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ERIC Number: EJ1345036
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-May
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
EISSN: EISSN-1558-9102
Contributions of Forward-Focused Voice to Audio-Vocal Feedback Measured Using Nasal Accelerometry and Power Spectral Analysis of Vocal Fundamental Frequency
Lee, Shao-Hsuan; Torng, Pao-Chuan; Lee, Guo-She
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v65 n5 p1751-1766 May 2022
Purpose: The spectral powers of the modulations of vocal fundamental frequency (f[subscript o]) less than 3 Hz (low-frequency power, LFP) and between 3 and 8 Hz (middle-frequency power, MFP) had been established to indicate the audiovocal feedback status and vocal efficiency of a speaker, and a resonant voice may enhance the auditory-vocal feedback. This study aims to determine whether the auditory feedback can be augmented by a forward and resonant voice and therefore contribute to the modulations of f[subscript o] variability. Method: Vocal signals and accelerometric signals of lateral nasal cartilage were obtained from 27 healthy adults who, respectively, sustained vowels /a/ and /i/ with their habitual speaking voice and with a forward-focused voice under three auditory conditions: natural hearing (N0), high-level noise exposure (N90), and low-level noise exposure (N60). Nasal skin vibrations were measured using a nasal accelerometry to reflect voice resonance status. Vocal intensity and f[subscript o] variability were also analyzed to show the auditory-vocal interactions under varied conditions of auditory feedback and voice resonance. Results: In both N0 and N90 conditions, forward-focused voice showed a significantly lower LFP than the speakers' habitual voice. In addition, LFP of f[subscript o] would significantly increase during natural voice production as the voice feedback was greatly masked by high-intensity noise; however, with a forward-focused voice, the noise-induced variation in LFP was significantly decreased. Under N90, MFP significantly decreased during forward-focused voice production compared with that measured during natural voice production. The stability of f[subscript o] modulations was not adversely affected by N60. Conclusion: The results support the idea that vocalizing with a forward-focused voice enhances the auditory feedback of the speaker's own voice and, thus, reduces the variability of f[subscript o] during sustained phonation, especially when vocalizing in the high noise condition.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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