How Does Long Term Use of Surgical Face Mask Affect the Voice in Normophonic Subjects?

• Published in: Journal of voice Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 1140.e1 - 1140.e7
• Main Authors: Tunç-Songur, Elif, Gölaç, Hakan, Önen, Çiğdem, Duyar, Tugay Rifat, Yılmaz, Metin, Kemaloğlu, Yusuf Kemal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2025
• Subjects: Acoustic analysis; Acoustics; Adult; COVID-19; COVID-19 - prevention & control; Dysphonia; Face mask; Female; Humans; Male; Masks - adverse effects; Middle Aged; Otolaryngology; Phonation; Sex Factors; Speech Acoustics; Speech Perception; Speech Production Measurement; Time Factors; Voice; Voice Quality; Young Adult; COVID-19; Dysphonia; Voice; Acoustic analysis; Face mask

To assess the effects of the longterm-use of surgical face mask (SFM) on acoustic and auditory-perceptual voice parameters in normophonic subjects without any known risk factor related to voice disorders. Of 73 normophonic subjects who were previously included in a couple of studies before the COVID...