The area of voice disorders includes voice ergonomics, ie, awareness of work-related risk
factors for voice disorders, knowledge about how to improve voice production and speech …

This study compared the effects of Voice Massage™(VM) and a voice hygiene lecture (VHL)
on 60 female teachers. VM is a Finnish massage method which treats muscles related to …

The voice is a basic tool in human communication and an important factor in a positive self‐
understanding and identity, both for the teacher's sense of profession and for the pupils' …

The indirect auditory feedback from one's own voice arises from sound reflections at the
room boundaries or from sound reinforcement systems. The relative variations of indirect …

This thesis deals with the occupational voice. In modern society, there is an increasing
demand for oral communication in many professions. The label'occupational voice'refers to …

Vocal health is a major concern among teachers, and represents a significant cost for school
authorities. The physical environment of the teaching room, and not only the background …

Many teachers suffer from voice problems related to the use of their voices in the working
environment. The noise generated by students and external sound sources (like traffic noise …

Koulut ovat äänenkäyttäjille haastava ympäristö. Taustamelu on usein voimakas, ja opettajat
joutuvat puhumaan pitkiä aikoja pitkän etäisyyden päähän, minkä vuoksi heidän äänensä …

It has been shown that talkers tend to raise their voice in acoustically dry rooms and lower it
in acoustically live rooms. In order to check whether this effect could be related to the …

Voice disorders are common in teachers. In addition to the extensive use of their voice, voice
problems are associated with stress, a poor indoor environmental quality (IEQ), and …