Effect of inhalant allergies on voice quality in women
Effect of inhalant allergies on voice quality in women
Author(s): Ana Bonetti, Mateja ViskovićSubject(s): Gender Studies, Evaluation research, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet
Keywords: inhalant allergies; perceptual assessment of voice; acoustic analysis of voice; Voice Handicap Index (VHI-HR);
Summary/Abstract: Reports of negative influence of inhalant allergies on voice quality in the world are increasingly frequent. In order to evaluate this impact using objective and subjective methods, women with allergies (n = 30) and women without allergies (n= 30) underwent multidimensional assessment consisting of perceptual assessment, Voice Handicap Index – HR (Bonetti and Bonetti, 2013) and acoustic analysis. The results indicate a negative effect of allergies on voice quality, which is measurable as significantly worse VHI-HR results and worse harmonics-to-noise ratio (HNR) in acoustic analysis.
Journal: Hrvatska revija za rehabilitacijska istrazivanja
- Issue Year: 54/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 1-9
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English