title: The assessment of alaryngeal speech.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology Unit, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sanderson
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Denholm
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Kerr
mesh_terms: 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