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Vocal fold oscillation pattern changes related to loudness in patients with vocal fold mass lesions

Echternach M, Döllinger M, Köberlein M, Kuranova L, Gellrich D, Kainz MA (2020)

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Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

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Book Volume: 49

Article Number: 80

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.1186/s40463-020-00481-y

Abstract

Introduction: Vocal fold mass lesions can affect vocal fold oscillation patterns and therefore voice production. It has been previously observed that perturbation values from audio signals were lower with increased loudness. However, how much the oscillation patterns change with gradual alteration of loudness is not yet fully understood. Material and methods: Eight patients with vocal fold mass lesions were asked to perform a glide from minimum to maximum loudness on the vowel /i/, ƒo of 125 Hz for male or 250 Hz for female voices. During phonation the subjects were simultaneously recorded with transnasal high speed videoendoscopy (HSV, 20,000 fps), electroglottography (EGG), and an audio recording. Based on the HSV material the Glottal Area Waveform (GAW) was segmented and GAW parameters were computed. Results: The greatest vocal fold irregularities were observed at different values between minimum and maximum sound pressure level. There was a relevant discrepancy between the HSV and EGG derived open quotients. Furthermore, the EGG derived sample entropy and GAW values also evidenced different behavior. Conclusions: The amount of vocal fold irregularity changes with varying loudness. Therefore, any evaluation of the voice should be performed under different loudness conditions. The discrepancy between EGG and GAW values appears to be much stronger in patients with vocal fold mass lesions than those with normal physiological conditions. Level of evidence: 4.

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APA:

Echternach, M., Döllinger, M., Köberlein, M., Kuranova, L., Gellrich, D., & Kainz, M.A. (2020). Vocal fold oscillation pattern changes related to loudness in patients with vocal fold mass lesions. Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 49(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-020-00481-y

MLA:

Echternach, Matthias, et al. "Vocal fold oscillation pattern changes related to loudness in patients with vocal fold mass lesions." Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery 49.1 (2020).

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