The assessment of alaryngeal speech.
The objective measurement of alaryngeal speech is desirable so that results between different centres can be compared. We examined several phonatory parameters of alaryngeal speech with the Visi-pitch and correlated these with the subjective assessment of voice quality. Amplitude, percentage voiced and perturbation correlated extremely well with the subjective assessment of voice quality.
Sanderson
R J
RJ
Otolaryngology Unit, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.
Anderson
S J
SJ
Denholm
S
S
Kerr
A I
AI
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010699:Phonation; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D013071:Speech, Alaryngeal; D013072:Speech, Esophageal; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014833:Voice Quality