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Kreisler, Alexandre; Vepraet, Anne Caroline; Veit, Solène; Pennel-Ployart, Odile; Béhal, Hélène; Duhamel, Alain; Destée, Alain – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2016
Purpose: To better define the clinical characteristics of idiopathic oromandibular dystonia, we studied voice, speech, and swallowing disorders and their impact on activities of daily living. Method: Fourteen consecutive patients with idiopathic oromandibular dystonia and 14 matched, healthy control subjects were included in the study. Results:…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Motor Reactions, Human Body, Phonemes
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Sivasankar, Mahalakshmi; Fisher, Kimberly V. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2003
Vocal folds undergo osmotic challenge by mouth breathing during singing, exercising, and loud speaking. Just 15 min of obligatory oral breathing, to dry the vocal folds, increases phonation threshold pressure (P[subscript th]) and expiratory vocal effort in healthy speakers (M. Sivasankar & K. Fisher, 2002). We questioned whether oral breathing is…
Descriptors: Phonology, Voice Disorders, Oral Language, Pretests Posttests