Introduction: Noise in the school environment has been a major concern in many countries around the world. Students need a favorable signal-to-noise ratio in the classroom to ensure adequate speech intelligibility, which is directly dependent on the acoustics of the classroom and favorable noise levels in these environments. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of physical, organizational, and educational interventions to achieve noise reduction in a school. Methods: Presentations on the effects...
Sun Aug 23, 2020 17:38
Aims: The purpose of this study was to examine the nature of phonological processing in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as it pertains to their nonverbal cognitive and linguistic abilities. Methods: Twenty-one participants between the ages of 9 and 21 years were administered a nonverbal cognitive assessment (Raven test), a language measure that requires receptive and expressive knowledge of semantics, syntax and morphology, as well as the integration across these language domains...
Fri Aug 21, 2020 10:20
Publication date: Available online 20 August 2020Source: Journal of Communication DisordersAuthor(s): Lorelei Phillip Johnson, Stacey Sangtian, Karim Johari, Roozbeh Behroozmand, Julius Fridriksson
Fri Aug 21, 2020 17:37
The aim of our study is to evaluate objective and subjective vocal outcomes in patients undergoing vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy and to assess the vocal outcome in the known laryngeal dysmotility patterns induced by VNS.We enrolled 16 adult patients without cognitive impairment who had undergone VNS implant for drug-resistant epilepsy at least 1 year prior. They were evaluated by flexible fibreoptic laryngeal examination and Voice Handicap Index questionnaire administration;...
Sun Aug 23, 2020 03:00
Vocal fold mucous retention cysts are an important etiology of dysphonia and have classically been treated via microsurgical excision under general anesthesia. We present four cases that were treated with a novel technique of awake potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser-assisted marsupialization under local anesthesia. Reasons for in-office treatment included older age, medical comorbidities, and desire to avoid surgery/general anesthesia. No recurrences were observed and all patients had improved vocal...
Sat Aug 22, 2020 03:00
Controlled and randomized study to analyze longitudinal voice data of boys and girls aged 8–12.5, to describe their physiological development and to evaluate the influence of a one-year music pedagogical interventional program focused on the singing voice.
Sat Aug 22, 2020 03:00
Since the beginning of the new pandemic, COVID-19 health services have had to face a new scenario. Voice therapy faces a double challenge, interventions using telepractice, and delivering rehabilitation services to a growing population of patients at risk of functional impairment related to the COVID-19 disease. Moreover, as COVID-19 is transmitted through droplets, it is critical to understand how to mitigate these risks during assessment and treatment.
Sat Aug 22, 2020 03:00
Publication date: Available online 23 August 2020Source: Journal of VoiceAuthor(s): Alberto Maria Saibene, Emanuela Fuccillo, Giovanni Felisati, Giorgia Carlotta Pipolo, Valentina Chiesa, Maria Paola Canevini, Alberto Maccari, Martha De Gasperis, Nicole Pizzorni, Antonio Schindler
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Publication date: Available online 22 August 2020Source: Journal of VoiceAuthor(s): Adrián Castillo-Allendes, Francisco Contreras-Ruston, Lady Cantor, Juliana Codino, Marco Guzman, Celina Malebran, Carlos Manzano, Axel Pavez, Thays Vaiano, Fabiana Wilder, Mara Behlau
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Publication date: Available online 22 August 2020Source: Journal of VoiceAuthor(s): Lennart Heinrich Pieper, Mike Körner, Matthias Wiedemann, Alexandra Ludwig, Franziska Werner, Sylvi Meuret, Michael Fuchs
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Publication date: Available online 22 August 2020Source: Journal of VoiceAuthor(s): William Z. Gao, Sara Abu-Ghanem, Lindsay S. Reder, Milan Amin, Michael M. Johns
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Publication date: Available online 20 August 2020Source: Journal of VoiceAuthor(s): Zulina Souza de Lira, Izabela Lara Leite de Lemos, Nathália Suellen Valeriano Cardoso, Clarissa Evelyn Bandeira Paulino, Ana Cláudia Carvalho Vieira, Jonia Alves Lucena, Adriana de Oliveira Camargo Gomes
Fri Aug 21, 2020 17:28
Publication date: Available online 20 August 2020Source: Journal of VoiceAuthor(s): Adrián Castillo-Allendes, Francisco Contreras-Ruston, Lady Cantor, Juliana Codino, Marco Guzman, Celina Malebran, Carlos Manzano, Axel Pavez, Thays Vaiano, Fabiana Wilder, Mara Behlau
Fri Aug 21, 2020 17:28
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