The phonation critical condition in rectangular glottis with wide prephonatory gaps.
The effect of the pressure recovery at glottal exit is introduced to modify the one-mass model. Using the modified one-mass model, the phonation critical condition, including phonation threshold pressure and phonation threshold flow, is analyzed by using the small-amplitude oscillation theory. It is found that the phonation threshold pressure is not sensitive to the change of the prephonatory glottal width at a wide glottal gap. This result agrees with previous experimental observations and suggests that the low slope of dependence of phonation threshold pressure on prephonatory gap found by Chan and Titze [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 119, 2351-2362 (2006)] could be a consequence of the pressure recovery effect at the glottal exit. In addition, it is predicted that the phonation threshold flow is always significantly increased with the prephonatory gap even at a wide prephonatory glottal gap. Therefore, the phonation threshold flow has an advantage in assessing the phonatory system at a wide prephonatory gap in comparison with the phonation threshold pressure. The phonation threshold flow can be a useful aerodynamic parameter for pathological conditions in which the incomplete glottal gap is often seen.
Tao
Chao
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Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin 53792-7375, USA.
Jiang
Jack J
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D005931:Glottis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D011312:Pressure; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation; D013997:Time Factors; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*