Standardization of nasalance scores in normal Saudi speakers

El-Kassabi, Rasha M.; Hassan, Sabah M.; Mesallam, Tamer A.; Malki, Khalid H.; Farahat, Mohamed; Alfaris, Abdullah

doi:10.3109/14015439.2014.907339

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“…This result may be related to the fact that fundamental frequency of girls and boys are similar until puberty (29) . On the other hand, unlike the results found here, differences between genders have been found for languages spoken in Malaysia, Turkey and Arabia, and, in general, nasalance was shown to be higher in girls (13,20,21) . Taken together, these data suggest that gender differences may be present in some languages but not in others.…”

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“…Due to certain technical limitations, the Tonar was replaced in 1987 by the so-called Nasometer system, first produced by Kay Elemetrics Corporation and more recently by Kay Pentax. The use of nasometry in different countries soon has shown that nasalance varies according to the language spoken (9)(10)(11)(12)(13) . Studies with Brazilian Portuguese speakers, including children, have shown that nasalance can also vary according to age, gender or the type of emission (syllables and/or sentences) (14,15) , confirming observations for other languages (13,(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22) .…”

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Escores de nasalância de falantes do Português Brasileiro aos cinco anos de idade

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RESUMO Objetivo Determinar valores de nasalância de crianças falantes do Português Brasileiro sem alterações na produção da fala, atraso de linguagem e deformidades dentofaciais evidentes, aos 5 anos de idade, e verificar as diferenças entre tipos de emissão e entre gêneros. Método A nasalância foi determinada em 20 crianças, 11 do gênero masculino e idade entre 4 anos e 10 meses e 5 anos e 11 meses, utilizando um nasômetro II 6450 (KayPENTAX), na produção de oito sílabas tipo consoante-vogal e uma sequência de nove vocábulos. A significância das diferenças entre os tipos de emissões foi verificada pelo Teste de Tukey e, entre os gêneros, pelo teste de Mann-Whitney, para um nível de 5%. Resultados Os valores médios de nasalância foram os seguintes: /pa/= 10±4%, /pi/= 22±7%, /sa/= 11±5%, /si/= 24±11%, /ma/= 57±11%, /mi/= 73±13%, /la/= 14±9%, /li/= 25±11%, vocábulos (pipa, bis, burro, tatu, pilha, cuca, gui, fila, luz)= 20±6%. Na maioria das comparações, os valores de nasalância das sílabas nasais foram significantemente maiores do que os das sílabas orais (com vogal alta ou neutra) e os valores das sílabas orais com vogal alta foram significativamente maiores que os das sílabas orais com vogal neutra. Não houve diferença significante entre os gêneros. Conclusão Foram definidos valores normais de nasalância de crianças falantes do Português Brasileiro, de 5 anos de idade, sendo que a metodologia empregada pode servir de padrão para o diagnóstico precoce de desvios de nasalidade, como a hipernasalidade observada na fala de crianças com fissura palatina.

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Escores de nasalância de falantes do Português Brasileiro aos cinco anos de idade

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“…Some types of objective tools include Nasometer, Nasal view, Visipich, and SNORS. Because of its gold standards, the Nasometer has many applications in clinical research [4,5]. Nasalization patterns are reported in different languages and different age groups.…”

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Determining Normative Nasalization Scores Among Persian-speaking Adults

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Introduction: Awareness of the nasality norm condition in normal people's speech (children and adults) is very important for assessment and treatment of nasality disorders. The main goal of this study was to determine normative nasalance scores among Persian-speaking adults. Material and Methods:In this descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study, nasalance value of 152 adults (54 males and 98 females) older than 18 years was examined by access method. Nasality test which included vowels (front/back, high/low), syllables (with oral and nasal consonants), words (with oral and nasal consonants), and sentences (with oral and nasal consonants) was done using Nasometer II model 6450. The data were then analyzed using paired t-test and Wilcoxon statistical test. Results:The results indicate that the nasalance mean score for back vowels is significantly higher than front vowels. Also, the amount of nasalance mean score for low vowels is significantly higher than that in high vowels. The results also indicate that the nasalance mean scores for syllables, words, and sentences with nasal consonants is significantly higher than those with oral consonants (P<0.001). Conclusion:The results of the present study have provided the mean scores of nasalance for vowels, syllables, words, and sentences separately with oral and nasal consonants in normal Persian-speaking adults. Also, the data obtained in this study can be used to compare the function of the resonance system in people with suspected resonant disorders.

