scholarly journals Vocal and self-perception effects of straw phonation exercises

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa Rezende da Paixão ◽  
Márcia Cristina Bebiano Tannes ◽  
Bárbara Oliveira Souza ◽  
Lorena Luiza Costa Rosa Nogueira ◽  
Renata Maria Moreira Moraes Furlan
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Analysis ◽  
Frequency Noise ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Analog Scale ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Maximum Phonation Time ◽  
Voice Changes ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The One ◽  
Voice Symptoms

ABSTRACT Purpose: to assess the acoustic and self-perceived voice changes in women with and without voice symptoms after 1, 3, 5, and 7 minutes of straw phonation exercises. Methods: a total of 30 women aged 18 to 39 years participated in the study - 17 with and 13 without voice symptoms. The participants filled in the visual analog scale on self-perceived voice discomfort. The sustained vowel /ɛ/ was recorded in maximum phonation time before (m0) and after the first, third, fifth, and seventh minute performing straw phonation exercises. The maximum phonation time was measured, and an acoustic analysis was made, encompassing the following parameters: the number of harmonics, fundamental frequency, noise, glottal-to-noise excitation ratio (GNE), jitter, and shimmer. The Friedman and Wilcoxon tests were used to compare each parameter at the different moments, and the Mann-Whitney test, to compare the groups. The 5% significance level was set for the analyses. Results: no changes were found in either the acoustic variables or the self-perception of voice comparing the moments before and after the exercises in either group. The comparison between the groups revealed that the one with voice symptoms had lower GNE and higher noise values at the second moment performing the technique. Conclusion: the straw phonation did not cause acoustic or self-perceived voice changes in women with and without voice symptoms. The comparison between the groups showed that the women with symptoms had lower GNE and higher noise values than those without symptoms, after 1 minute performing straw phonation.

scholarly journals EFEKTIVITAS MEDIA PERMAINAN SUDOKU DALAM MENGHAFAL HURUF KANA (Menggunakan Metode Eksperimen Quasi Terhadap Siswa Japanese Club SMP Laboratorium Percontohan UPI)

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Konstantina Adinda Putrilani ◽  
Renariah Renariah ◽  
Neneng Sutjiati
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Experiment Design ◽  
Writing System ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Experiment Method ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Media ◽  
The One

Ketika mempelajari bahasa Jepang di sekolah, aspek dasar yang harus dipelajari siswa adalah huruf Jepang. Dalam sistem penulisan, bahasa Jepang memiliki empat huruf, yaitu huruf kanji, hiragana, katakana, dan roomaji. Tetapi sebelum tahap belajar huruf kanji, terlebih dahulu siswa mempelajari huruf hiragana dan katakana yang biasa disebut huruf kana. Huruf kana terdiri atas 96 huruf dimana huruf hiragana dan huruf katakana tersebut bentuknya mirip. Hal ini menyebabkan siswa kesulitan untuk mempelajari huruf kana. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan suatu media untuk mempermudah pembelajar mempelajari huruf kana. Salah satu media yang dapat digunakan adalah media permainan. Dalam penelitian ini, media permainan yang digunakan adalah media permainan sudoku yang sudah di modifikasi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kemampuan siswa dalam pembelajaran huruf kana, sebelum dan sesudah menggunakan media permainan sudoku. Selain itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh penggunaan media permainan sudoku terhadap pembelajaran huruf kana, dan untuk mengetahui respon siswa terhadap penggunaan media permainan sudoku. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode experimen quasi dengan desain eksperimen yaitu one group pre-test - post-test. Sampel penelitian adalah anggota Japanese Club sebanyak 20 orang yang diambil dari populasi SMP Laboratorium Percontohan UPI Bandung. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah tes, angket dan obsevasi. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data, nilai t hitung sebesar 6.53. Nilai t tabel sebesar 2.09 pada taraf signifikansi 5% dan 2.86 pada taraf signifikansi 1%. Dengan demikian, diperoleh hasil t hitung lebih besar dibandingkan nilai t tabel pada taraf signifikansi 5% (6.53 > 2.09). Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa pengguanaan media permainan sudoku dalam pembelajaran huruf kana sangat efektif. Selain itu, berdasarkan hasil analisis data angket, responden memberikan tanggapan yang positif terhadap penggunaan media permainan sudoku yaitu menarik, dan mudah diikuti. When studying Japanese at school, basic aspects must study is the Japanese letter. In its writing system, Japanese has four letters, namely kanji, hiragana, katakana, and roomaji. Before the stage of kanji learning, firstly, students have to learn hiragana and katakana which are commonly called kana. Kana, composed of 96 letters where the letter of the hiragana and katakana are barely different. This causes difficulties for students to learn kana. Therefore, we need a media to facilitate learners to learn kana. One medium that can be used are game as the learning media. This study, the media used is a sudoku game that has been modified. The purpose of this study is to acknowledge students’ ability in learning kana, before and after using the sudoku game as a media. In addition, this study also aims to analyze the influence of sudoku game usage as the media in learning kana Letters, and to find out the students' response to the use of sudoku game as a media. This study uses a quasi experiment method with the one group pre-test - post-test as experiment design. Samples were 20 students from Japanese Club members who were taken from a population of SMP Laboratorum Percontohan UPI Bandung. The instrument used was test, questionnaire and observation. Based on the data analysis, the t value at 6.53. T table at 2.09 on a significance level of 5% and 2.86 at 1% significance level. Thus, the results obtained that t value is greater than t table at a significance level of 5% (6.53> 2.09). This shows that the usage of sudoku game as media is a very effective in learning kana. In addition, based on data analysis of the questionnaire, the respondents gave a positive response to the use of media sudoku game that are attractive, and easy to follow

