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Introduction. Club parties are becoming very common among youngsters at present days. They tend to shout, yell, scream and indulge in other vocally abusive behaviors beyond their vocal range and for a long period during club parties. Vocal abuse in presence of high background noise with poor vocal hygiene and various other environmental factors have a disastrous effect on one's voice. The present study aimed to show and correlate theObjective. effect of vocal abuse (during vocally demanding situations like club parties) on the perceptual and objective vocal features of youngsters. This study included a total of 20 youngsters with equal gender distribution, age range 18-23 years.Methodology. Pre-test and post-test research designs were applied. Perceptual scales such as GRBAS, Video laryngoscopic examination(otopront 1CCD), and Acoustic voice analysis (CSL-4500) were used for all the candidates. Appropriate statistic analysis was done for the values obtained to measure and compare pre and post-club-party effects on samples. TheResult. post-party effect represented vocal effects on the GRBAS scale, VLS examination, and acoustic values on CSL. However, changes that were more prominent and statistically signicant for Females (P |