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“…The analysis of nasalance regarding gender indicated differences in the nasal and oronasal sentences, describing women with higher nasalance scores than men in the nasal set (17) . Similarly, a study conducted in Saudi Arabia that assessed the influence of age and gender on individuals from several regions of the country showed that women presented higher nasalance scores in the adult population (18) . However, this difference was not so evident in the present study, perhaps because of its reduced sample size, although a tendency was indicated herein by the p value (p=0.05) of higher scores in women.…”

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“…It can vary within the same language and within the different dialects of this language. It may be associated with geographical area owing to the phonological effects of linguistic variation in the different regions of a country (13)(14)(15) , and may also be influenced by gender (14,(16)(17)(18) and age (7,9,(19)(20)(21) .…”

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Nasalância de populações falantes do português brasileiro de dois estados distintos

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Purpose: To measure the nasalance scores of Brazilian Portuguese-speaking young adults from the states of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais in order to investigate whether dialect variations and gender affect these scores. Methods: Nasalance was assessed in 36 individuals: 20 native residents of Sao Paulo state (mean age=23 y.o.) and 16 native residents of Minas Gerais state (mean age=24 y.o.), following the same criteria. Nasalance measures were taken using the Nasometer II 6400 (KayPentax) device based on the reading of three texts (nasal-1, nasal-2, and oral). Intergroup nasalance scores were compared using the unpaired Student's t test considering two experimental groups. Results: The nasalance scores in individuals from the states of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais were 52.7% and 48.8% for the nasal-1 text, 49.6% and 49.9% for the nasal-2 text, and 14.3% and 9.8% for the oral text, respectively. Statistical analysis comparing the mean nasalance scores in both groups showed significant difference (p=0.03) only for the oral text, in which individuals from Sao Paulo state presented higher scores. Conclusion: Although nasalance scores were lower in individuals from Minas Gerais state compared with those of individuals from Sao Paulo state, both groups presented values within the normal range. The variable gender was not relevant in the nasalance assessment; however, a tendency for higher scores was observed in women compared with men from Minas Gerais state in the same group in the reading of the nasal-2 text. This study contributes to the knowledge of nasalance reference scores for two different populations of Brazilian Portuguese speakers; however, the results herein reported should be interpreted with caution due to the small study sample size. RESUMOObjetivo: Obter valores de nasalância de jovens adultos, falantes do português brasileiro dos estados de São Paulo e Minas Gerais, para investigar a existência de fatores influenciadores, como variação dialetal e gênero. Método: Foi avaliada a nasalidade de 36 indivíduos, 20 oriundos do Estado de São Paulo (idade média: 23 anos) e 16 de Minas Gerais (idade média: 24 anos), de ambos os gêneros, pelo Nasômetro II modelo 6400 (KayPENTAX  ) durante a leitura de três textos (nasal1, nasal2 e oral). A comparação dos valores de nasalância entre os grupos foi feita pelo teste t de Student não pareado, considerando dois grupos experimentais. Resultados: Os valores de nasalância encontrados nas populações paulista e mineira foram, respectivamente, 52,7% e 48,8% para o texto nasal1; 49,6% e 49,9% para o texto nasal2 e 14,3% e 9,8% para o texto oral. Na análise comparativa da média dos valores, verificou-se diferença no texto oral (p=0,03), sendo a nasalância dos paulistas maior que a dos mineiros, já o fator gênero não apresentou diferença significativa. Conclusão: Ambas as populações apresentaram valores de nasalância dentro dos padrões de normalidade, porém a nasalância dos mineiros foi menor que a dos paulistas. O fator gênero não mostrou influência sobre esses valores, ai...

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Standardization of nasalance scores in normal Saudi speakers

Abstract: Normative nasalance scores for Saudi Arabic speakers have been developed for both adults and children. The Arabic speech materials developed in this study appear to be easy to use and applicable for different age groups.

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Escores de nasalância de falantes do Português Brasileiro aos cinco anos de idade

Escores de nasalância de falantes do Português Brasileiro aos cinco anos de idade

Determining Normative Nasalization Scores Among Persian-speaking Adults

Nasalância de populações falantes do português brasileiro de dois estados distintos

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