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Glottal Stop Production in Controls and Patients with Unilateral Vocal Fold Paresis/Paralysis
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Stager, Sheila V.; Maryn, Youri – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purposes: The purposes of this study were to determine whether the acoustic measures from glottal stops distinguished between controls and patients with unilateral vocal fold paresis/paralysis (UVFP) at initial evaluation and posttreatment/ observation, to explore the types of false vocal fold (FVF) movement during glottal stop production in UVFP,…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Articulation (Speech), Voice Disorders, Patients
The Role of Choral Singing in Speaking Voice Preservation of Aging Adults
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Stager, Sheila V.; Sparks, Andrew D.; Bielamowicz, Steven A.; Edgar, Julia D. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: This descriptive cohort pilot study, using a convenience sample, examined whether evidence from vocal function measures, auditory-perceptual ratings, and/or endoscopic signs of aging supported singing in senior chorales as a possible intervention to preserve the speaking voice in aging adults. Method: Thirteen singers and five nonsinging…
Descriptors: Singing, Older Adults, Auditory Perception, Perception Tests
Objective Laryngoscopic Measures from Older Patients with Voice Complaints and Signs of Aging
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Stager, Sheila V.; Gupta, Simran; Amdur, Richard; Bielamowicz, Steven A. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to use objective measures of glottal gap, bowing, and supraglottic compression from selected images of laryngoscopic examinations from adults over 60 years of age with voice complaints and signs of aging to test current hypotheses on whether degree of severity impacts treatment recommendations and potential…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Patients, Aging (Individuals), Voice Disorders
Using Laryngeal Electromyography to Differentiate Presbylarynges from Paresis
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Stager, Sheila V.; Bielamowicz, Steven A. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2010
Purpose: Differential diagnosis of patients over 64 years of age reporting hoarseness is challenging. Laryngeal electromyography (LEMG) was used to determine the status of the recurrent and superior laryngeal nerves. The authors hypothesized that individuals with hoarseness but normal LEMG would have measures similar to those of patients from…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Patients, Older Adults, Voice Disorders
Perceptual Ratings of Vocal Characteristics and Voicing Features in Untreated Patients with Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis
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Leydon, Ciara; Bielamowicz, Steven; Stager, Sheila V. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2005
This study used visual analog scales to obtain perceptual ratings of features of voice production in subjects with unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP), including clarity of laryngeal articulation, consistency of loudness across the utterance and the voiced/voiceless distinction. Recordings of repeated /i/, /isi/, and /izi/ from subjects…
Descriptors: Patients, Voice Disorders
The Effects of Fluency-Evoking Conditions on Voicing Onset Types in Persons Who Do and Do Not Stutter.
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Stager, Sheila V.; Ludlow, Christy L. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1998
Voicing onset changes between control conditions and three fluency-evoking conditions (choral reading, delayed auditory feedback, and noise) were studied in 10 individuals who stutter and in 12 controls. Results indicate that although fluency-evoking conditions modified some voicing-onset behaviors, these modifications did not relate to…
Descriptors: Adults, Environmental Influences, Intervention, Language Fluency