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ArticleJournal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation2025

Voiced-Voiceless Consonant Distinction in Children With Vocal Fold Nodules: A Preliminary Study.

Meghan Littlejohn, Geralyn Harvey Woodnorth, Anne Hseu, Roger Nuss, Elizabeth Heller Murray

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Meghan LittlejohnDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Geralyn Harvey WoodnorthOtolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Anne HseuOtolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Roger NussOtolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Elizabeth Heller MurrayDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: liz.heller.murray@temple.edu.

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Intelligibility and dysphonia in children with vocal fold nodulesR21DC021248 · NIDCD · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI Elizabeth Salmon Heller Murray · 2024 to 2026
$594k
Acoustic Measures in Diagnosis and Subtyping of Childhood Apraxia of SpeechF31DC021885 · NIDCD · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI LITTLEJOHN, MEGHAN · 2024 to 2025
$73k
NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC021885NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC021248
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Abstract

objectives/hypothesisThe relationship between articulatory and vocal development is not well-understood in children with vocal fold nodules (VFN). Because these children have differences in their vocal system at a time when vocal-articulatory control is developing, it is important to understand this relationship. This study examined relationships between voiced and voiceless voice onset time (VOT) measures and cepstral peak prominence (CPP) in children with VFN (3-7 years old). STUDY

designRetrospective.

methodsAcoustic data were gathered from a retrospective dataset from children with VFN ages 3-5, 5-6, and 6-7 years old using words with initial /b/ and /p/ consonants. Correlations were completed for each age group and phoneme combination to examine the relationships between CPP and VOT percent overshoot, accuracy, range, variability, and discreteness. Additionally, Wilcoxon Signed-Rank tests were completed to facilitate interpretation of the data.

resultsNo relationship was found between CPP and VOT overshoot, accuracy, range, or variability. Significant findings indicated that children ages 5-6 and 6-7 with more dysphonia had less discreteness between /p/ and /b/. Wilcoxon Signed-Rank tests indicated significantly less discreteness for the 5-6-year-old group.

conclusionsFindings suggest that children with VFN and increased dysphonia may demonstrate decreased motor control, as evidenced by the relationship between CPP and discreteness. Future research can build on these findings by using a sample with more children, prospectively designed tokens, and a control group without VFN.

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Vocal fold nodules—Pediatric—Acoustics

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PMID40157856
PMCPMC12353400

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