Vocal Abuse and Vocal Hygiene Practices Among Different Level Professional Voice Users in India: A Survey

Boominathan, P.; Rajendran, Anitha; Nagarajan, Roopa; Seethapathy, Jayashree; Gnanasekar, Muthukumaran

doi:10.1179/136132808805297322

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“…A PVU is considered as an individual who depends on consistent and optimal voice quality for their employment (Hazlett, Duffy & Moorhead, 2011). PVUs such as teachers, singers, actors, SLTs and politicians, show an incidence of 40-50% in India (Boominathan, Rajendran, Nagarajan, Jayashree, & Muthukumaran, 2008). PVUs exert unusual and excessive demands on respiration, phonation and resonance (Boone & McFarlane, 2010).…”

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The Effect of Hydration on Voice Quality in Adults: A Systematic Review

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The Effect of Hydration on Voice Quality in Adults: A Systematic Review

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“…On the other hand, there are some reports of more abusive voice use during hoarseness in singers as well. A study by Boominathan showed that only 22% of singers considered voice rest during voice problems (23).…”

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Risk Factors for Voice Problems in Professional Actors and Singers

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Bahar

2020

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

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IntroductionThe purpose was to determine the incidence of voice disorders in a group of professional actors and singers, to compare the two groups, and to investigate the potential causes of their voice problems.Methods65 actors and 63 singers from professional theatres and choirs were included. The data concerning voice problems, their possible causes, and factors adversely affecting voice quality were obtained through a questionnaire. The results were compared between the groups of professional singers and actors, and between the subgroups of singers and actors both with and without frequent voice problems.ResultsThe incidence of frequent voice problems over the entire career in singers and actors was lower than reported in the literature. Professional actors displayed more inappropriate life and vocal habits than the singers. Significant risk factors for voice disorders in singers turned out to be loud speech (p=0.029) and the presence of allergies or asthma (p=0.048). No such significant risk factors were found in actors.ConslusionThe study confirmed the importance of preventive examination of the vocal tract function before enrolling in studies for an elite voice user. Professional singers and especially actors demonstrated insufficient knowledge of proper voice care. The results suggest that elite voice users require additional information on voice hygiene and occasional professional help from college to the end of career. Speech and language therapists can play a crucial role in such voice care in order to effectively prevent voice problems in elite voice users.

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“…to Estabillo 13 ,vocal abuse and misusemay take placerepeatedly as a result of habits that are harmfulforsingers' health, and of which they are occasionally aware 14 , such as excessive screaming, forced vocalizations, speaking in excess, performing hard glottal attack, inhalation of dust and harmful gases, or badvocal and practice techniques that create hyperfunction of the vocal folds. As a result of vocal misuse and abuse, many singers suffer from chronic laryngitis, vocal nodules, vocal polyps, contact ulcers and/or laryngeal queratosis 13 .…”

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Level of physiological, anatomical and pathological knowledge of the singing voice on the part of professional and amateur singers

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Purpose: the knowledge concerning care of the voice on the part of professional and amateur singers in Chile is relevant for voice professionals and also for speech pathologists who work in disorder prevention and voice care. It is important to know if there are differences between both groups regarding the knowledge of voice care. Methods: the "Vocal Awareness Questionnaire for Singers'' was applied to a sample of 66 singers: 33 professional and 33 amateur singers. Three areas of knowledge were evaluated: anatomy and physiology of the larynx, vocal hygiene and voice pathologies. Results: there were no significant differences in the knowledge of voice care between professional and amateur singers both at a general level and in specific areas of knowledge. The topic of vocal hygiene obtained the highest percentage of correct answers in both groups, while the lowest percentage was in the area of voice pathologies. Conclusions: there were no differences in the level of knowledge on voice care between the professional and amateur singers included in this study. In both groups, the level of knowledge was from low to moderate. This could increase the incidence of vocal pathologies in both groups.

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Vocal Abuse and Vocal Hygiene Practices Among Different Level Professional Voice Users in India: A Survey

Cited by 44 publications

References 4 publications

The Effect of Hydration on Voice Quality in Adults: A Systematic Review

The Effect of Hydration on Voice Quality in Adults: A Systematic Review

Risk Factors for Voice Problems in Professional Actors and Singers

Level of physiological, anatomical and pathological knowledge of the singing voice on the part of professional and amateur singers

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