Impact of speech therapy on the improvement of voice quality in patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Anna Kuligowska ◽  
Barbara Jamróz ◽  
Joanna Chmielewska ◽  
Katarzyna Jędra ◽  
Tomasz Czernicki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vocal Fold ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Acoustic Analysis ◽  
Vocal Tract ◽  
Voice Quality ◽  
Maximum Phonation Time ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Vocal Fold Palsy ◽  
The Voice

Aim of study: Evaluation of the speech therapy on voice quality in patients with unilateral vocal fold palsy. Material and methods: The study group included 11 patients, 8 women and 3 men, in age between 16 to 72 years, with unilateral vocal fold palsy, diagnosed in ENT Department of Warsaw Medical University between 2017-2018. Each person completed questionnaires: the voice disability self-assessment scale (VHI), the voice-based quality of life (VRQoL) scale, the vocal tract discomfort scale (VTD). All questionnaires were completed twice, before and after the voice therapy. In addition, the acoustic analysis of the voice, the assessment of the maximum phonation time and the breathing tract were performed twice in each patient. Each of the patients had a voice rehabilitation consisting of a series of 10 meetings. Results: Statistical analysis of the results of maximum phonation time, the self-assessment of voice disability, the quality of life depending on the voice, discomfort of the vocal tract voice acoustic analysis showed statistically significant differences in the results before and after rehabilitation (p <0.005). In addition, the improvement of the respiratory tract was observed in the majority of patients. Conclusions: Speech therapy significantly affects the voice quality of patients with unilateral laryngeal nerve palsy.

scholarly journals Occurrence of vocal changes in preschoolers with no voice complaints: an auditory-perceptual and acoustic analysis

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Samanttha Cavalcanti do Nascimento ◽  
Giselle Frutuoso do Nascimento ◽  
Juliana Fernanda Dias da Silva ◽  
Sandro Júnior Henrique Lima ◽  
Zulina Souza de Lira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Acoustic Analysis ◽  
Statistical Association ◽  
Acoustic Parameters ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Perceptual Analysis ◽  
Perceptual Evaluation ◽  
Mild Degree ◽  
Voice Changes ◽  
Perceptual Assessment

