The effect of gender upon nasalance scores among normal adult speakers.
Nasometry, pressure-flow, and fundamental frequency data were obtained from 15 normal female speakers and 15 normal male speakers all of whom were over the age of 18 and had Mid-Atlantic dialects. The nasalance scores and nasal cross-sectional areas of these two groups did not differ. The nasalance scores based on three standardized reading passages were not highly correlated with nasal cross-sectional area or voice fundamental frequency. The clinical significance of these findings is discussed.
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School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7450.
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D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015508:Nasal Obstruction; D012723:Sex; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D014705:Verbal Behavior