Voice problems at work: a challenge for occupational safety and health arrangement

E Vilkman - Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica, 2000 - karger.com
In modern societies about one third of the labor force are working in professions in which
voice is the primary tool. Voice problems are common in general, but they are even more …

Vocal fatigue: current knowledge and future directions

NV Welham, MA Maclagan - Journal of voice, 2003 - Elsevier
Vocal fatigue is a complex multifaceted clinical phenomenon. Several hypotheses exist
concerning its underlying mechanism, and a range of empirical studies have examined its …

Occupational safety and health aspects of voice and speech professions

E Vilkman - Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica, 2004 - karger.com
A well-functioning voice is an essential tool for one third of the labour force. Vocal demands
vary to a great extent between the different voice and speech professions. In professions …

An evaluation of the effects of two treatment approaches for teachers with voice disorders

N Roy, SD Gray, M Simon, H Dove, K Corbin-Lewis… - 2001 - ASHA
Teachers commonly report voice problems and often seek medical assistance for voice-
related complaints. Despite the prevalence of voice disorders within this occupation, there …

Three treatments for teachers with voice disorders

N Roy, B Weinrich, SD Gray, K Tanner, JC Stemple… - 2003 - ASHA
Voice problems are a common occupational hazard of teaching school, yet few studies exist
that have objectively evaluated treatment approaches aimed at rehabilitating these …

Voice amplification versus vocal hygiene instruction for teachers with voice disorders

N Roy, B Weinrich, SD Gray, K Tanner, SW Toledo… - 2002 - ASHA
Voice problems are common among schoolteachers. This prospective, randomized clinical
trial used patient-based treatment outcomes measures combined with acoustic analysis to …

Acoustic measures and self-reports of vocal fatigue by female teachers

AM Laukkanen, I Ilomäki, K Leppänen, E Vilkman - Journal of Voice, 2008 - Elsevier
This study investigated the relation of symptoms of vocal fatigue to acoustic variables
reflecting type of voice production and the effects of vocal loading. Seventy-nine female …

Voice changes during work: subjective complaints and objective measurements for female primary and secondary schoolteachers

L Rantala, E Vilkman, R Bloigu - Journal of voice, 2002 - Elsevier
The purpose of this investigation was to study voice changes during a working day. The
subjects consisted of 33 female primary and secondary schoolteachers who recorded their …

[HTML][HTML] Acoustic voice characteristics with and without wearing a facemask

DD Nguyen, P McCabe, D Thomas, A Purcell… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Facemasks are essential for healthcare workers but characteristics of the voice whilst
wearing this personal protective equipment are not well understood. In the present study, we …

Voicing and silence periods in daily and weekly vocalizations of teachers

IR Titze, EJ Hunter, JG Švec - The Journal of the Acoustical Society …, 2007 - asa.scitation.org
The National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS) data bank on voice dosimetry was used
to study the distributions of continuous voicing periods and silence periods in 31 teachers …