ABSTRACT Purpose: to verify, with the auditory-perceptual and acoustic parameters, the occurrence of voice changes in children with no voice complaints, per sex. Methods: the registers of 36 children with no voice complaints, aged 6 to 8 years, of whom 19 were males, were assessed. The databank consisted of the recordings of sustained vowels, sentences, and spontaneous speech. The auditory-perceptual analysis was conducted with the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice, and the acoustic analysis, with VoxMetria. The fundamental frequency, jitter, shimmer, noise, and glottal-to-noise excitation ratio were analyzed. The Mann-Whitney test was applied for numerical variables, and the McNemar test, for the categorical ones, at the p < 0.05 significance level. Results: of the 5 children with mild voice changes, 4 were males. The most frequent resonance deviation was the laryngopharyngeal one. There was no difference between the sexes in the auditory-perceptual findings. The fundamental frequency in the group with changes was lower than that in the group without changes. There was a statistical association between the changes in the auditory-perceptual assessment and the acoustic parameters. Conclusion: voice changes occurred in 13.89% of the studied sample of children with no voice complaints, without differences between the sexes in the auditory-perceptual parameters. Vocal deviations were in a mild degree in all children who had them, the most frequent ones being roughness and breathiness. The fundamental frequency and shimmer were the acoustic parameters whose values most often occurred outside the reference limits, in both genders.

Vocal quality of patients treated for laryngeal tuberculosis, before and after speech therapy

2010 ◽  
Vol 124 (11) ◽  
pp. 1153-1157 ◽  
Author(s):  
A C Nunes Ruas ◽  
V Cavalcanti Rolla ◽  
M H de Araújo-Melo ◽  
J Soares Moreira ◽  
C M Valete-Rosalino
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Acoustic Analysis ◽  
Tuberculosis Patients ◽  
Maximum Phonation Time ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Vocal Quality ◽  
Very High ◽  
Laryngeal Tuberculosis

AbstractObjectives:To evaluate dysphonia in patients treated for laryngeal tuberculosis, and to assess the effect of speech therapy on patients' vocal quality.Materials and methods:Seven of 23 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of laryngeal tuberculosis, treated at the Evandro Chagas Institute of Clinical Research, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, underwent speech therapy for six months. These seven patients were evaluated by videolaryngoscopy and vocal acoustic analysis, before, during and after a course of speech therapy.Results:The 23 patients with laryngeal tuberculosis comprised five women and 18 men, with ages ranging from 25 to 83 years (mean 41.3 years). Dysphonia was present in 91.3 per cent of these laryngeal tuberculosis patients, being present as the first symptom in 82.6 per cent. In laryngeal tuberculosis patients with dysphonia, laryngeal tuberculosis treatment resulted in dysphonia resolution in only 15.8 per cent. After speech therapy, dysphonia patients had better vocal quality, as demonstrated by statistical analysis of jitter, shimmer, fundamental frequency variability, maximum phonation time, and the ratio between maximum phonation time for voiceless and voiced fricative sounds.Conclusions:Following treatment of laryngeal tuberculosis, the incidence of dysphonia was very high. Speech therapy improved patients' vocal quality.

scholarly journals Development of the Dribble Exercise Model in Soccer of Fpok Student in IKIP Mataram

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Herman Syah ◽  
James Tangkudung ◽  
Ahmad Sofyan Hanif
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Training Model ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Training Models ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The One

The purpose of this study was to develop a dribble training model for soccer games of fool students in IKIP Mataram. The method used in this study is the research methodology and development of Borg and Gall, which consists of ten stages. The final results of this research and development are written in a handbook on dribble training models for soccer games for those that have been evaluated by experts, trial and revision, and their effectiveness has been tested. The instruments used in this development research were questionnaires and the Instrument Test dribble. The design of this study uses research & development (R & D) research methods from Borg and Gall in the form of qualitative and quantitative approaches used to reveal the second objective, with a pre-experimental research design in the form of the one-group pretest-posttest design that looks for significant differences in the exercise model before and after being given a training model. Where the analysis of data research uses the t-test with a significance level of 0.05, Therefore, the effectiveness of the development of the model develops a model of dribble training on the basis of improving skills in dribble giving a reference so that this training model can be used to do variation training in implementing football dribble on students of Fool in IKIP Mataram.

