Effects of Vocal Intensity and Fundamental Frequency on Cepstral Peak Prominence in Patients with Voice Disorders and Vocally Healthy Controls

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meike Brockmann-Bauser ◽  
Jarrad H. Van Stan ◽  
Marilia Carvalho Sampaio ◽  
Joerg E. Bohlender ◽  
Robert E. Hillman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Voice Disorders ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Cepstral Peak Prominence ◽  
Vocal Intensity

Acoustic evaluation of Isshiki type III thyroplasty for treatment of mutational voice disorders

1999 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Dong Li ◽  
Liancai Mu ◽  
Shilin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Voice Disorders ◽  
Normal Value ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Acoustic Measures ◽  
Acoustic Evaluation ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Vocal Intensity ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Operative Measures

AbstractThe goal of this study was to determine if there are acoustical differences between pre- and post-surgical voices and to evaluate the effectiveness of Isshiki type III thyroplasty in 11 male patients with mutational voice disorders. Acoustic measures were obtained both pre- and post-operatively. A comparison of pre-and post-operative fundamental frequency (Fo), voice frequencies, and vocal intensity obtained from a sustained vowel /i/ during different phonatory tasks was made. The results from the present study demonstrated that after operation the voice frequencies were significantly decreased (p<0.05). The vocal intensity tended to reduce slightly as the voice frequency lowered. However, there were no statistically significant differences in the pre- and post-operative measures of vocal intensity (p>0.5). The preoperative high pitched voices of all the male patients were lowered up to the normal value by the type III thyroplasty.

scholarly journals Effects of Fundamental Frequency, Vocal Intensity, Sample Duration, and Vowel Context in Cepstral and Spectral Measures of Dysphonic Voices

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 1326-1339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marília Sampaio ◽  
Maria Lúcia Vaz Masson ◽  
Maria Francisca de Paula Soares ◽  
Jörg Edgar Bohlender ◽  
Meike Brockmann-Bauser
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Sample Duration ◽  
Acoustic Measures ◽  
Vowel Context ◽  
Perceptual Evaluation ◽  
Cepstral Peak Prominence ◽  
Vocal Intensity ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Voice Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Syllable Stress

Purpose Smoothed cepstral peak prominence (CPPS) and harmonics-to-noise ratio (HNR) are acoustic measures related to the periodicity, harmonicity, and noise components of an acoustic signal. To date, there is little evidence about the advantages of CPPS over HNR in voice diagnostics. Recent studies indicate that voice fundamental frequency (F0) and intensity (sound pressure level [SPL]), sample duration (DUR), vowel context (speech vs. sustained phonation), and syllable stress (SS) may influence CPPS and HNR results. The scope of this work was to investigate the effects of voice F0 and SPL, DUR, SS, and token on CPPS and HNR in dysphonic voices. Method In this retrospective study, 27 Brazilian Portuguese speakers with voice disorders were investigated. Recordings of sustained vowels (SVs) /a:/ and manually extracted vowels (EVs) /a/ from Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice sentences were acoustically analyzed with the Praat program. Results There was a highly significant effect of F0, SPL, and DUR on both CPPS and HNR ( p < .001), whereas SS and vowel context significantly affected CPPS only ( p < .05). Higher SPL, F0, and lower DUR were related to higher CPPS and HNR. SVs moderately-to-highly correlated with EVs for CPPS, whereas HNR had few and moderate correlations. In addition, CPPS and HNR highly correlated in SVs and seven EVs ( p < .05). Conclusion Speaking prosodic variations of F0, SPL, and DUR influenced both CPPS and HNR measures and led to acoustic differences between sustained and excised vowels, especially in CPPS. Vowel context, prosodic factors, and token type should be controlled for in clinical acoustic voice assessment.

The Application of Laboratory Formulas to Clinical Voice Management

1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Verdolini ◽  
Ingo R. Titze
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Voice Disorders ◽  
Clinical Interventions ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Interactive Nature ◽  
Mathematical Formulas

In this paper, we discuss the application of mathematical formulas to guide the development of clinical interventions in voice disorders. Discussion of case examples includes fundamental frequency and intensity deviations, pitch and loudness abnormalities, laryngeal hyperand hypoadduction, and phonatory effort. The paper illustrates the interactive nature of theoretical and applied work in vocology

scholarly journals Acoustic voice characteristics with and without wearing a facemask

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Duy Duong Nguyen ◽  
Patricia McCabe ◽  
Donna Thomas ◽  
Alison Purcell ◽  
Maree Doble ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Mask Condition ◽  
Connected Speech ◽  
Significant Attenuation ◽  
Cepstral Peak Prominence ◽  
Vocal Intensity ◽  
Significant Change ◽  
The Voice

AbstractFacemasks are essential for healthcare workers but characteristics of the voice whilst wearing this personal protective equipment are not well understood. In the present study, we compared acoustic voice measures in recordings of sixteen adults producing standardised vocal tasks with and without wearing either a surgical mask or a KN95 mask. Data were analysed for mean spectral levels at 0–1 kHz and 1–8 kHz regions, an energy ratio between 0–1 and 1–8 kHz (LH1000), harmonics-to-noise ratio (HNR), smoothed cepstral peak prominence (CPPS), and vocal intensity. In connected speech there was significant attenuation of mean spectral level at 1–8 kHz region and there was no significant change in this measure at 0–1 kHz. Mean spectral levels of vowel did not change significantly in mask-wearing conditions. LH1000 for connected speech significantly increased whilst wearing either a surgical mask or KN95 mask but no significant change in this measure was found for vowel. HNR was higher in the mask-wearing conditions than the no-mask condition. CPPS and vocal intensity did not change in mask-wearing conditions. These findings implied an attenuation effects of wearing these types of masks on the voice spectra with surgical mask showing less impact than the KN95.

