Vocal Impact of a Prolonged Reading Task at Two Intensity Levels: Objective Measurements and Subjective Self-Ratings

• Published in: Journal of voice Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. e177 - e186
• Main Authors: Remacle, Angélique, Finck, Camille, Roche, Anne, Morsomme, Dominique
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.07.2012; Mosby
• Subjects: Acoustic analysis; Adult; Female; Human health sciences; Humans; Loading factors; Middle Aged; Oto-rhino-laryngologie; Otolaryngology; Reading; Sciences de la santé humaine; Subjective ratings; Vocal loading; Voice - physiology; Voice level; Young Adult; Voice level; Subjective ratings; Vocal loading; Loading factors; Acoustic analysis

Summary Objectives The objectives of this study are to evaluate the impact on voice of both duration and intensity level of 2 hours of continuous oral reading. Voice modifications accompanying changes in intensity level during prolonged reading tasks are analyzed. Methods Fifty normophonic women und...