Do we get what we need from clinical acoustic voice measurements?

M Brockmann-Bauser, MF de Paula Soares - Applied sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This article discusses the current state of the art and knowledge gaps
in clinical acoustic analysis of voice quality and proposes future directions. Abstract …

Effects of vocal intensity and fundamental frequency on cepstral peak prominence in patients with voice disorders and vocally healthy controls

M Brockmann-Bauser, JH Van Stan, MC Sampaio… - Journal of Voice, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Cepstrum-based voice measures, such as smoothed cepstral peak prominence
(CPPS), are influenced by voice sound pressure level (SPL) in vocally healthy adults. Since …

Cepstral and perceptual investigations in female teachers with functionally healthy voice

KV Phadke, AM Laukkanen, I Ilomäki, E Kankare… - Journal of Voice, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose The present study aimed at measuring the smoothed and non-smoothed cepstral
peak prominence (CPPS and CPP) in teachers who considered themselves to have normal …

A tutorial review on clinical acoustic markers in speech science

BG Schultz, AP Vogel - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: The human voice changes with the progression of neurological disease and the
onset of diseases that affect articulators, often decreasing the effectiveness of …

Assessing voice health using smartphones: bias and random error of acoustic voice parameters captured by different smartphone types

S Jannetts, F Schaeffler, J Beck… - International journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Occupational voice problems constitute a serious public health issue with
substantial financial and human consequences for society. Modern mobile technologies …

A practical guide to calculating cepstral peak prominence in Praat

ESH Murray, A Chao, L Colletti - Journal of Voice, 2022 - Elsevier
The acoustic measure of cepstral peak prominence (CPP) is recommended for the analysis
of dysphonia. Yet, clinical use of this measure is not universal, as clinicians and researchers …

Acoustic measures of dysphonia in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

MF Maffei, JR Green, O Murton, Y Yunusova… - Journal of Speech …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Identifying efficacious measures to characterize dysphonia in complex
neurodegenerative diseases is key to optimal assessment and intervention. This study …

Effects of fundamental frequency, vocal intensity, sample duration, and vowel context in cepstral and spectral measures of dysphonic voices

M Sampaio, ML Vaz Masson… - Journal of Speech …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose Smoothed cepstral peak prominence (CPPS) and harmonics-to-noise ratio (HNR)
are acoustic measures related to the periodicity, harmonicity, and noise components of an …

Accuracy of acoustic measures of voice via telepractice videoconferencing platforms

HR Weerathunge, RK Segina, L Tracy… - Journal of Speech …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose Telepractice improves patient access to clinical care for voice disorders. Acoustic
assessment has the potential to provide critical, objective information during telepractice, yet …

Respiratory muscle strength training to improve vocal function in patients with presbyphonia

M Desjardins, L Halstead, A Simpson, P Flume… - Journal of Voice, 2022 - Elsevier
Summary Background and Objective The effects of presbyphonia are compounded by the
decline in respiratory function that occurs with age. Commonly recommended exercises to …