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A Large-Scale Comparison of Two Voice Synthesis Techniques on Intelligibility, Naturalness, Preferences, and Attitudes toward Voices Banked by Individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Jolene Hyppa-Martin; Jason Lilley; Mo Chen; Jaclyn Friese; Corinne Schmidt; H. Timothy Bunnell – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) commonly results in the inability to produce natural speech, making speech-generating devices (SGDs) important. Historically, synthetic voices generated by SGDs were neither unique, nor age- or dialect-appropriate, which depersonalized SGD use. Voices generated by SGDs can now be customized via voice banking and…
Descriptors: Intelligibility, Speech Impairments, Artificial Speech, Voice Disorders
Perceptions Regarding Communicative Participation in Individuals Receiving Botulinum Toxin Injections for Laryngeal Dystonia
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Yorkston, Kathryn; Baylor, Carolyn R.; Eadie, Tanya; Kapsner-Smith, Mara – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: Laryngeal dystonia (LD), or spasmodic dysphonia (SD), is a neurological disorder characterized by focal dystonia or involuntary spasms of the laryngeal muscles and associated voice symptoms. It is typically treated with injection of botulinum toxin (BoNT) that weakens the affected muscles. Aims: The primary purpose of this qualitative…
Descriptors: Voice Disorders, Neurological Impairments, Drug Therapy, Intervention
Efficacy of Conversation Training Therapy for Patients with Benign Vocal Fold Lesions and Muscle Tension Dysphonia Compared to Historical Matched Control Patients
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Gillespie, Amanda I.; Yabes, Jonathan; Rosen, Clark A.; Gartner-Schmidt, Jackie L. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: Conversation training therapy (CTT) is the 1st voice therapy approach to eliminate the traditional therapeutic hierarchy and use patient-driven conversation as the sole therapeutic stimulus. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the efficacy of CTT compared to standard-of-care voice therapy approaches for the treatment of…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Training, Physical Disabilities, Therapy
Listeners' Attitudes toward Children with Voice Problems
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Ma, Estella P.-M.; Yu, Camille H.-Y. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2013
Purpose: To investigate the attitudes of school teachers toward children with voice problems in a Chinese population. Method: Three groups of listeners participated in this study: primary school teachers, speech-language pathology students, and general university students. The participants were required to make attitude judgments on 12 voice…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, College Students, Speech Language Pathology
A Longitudinal Study of Voice before and after Phonosurgery for Removal of a Polyp
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Stajner-Katusic, Smiljka; Horga, Damir; Zrinski, Karolina Vrban – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2008
The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the acoustic parameters, perceptual estimation, and self-estimation of voice before, 1 month after, and 6 years after surgical removal of a vocal fold polyp. Subjects were five male patients who came to the Phoniatric Clinic because of breathiness. For all patients, a polyp of one vocal fold was…
Descriptors: Surgery, Patients, Acoustics, Voice Disorders
The Voice Handicap Index with Post-Laryngectomy Male Voices
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Evans, Eryl; Carding, Paul; Drinnan, Michael – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2009
Background: Surgical treatment for advanced laryngeal cancer involves complete removal of the larynx ("laryngectomy") and initial total loss of voice. Post-laryngectomy rehabilitation involves implementation of different means of "voicing" for these patients wherever possible. There is little information about laryngectomees'…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Quality of Life, Cancer, Disabilities