Poor Voice Quality in Future Elite Vocal Performers and Professional Voice Users

Timmermans, Bernadette; Bodt, Marc De; Wuyts, Floris L.; Boudewijns, A; Clement, Gregory; Peeters, Armand V.; Heyning, Paul Van de

doi:10.1016/s0892-1997(02)00108-x

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“…8 A further factor is the lifestyle of many of these professionals (smoking, inadequate diet with an increased risk of GERD), which has an important role on the genesis of vocal changes. 9,11 In our series the main diagnosis in singers was nodules, followed by minor structural changes and Reinke's edema. There was a higher prevalence of nodules in professional voice users (teachers, salespersons and telemarketers) in our series compared to minor structural changes.…”

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Perfil dos profissionais da voz com queixas vocais atendidos em um centro terciário de saúde

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Imamura

Tsuji

et al. 2007

Rev. Bras. Otorrinolaringol.

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Work-related laryngopathy may have negative consequences for voice professionals. Aim. To analyze the profile of voice professionals seen in a tertiary level hospital. Study design: a longitudinal historical cohort. Methods. A retrospective analysis of patient files. Diagnosis was reached using videostroboscopy. Results. 163 patients (119 females and 44 males) were seen. The mean age was 36.5 years. Professionals included spoken voice users (salesman, teachers, telemarketers, receptionists, health professionals) and singers. The most frequent diagnoses were: minor structural changes (33%), nodules (22%), Reinke's edema (10%), and polyps (6%). A correlation was observed between smoking, age and gender; there was an association between smoking and Reinke's edema, leucoplasia and tabagism, females and Reinke's edema, nodules and minor structural changes, and also between patients aged over 40 years and Reinke's edema, and patients under 40 with nodules, laryngitis, and minor structural changes. Symptoms lasted more than 6 months in 74% of patients. Conclusion. The profile of voice professionals seen in a tertiary hospital included spoken voice patients and singers. In our study minor structural changes predominated, followed by nodules, Reinke edema and polyps.

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Perfil dos profissionais da voz com queixas vocais atendidos em um centro terciário de saúde

Fortes

Imamura

Tsuji

et al. 2007

Rev. Bras. Otorrinolaringol.

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“…In a first study [1], we concluded that the voices of the future professional voice users are not in good shape: the voices are not as good as one could expect from professional voice users. These professional voice users are very concerned about their voice, but in spite of this, they do not take the necessary precautions for the care of their voices.…”

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“…Voice therapy is applied in case of voice problems; voice training is applied when voice optimization is necessary. A review of the literature revealed few studies on 'artistic' professional voice users [1]. There is no methodological uniformity in the research.…”

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Training Outcome in Future Professional Voice Users after 18 Months of Voice Training

Timmermans

Bodt

Wuyts

et al. 2004

Folia Phoniatr Logop

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The goal of this study is to define the long-term influence of vocal hygiene education and the effectiveness of voice training in 46 students. Half of the subjects, called the trained group (n = 23), received vocal hygiene education during 1 school year and voice training during 2 school years (18 months). The other half, also 23 subjects, received neither vocal hygiene education nor voice training as such (called the untrained group). The voice training is made up of technical workshops (30 h a year in groups of 5–8 subjects) and vocal coaching in the radio and drama projects (30 h whole class). In the lectures (30 h) a theoretical background on breathing, articulation, voicing and vocal hygiene was discussed. A multidimensional test battery containing the GRBAS scale, videolaryngostroboscopy, maximum phonation time, jitter, lowest intensity, highest frequency, Dysphonia Severity Index (DSI) and Voice Handicap Index (VHI) was applied before and after 18 months to evaluate the effect of voice training over time. A questionnaire on daily habits was presented before the lectures, and after 18 months to detect the long-term effect of the lectures. The objectively measured voice quality (DSI) of the trained group improved significantly over time (p < 0.001) due to training (p = 0.008), which was not the case in the untrained group. The self-assessed VHI, on the other hand, changed over time (p < 0.001) in both groups. For the trained group the VHI changed from 18.4 to 14.4 and in the untrained group from 20.1 to 15.3. It is important to note that the VHI scores of both groups remained high. The interpretation of the results of the daily habit questionnaire is disturbing: the initial high degree of smoking, vocal abuse, stress and late meals was not influenced by the lectures or training and remained high. This study proves the positive outcome and emphasizes the need for a well-organized voice training program in future professional voice users. However, the lectures and training on vocal hygiene failed to improve voice-conserving habits.

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“…Duration of employment and age, daily smokers and teachers who drank several cups of coffee a day were associated with voice problems. Risk factors such as long working hours, excessive number of students per classroom, environmental noise and inappropriate classroom facilities were also determinants for dysphonia (Timmermans, De Bodt, Wuyts, Boudewijns, Clement, Peeters & Van de Heyning, 2002).…”

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Primary school teachers are at risk to suffer from dysphonia

Sundram

2017

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Occupational voice users such as teachers may have symptoms of voice soreness, hoarseness, weakness, sorethroat and aphonia resulting in a reduction in job functioning and performance. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of dysphonia and its associated factors among primary school teachers in a district in Northeastern Malaysia. This cross sectional study evaluated 331 teachers from eight primary schools that were randomly sampled. A questionnaire which included the translated and validated malay-Voice Handicap Index 10 (m-VHI-10) as well as sociodemographic and occupational characteristics was distributed and self-administered. Participants who had m-VHI-10 score of 12 or more were classified as having dysphonia. It was found that the prevalence of dysphonia among primary school teachers was 7.9 percent. Hours of teaching per week [OR: 1.04 (95% CI 1.01, 1.08): p=0.028] and having more than four children [OR: 2.38 (95% CI 1.03, 5.51) p=0.042] were significantly associated with dysphonia among primary school teachers. In conclusion, the prevalence of dysphonia among primary school teachers in our population was relatively low as compared to other countries. However, this established occupational health problem should not be undermined but need more awareness and interventional efforts in order to prevent an escalation in the magnitude of this disorder.

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Poor Voice Quality in Future Elite Vocal Performers and Professional Voice Users

Cited by 84 publications

References 11 publications

Perfil dos profissionais da voz com queixas vocais atendidos em um centro terciário de saúde

Perfil dos profissionais da voz com queixas vocais atendidos em um centro terciário de saúde

Training Outcome in Future Professional Voice Users after 18 Months of Voice Training

Primary school teachers are at risk to suffer from dysphonia

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