Perceptual, Aerodynamic and Acoustic Evaluation of Vocal Characteristics in Subjects With Obesity

• Published in: Journal of voice Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 660 - 665
• Main Authors: Munjal, Sanjay, Sharma, Anuradha, Chhabra, Neha, Panda, Naresh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Acoustics; Adolescent; Adult; Body Mass Index; Case-Control Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity - diagnosis; Obesity - physiopathology; Otolaryngology; Perceptual—Aerodynamic—Acoustic—Obese—Body mass index—Voice; Phonation; Speech Acoustics; Speech Perception; Speech Production Measurement; Time Factors; Voice Disorders - diagnosis; Voice Disorders - etiology; Voice Disorders - physiopathology; Voice Quality; Young Adult; FVC; Perceptual—Aerodynamic—Acoustic—Obese—Body mass index—Voice; SNR; ERV; WC; VC; HNR; BMI; waist circumference; expiratory reserve volume; forced vital capacity; harmonics to noise ratio; vital capacity; bodymass index; signal to noise ratio

Obesity has tripled since 1975 and affects health across many domains. Increasing body mass index increases the risk to the obese subject of many non-communicable diseases. The study evaluated the perceptive, aerodynamic, and acoustic parameters that characterize the voice of the obese population. E...