scholarly journals The Development of Motion-Based Individual Badminton Smash Forehand Training Models for Students of IKIP Mataram 2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soemardiawan Soemardiawan ◽  
James Tangkudung ◽  
Ahmad Sofyan Hanif
Keyword(s):  
Technical Skills ◽  
Training Model ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Development Method ◽  
Training Models ◽  
Test Instrument ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The One

This article produces a product in the form of an individual smash training model to improve the forehand smash capability which is based on good motion, has advantages over the previous model, where the model of individual smash forehand variations is to improve motion-based badminton Smash Skills. The aim to be achieved in development research is to produce a product program for individual smash forehand training which is efficiently and effectively varied, and also improve smash forehand skills, both in motion, technical skills, individually in the IKIP Mataram students. The population and samples using NTB athletes belonging to the UKM FPOK IKIP Mataram were 100 students. The instruments used in this development research were questionnaires, questionnaires, and the Badminton Smash Test Instrument from Purnama. The design of this study uses the research & development (R & D) development method of Borg and Gall which is qualitative in nature and while the quantitative approach is used to reveal the second objective, with a pre-experimental research design in the form of the one group pretest-posttest design. who looked for significant differences in individual forehand smash models before and after training were given a smash model. Based on the analysis of research data using the t test with a significance level of 0.05. Therefore, the research on the development of individual forehand smash models based on the results of badminton training from the results of research shows that the use of a varied and effective forehand smash training model can improve this forehand smash training model for badminton athletes in IKIP Mataram students.

scholarly journals Acoustic analysis of voice in post-tonsillectomy patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 382-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Kai Lea ◽  
Nik Fariza Husna Nik Hassan ◽  
Irfan Mohamad
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Analysis ◽  
Vocal Tract ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Acoustic Parameters ◽  
Formant Frequency ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
Voice Changes ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Age Range

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is a common surgical procedure performed in otolaryngology setting worldwide. It is a procedure to remove the palatine tonsils, which are one of the major structures in the oropharynx which constitute part of the vocal tract. The study aimed to determine acoustic changes in post-tonsillectomy patients.Methodology: Voice sampling was collected using Praat software before and after operation, which was one day before operation and within 2-3 weeks after the operation respectively. Acoustic parameters including fundamental frequency, jitter, shimmer, harmonic to noise ratio and first formant frequency were analyzed by using paired t-test.Results: A total of 27 participants that underwent tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy were involved in this study. The age range of participants was 3-56 years old. The mean age of study was 18.57. There was no significant difference for all the acoustic parameters between pretonsillectomy and post tonsillectomy. However, there were noticeable voice changes through auditory as perceived by participants or caregiver.Conclusion: Although patient and care givers do notice a significant voice changes, but objectively this finding is not reveals during objective voice assessment.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.17(3) 2018 p.382-387

scholarly journals Effect of one-week supplementation of Citrulline-malate, L-arginine and their combination on CK, LDH and CRP levels in male wrestlers following simulated wrestling test

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-208
Author(s):  
Amir Shakib ◽  
Ramin Amir sasan ◽  
Javad Vakili
Keyword(s):  
Total Serum ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Citrulline Malate ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
The One ◽  
Double Blind Design ◽  
Arginine Supplementation

Background: The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of one-week supplementation of citrulline-malate, L-arginine and their combination on aerobic and anaerobic powers, CK, LDH and CRP levels in male wrestlers. Methods: In this experimental study, 40 male wrestlers (aged 19-25 years; weight 60-90 kg; body fat percent 12-20%) in a randomized and double-blind design were divided in four equal citrulline-malate (Cit; 4g/days), L-arginine (Arg; 4g/days), their combination (2g/days Arg + 2g/days Cit) and placebo (dextrose; P) group. Before and after supplementation one week period, all subjects were participated in a competition like wrestling. Each test consisted of two 3 min periods of arm-cranking at maximal executable cadence against resistance of 0.1 kg ∙ kg−1 body mass interspersed with 30-s recovery periods between consecutive tests. Blood samples were obtained in the 4 phases: one hour before and 5 min after two competitions like wrestling protocols. Creatine kinase (CK), C-reactive protein (CRP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were analyzed. Change any of the parameters (mean and standard deviation) of four stages repeated ANOVA and post hoc tests. The significance level was set at p<0.05. Results: Based on the present results, the Cit and Arg + Cit supplementation attenuated the exercise-induced increase in response of CK (p<0.05). However, the Arg supplementation had not any significant effect on the exercise-induced increase response of serum CK. Also, the Arg, Cit and Arg + Cit supplementation had not any significant effect on the exercise-induced increase response of total serum LDH and CRP. Conclusion: Based on the present results, it can be concluded that the one week citrulline-malate with L-arginine supplementation is more effective than the citrulline-malate or L-arginine supplementation to overcome the exercise-induced adverse responses in some muscle injury parameters. Therefore, combination of citrulline-malate and L-arginine supplementation is recommended to reduce exercise-induced adverse consequences.

