An updated theoretical framework for vocal hyperfunction

RE Hillman, CE Stepp, JH Van Stan, M Zañartu… - American Journal of …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose The purpose of this viewpoint article is to facilitate research on vocal hyperfunction
(VH). VH is implicated in the most commonly occurring types of voice disorders, but there …

Functional voice disorders: Clinical presentations and differential diagnosis

J Baker - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2016 - Elsevier
In this chapter, an overview of the heterogeneous group of functional voice disorders is
given, including the psychogenic voice disorder (PVD) and hyperfunctional or muscle …

Mapping meta-therapy in voice interventions onto the rehabilitation treatment specification system

LB Helou, JL Gartner-Schmidt… - Seminars in Speech …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Meta-therapy refers to the clinical dialogue via which direct and indirect voice treatments are
introduced and discussed, and which helps build a useful conceptual framework for voice …

Relationships among personality, daily speaking voice use, and phonotrauma in adult female singers

LE Toles, N Roy, S Sogg, KL Marks, AJ Ortiz… - Journal of Speech …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose: This study sought to determine whether personality traits related to extraversion
and impulsivity are more strongly associated with singers with nodules compared to vocally …

Daily Phonotrauma Index: An objective indicator of large differences in self-reported vocal status in the daily life of females with phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction

CJ Nudelman, AJ Ortiz, AB Fox, DD Mehta… - American Journal of …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the Daily Phonotrauma Index (DPI) can
quantitatively discriminate large differences in overall vocal status in the daily life of patients …

Vocal cord dysfunction: the spectrum across the ages

AA Petrov - Immunology and Allergy Clinics, 2019 - immunology.theclinics.com
The term vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) was first coined in 1983 by Christopher and
colleagues, 1 who described 5 patients with VCD misdiagnosed with asthma. However, the …

Prevalence of voice problems, self-reported vocal symptoms and associated risk factors in call center operators (CCOs): A systematic review

CB Nair, S Nayak, S Maruthy, JB Krishnan, U Devadas - Journal of Voice, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to systematically review the available literature on
the prevalence, self-reported voice symptoms, and associated risk factors for the …

Limbic and cortical control of phonation for speech in response to a public speech preparation stressor

M Dietrich, RD Andreatta, Y Jiang… - Brain imaging and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge on brain networks subserving vocalization in vocally healthy individuals
under various task conditions is scarce but paramount to understand voice disorders. The …

Exploring the neural bases of primary muscle tension dysphonia: a case study using functional magnetic resonance imaging

N Roy, M Dietrich, M Blomgren, A Heller, DR Houtz… - Journal of Voice, 2019 - Elsevier
Primary muscle tension dysphonia (pMTD) is a voice disorder that occurs in the absence of
laryngeal pathology. Dysregulated activity of the paralaryngeal muscles is considered the …

Voice Handicap Index associated with common mental disorders in elementary school teachers

LM da Rocha, LD de Mattos Souza - Journal of voice, 2013 - Elsevier
Summary Objective/Hypothesis To verify the relationship between common mental disorders
(CMDs) and the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) in elementary school teachers from municipal …