Acoustic and aerodynamic parameters of speech after laryngectomy and the Staffieri procedure

The voice obtained with the Staffieri method of surgical voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy was studied in 20 subjects and objectively described in terms of selected acoustic and aerodynamic parameters. Intensity and frequency, pressure and airflow were studied during sustained phonation...

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Published inClinical otolaryngology and allied sciences Vol. 12; no. 6; p. 421
Main Authors Vuyk, H D, Festen, J M, Spoelstra, A J, Tiwari, R M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.12.1987
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Laryngectomy
Male
Middle Aged
Phonation
Pressure
Pulmonary Ventilation
Speech
Speech Acoustics
Speech, Alaryngeal
Voice
Voice Quality
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Summary:The voice obtained with the Staffieri method of surgical voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy was studied in 20 subjects and objectively described in terms of selected acoustic and aerodynamic parameters. Intensity and frequency, pressure and airflow were studied during sustained phonation of the vowel 'a'. Simultaneous recordings showed a relationship between intensity and between fundamental frequency, pressure and airflow in most of the subjects. As the subjects in the present study were not able to produce a vowel at target intensities and frequencies, the data were interpolated to 65 dB (A) intensity level for comparison purposes. We found no indication that from an acoustical and aerodynamical point of view, the Staffieri procedure should be preferred over other alaryngeal voice production methods.
ISSN:0307-7772
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2273.1987.tb00228.x