Relationship between epilarynx tube shape and the radiated sound pressure level during phonation is gender specific
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Abstract
Objective/hypothesis: The aim of the study was to measure the morphology of the epilaryngeal tube during sustained phonation as a function of loudness variation and to compare subjects of different genders. Study design: This is a prospective study. Methods: Five female and five male classically trained singers were recorded by magnetic resonance imaging with simultaneous audio recordings while sustaining phonation at three different loudness conditions. Three-dimensional subsections of the vocal tract were segmented on multi-image-based cross-sections. Different volume and area measures were determined and their relation to sound pressure level and loudness condition was analyzed. Results: Male singers tended to narrow the epilaryngeal tube when increasing sound pressure level whereas female singers did not. Conclusion: Strategies of vocal tract adjustments during loudness variation in classical singing appear to be gender specific.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 44-56 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2023 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
PubMed | 34644212 |
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Keywords
- 3D, MRI, Vocal tract, gender, larynx–intensity, loudness, phonation, singing, Prospective Studies, Singing, Humans, Male, Sound, Phonation, Female, Voice Quality