Mitigating the Effects of Acute Vocal Exertion in Individuals With Vocal Fatigue

Autor: M. Preeti Sivasankar, Robert Brinton Fujiki, Jessica E. Huber
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Laryngoscope
ISSN: 1531-4995
0023-852X
DOI: 10.1002/lary.29627
Popis: OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To investigate the effects of acute vocal exertion on individuals with vocal fatigue and to determine whether semi-occluded vocal tract exercises (SOVTEs) are more effective than vocal rest in mitigating acute effects. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, repeated-measures design. METHODS On consecutive days, 10 individuals (6 males, 4 females) with scores indicating vocal fatigue on the Vocal Fatigue Index completed two 10-minute vocal exertion tasks. Vocal rest or SOVTEs were interspersed in counterbalanced order between exertion tasks. Respiratory kinematic, acoustic, aerodynamic, and self-perceptual measures were collected at baseline, following vocal exertion, following SOVTE/vocal rest, and following the second exertion task. RESULTS Acute vocal exertion worsened phonation threshold pressure (P
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