Loss.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Semantic Cues Modulate Children's and Adults' Processing of Audio-Visual Face Mask Speech.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- EndoConf: real-time video consultation during endoscopy; telemedicine in endoscopy at its best.Endoscopy international open · 2021Article
- Intelligibility and recall of sentences spoken by adult and child talkers wearing face masks.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2021Article
- Airborne transmission of COVID-19 and mitigation using box fan air cleaners in a poorly ventilated classroom.Physics of fluids (Woodbury, N.Y. : 1994) · 2021Article
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- Acoustic Effect of Face Mask Design and Material Choice.Acoustics Australia · 2021Article
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Abstract
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the wearing of face masks covering mouth and nose has become ubiquitous all around the world. This study investigates the impact of typical face masks on voice radiation. To analyze the transmission loss caused by masks and the influence of masks on directivity, this study measured the full-spherical voice directivity of a dummy head with a mouth simulator covered with six masks of different types, i.e., medical masks, filtering facepiece respirator masks, and cloth face coverings. The results show a significant frequency-dependent transmission loss, which varies depending on the mask, especially above 2 kHz. Furthermore, the two facepiece respirator masks also significantly affect speech directivity, as determined by the directivity index (DI). Compared to the measurements without a mask, the DI deviates by up to 7 dB at frequencies above 3 kHz. For all other masks, the deviations are below 2 dB in all third-octave frequency bands.
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