Immediate Effect Analysis of Vocal Techniques

Tuiuti University of Paraná32 enrolled

Overview

The objective of this clinical and experimental study was to verify the immediate effect of vocal techniques: vibration, nasal sound and articulation in women without vocal complaints.

Vocal techniques have been used, but few studies had as their aim to effectively verify its use and effect produced in voice and the larynx. The objective of this clinical and experimental study was to verify the immediate effect of vocal techniques: vibration, nasal sound and articulation. Material and method: 32 female subjects with normal to mild dysphonia participated in the research, with ages from 20 to 45 years. All subjects were submitted to realization of vocal techniques of vibration of the lips, articulation and nasal sounds for twenty minutes. The subjects were submitted to record the voice and laryngostroboscopic exams for perceptual analysis and laryngostroboscopic exams before and after the use of vocal techniques.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Voice Disorders

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * female subjects * with normal voices or slightly altered voice * without vocal complaints Exclusion Criteria: * subject with altered voices of moderate and severe grades * with lesions in the vocal folds; fusiform or double gap on the phonation * subjects with neurological disorders * subjects who had been treated earlier speech by voice changes and / or surgery in the larynx

Locations (1)

Tuiuti of Paraná University

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Subjects were submitted to perceptual analysis and laryngostroboscopic exams before and after the use of vocal techniques.

Time frame: twenty minutes

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