scholarly journals Dopaminergic Treatment Effects on Dysarthric Speech: Acoustic Analysis in a Cohort of Patients With Advanced Parkinson's Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Cavallieri ◽  
Carla Budriesi ◽  
Annalisa Gessani ◽  
Sara Contardi ◽  
Valentina Fioravanti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Acoustic Analysis ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Voice Quality ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Maximum Phonation Time ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Disease Rating

Importance: The effects of dopaminergic treatment on speech in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are often mixed and unclear. The aim of this study was to better elucidate those discrepancies.Methods: Full retrospective data from advanced PD patients before and after an acute levodopa challenge were collected. Acoustic analysis of spontaneous monologue and sustained phonation including several quantitative parameters [i.e., maximum phonation time (MPT); shimmer local dB] as well as the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) (total scores, subscores, and items) and the Clinical Dyskinesia Rating Scale (CDRS) were performed in both the defined-OFF and -ON conditions. The primary outcome was the changes of speech parameters after levodopa intake. Secondary outcomes included the analysis of possible correlations of motor features and levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) with acoustic speech parameters. Statistical analysis included paired t-test between the ON and OFF data (calculated separately for male and female subgroups) and Pearson correlation between speech and motor data.Results: In 50 PD patients (male: 32; female: 18), levodopa significantly increased the MPT of sustained phonation in female patients (p &lt; 0.01). In the OFF-state, the UPDRS part-III speech item negatively correlated with MPT (p = 0.02), whereas in the ON-state, it correlated positively with the shimmer local dB (p = 0.01), an expression of poorer voice quality. The total CDRS score and axial subscores strongly correlated with the ON-state shimmer local dB (p = 0.01 and p &lt; 0.01, respectively).Conclusions: Our findings emphasize that levodopa has a poor effect on speech acoustic parameters. The intensity and location of LID negatively influenced speech quality.

Effects of a 6-Week Straw Phonation in Water Exercise Program on the Aging Voice

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 1018-1032
Author(s):  
Chia-Hsin Wu ◽  
Roger W. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Analysis ◽  
Vocal Tract ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Perceptual Evaluation ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Aging Voice ◽  
Before And After

Purpose Semi-occluded vocal tract (SOVT) exercises with tubes or straws have been widely used for a variety of voice disorders. Yet, the effects of longer periods of SOVT exercises (lasting for weeks) on the aging voice are not well understood. This study investigated the effects of a 6-week straw phonation in water (SPW) exercise program. Method Thirty-seven elderly subjects with self-perceived voice problems were assigned into two groups: (a) SPW exercises with six weekly sessions and home practice (experimental group) and (b) vocal hygiene education (control group). Before and after intervention (2 weeks after the completion of the exercise program), acoustic analysis, auditory–perceptual evaluation, and self-assessment of vocal impairment were conducted. Results Analysis of covariance revealed significant differences between the two groups in smoothed cepstral peak prominence measures, harmonics-to-noise ratio, the auditory–perceptual parameter of breathiness, and Voice Handicap Index-10 scores postintervention. No significant differences between the two groups were found for other measures. Conclusions Our results supported the positive effects of SOVT exercises for the aging voice, with a 6-week SPW exercise program being a clinical option. Future studies should involve long-term follow-up and additional outcome measures to better understand the efficacy of SOVT exercises, particularly SPW exercises, for the aging voice.

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