Acoustic Voice Analysis in Postlingual Deaf Adult Cochlear Implant Users: A Within-Group Comparison Study
| Autor: | Atefeh Khaleghi, Maryam Dastoorpoor, Majid Karimi, Peyman Zamani, Soheila Nikakhlagh, Arash Bayat, Nader Saki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Speech output VOCAL PARAMETERS Time duration Acoustic voice analysis Group comparison Audiology Deafness 030507 speech-language pathology & audiology 03 medical and health sciences Speech and Hearing 0302 clinical medicine Cochlear implant otorhinolaryngologic diseases Medicine Humans 030223 otorhinolaryngology Cochlear implantation business.industry Acoustics LPN and LVN Cochlear Implantation Cochlear Implants Otorhinolaryngology Speech Perception Voice 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation. 36(3) |
| ISSN: | 1873-4588 |
| Popis: | Summary Objectives Cochlear implantation (CI) improves the quality of voice and speech output. However, there are various factors that may interfere with the use of CI to accede desirable voice outcomes. The primary aim of the current study was first to measure three acoustic voice outcomes in postlingual deaf adult CI users who were Persian-speaking, and then, to compare these according to surgery- and auditory-related factors. Of interest was also to determine whether these acoustic measures were influenced by surgery- and auditory-related factors. Methods A number of 113 postlingual deaf adults with CI were recruited. The voice samples were recorded in the same silent room to equalize the noise of the environment. The measures of interest were analyzed with the Praat software. Results Our findings revealed that time duration of CI use (P ≤ 0.008), pattern of deafness onset (P ≤ 0.011), and the interaction between them (P ≤ 0.022) significantly affected all vocal parameters. This means that the quality of voice was significantly better in the participants using CI for more than 2 years than in those using CIs for less than 2 years. On the other hand, patients suffering sudden postlingual deafness for less than 2 years had the best acoustic voice parameters compared with those suffering gradual postlingual deafness for more than 2 years. Conclusions Some of the surgery- and auditory-related factors could be the reason for changes of voice parameters in postlingual deaf adult CI users. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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