Varying Signal-to-Noise Ratios in Adolescent Voice Therapy

1991 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Saniga ◽  
Margaret F. Carlin
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Voice Therapy ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
Therapy Program ◽  
Vocal Intensity ◽  
Noise Ratio ◽  
Speaking Voice ◽  
Adolescent Voice

In our society competing noise has become part of most everyday activities. Vocal abusers need to learn to compensate for this auditory distractor. The present paper describes a voice therapy program for adolescent vocal abusers that utilizes a varying signal-to-noise ratio. Once this compensation is learned, vocal abusers can maintain an appropriate fundamental frequency and vocal intensity in their speaking voice.

Elicitation of Minimum and Maximum Fundamental Frequency and Vocal Intensity: Discrete Half Steps Versus Glissando

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Ann Barrett ◽  
Wency Lam ◽  
Edwin M.L. Yiu
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Vocal Intensity

scholarly journals Cepstral Peak Prominence Values for Clinical Voice Evaluation

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 1596-1607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Murton ◽  
Robert Hillman ◽  
Daryush Mehta
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Voice Disorders ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
Voice Disorder ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Initial Attempt ◽  
Perceptual Evaluation ◽  
Cutoff Values ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Cepstral Peak Prominence

Purpose The goal of this study was to employ frequently used analysis methods and tasks to identify values for cepstral peak prominence (CPP) that can aid clinical voice evaluation. Experiment 1 identified CPP values to distinguish speakers with and without voice disorders. Experiment 2 was an initial attempt to estimate auditory-perceptual ratings of overall dysphonia severity using CPP values. Method CPP was computed using the Analysis of Dysphonia in Speech and Voice (ADSV) program and Praat. Experiment 1 included recordings from 295 patients with medically diagnosed voice disorders and 50 vocally healthy control speakers. Speakers produced sustained /a/ vowels and the English language Rainbow Passage. CPP cutoff values that best distinguished patient and control speakers were identified. Experiment 2 analyzed recordings from 32 English speakers with varying dysphonia severity and provided preliminary validation of the Experiment 1 cutoffs. Speakers sustained the /a/ vowel and read four sentences from the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice protocol. Trained listeners provided auditory-perceptual ratings of overall dysphonia for the recordings, which were estimated using CPP values in a linear regression model whose performance was evaluated using the coefficient of determination ( r 2 ). Results Experiment 1 identified CPP cutoff values of 11.46 dB (ADSV) and 14.45 dB (Praat) for the sustained /a/ vowels and 6.11 dB (ADSV) and 9.33 dB (Praat) for the Rainbow Passage. CPP values below those thresholds indicated the presence of a voice disorder with up to 94.5% accuracy. In Experiment 2, CPP values estimated ratings of overall dysphonia with r 2 values up to .74. Conclusions The CPP cutoff values identified in Experiment 1 provide normative reference points for clinical voice evaluation based on sustained /a/ vowels and the Rainbow Passage. Experiment 2 provides an initial predictive framework that can be used to relate CPP values to the auditory perception of overall dysphonia severity based on sustained /a/ vowels and Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice sentences.

scholarly journals Impact of hydration on vocal loading using phonetogram measures

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 1317
Author(s):  
Sujan Ghosh ◽  
Indranil Chatterjee ◽  
Piyali Kundu ◽  
Susmi Pani ◽  
Suman Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Vocal Fold ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Vocal Folds ◽  
Graphical Display ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Range Profile ◽  
Vocal Intensity ◽  
Voice Range ◽  
The Voice

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Vocal loading is a phenomenon that affects the vocal folds and voice parameters. Prolonged vocal loading may cause vocal fatigue. Hydration is one of the easiest precautions to reduce the effect of vocal loading. Voice range profile is an analysis of a participant’s vocal intensity and fundamental frequency ranges. Speech range profile is a graphical display of frequency intensity interactions occurring during functional speech activity. Phonetogram software can analyse VRP and SRP.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> Total sixty normophonic participants (thirty male and thirty female) were included in this study. Phonetogram, version 4.40 by Tiger DRS, software used to measure the voice range profile and speech range profile. For VRP, participants were asked to produce vowel /a/ and a passage reading task was given for SRP measurement.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> All sample recording were done at pre vocal loading task, VLT and after hydration. Parameter that were used to measure the effects were Fo-range, semitone, max-F, min-F, SPL range, max-I, min-I, area (dB). Result showed that after VLT all other parameters like Fo-range, semitone, max-F, min-F, SPL range, max-I, min-I, area (dB) in VRP and SRP were reduced except min-F VRP in male, min-I VRP and min-I SRP in both male and female participants. After hydration all other parameters were improved except max-F VRP and min-F VRP in female, max-I VRP, min-F VRP and area VRP.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> This study concluded that vocal loading has negative impact on vocal fold tissue and mass. </p>

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