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ERIC Number: EJ1368705
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Nov
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
EISSN: EISSN-1558-9102
Spectral Aggregate of the High-Passed Fundamental Frequency and Its Relationship to the Primary Acoustic Features of Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia
Marks, Katherine L.; Feaster, Taylor F.; Baker, Sarah; Díaz-Cádiz, Manuel E.; Doyle, Philip C.; Stepp, Cara E.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v65 n11 p4085-4095 Nov 2022
Objective: Currently, no clinically feasible objective measures exist that are specific to the signs of adductor laryngeal dystonia (LD), deterring effective diagnosis and treatment. This project sought to establish concurrent validity of a new automated acoustic outcome measure, designed to be specific to adductor laryngeal dystonia (AdLD): the spectral aggregate of the high-passed fundamental frequency contour (SAHfo). Method: Twenty speakers with AdLD read voiced phoneme-loaded (more symptomatic) and voiceless phoneme-loaded (less symptomatic) sentences. LD discontinuities (defined as phonatory breaks, frequency shifts, and creak), the acoustic ramifications of laryngeal spasms, were manually identified. The frequency content of the fo contour was examined as a function of time, and content above 1000 Hz was summed to automatically calculate SAHfo. Multiple linear regression analysis was applied to SAHfo based on LD discontinuities and sentence type (voiced or voiceless phoneme-loaded). Results: The regression model accounted for 41.1% of the variance in SAHfo. Both the LD discontinuities and sentence type were statistically related to SAHfo. Conclusion: Results of this study provide evidence of concurrent validity. SAHfo is an automatic outcome measure specific to acoustic signs of AdLD that may be useful to track treatment progress.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) (DHHS/NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: DC015570; DC020349