[The measurement of voice quality and voice capacity to penetrate background noise and multidimensional voice program].
The paper presents a method of measuring the vocal penetrating capacity under conditions of masking voice. The noise consists of a frequency mixture of vowels in combination with voiced and unvoiced consonants. The comprehensibility of the test matrix is measured with respect to the capacity of the voice to penetrate background noise. The results of the measurement, which are based on more than 1,000 patients, show a significant correlation between the vocal inset phase of the voice status and the patient's subjective assessment of his ability to increase loudness of the duration of vocal use and vocal well-being. This method is therefore suitable for vocal diagnostic purposes, for evaluating the success of therapy, and testing the aptitude for voice-related professions.
Pahn
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Phoniatrie-Pädaudiologie, Universitäts-HNO-Klinik, Rostock, Deutschland.
Dahl
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R
Pahn
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D006801:Humans; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000379:methods; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014833:Voice Quality; D014834:Voice Training