Prevalence and Risk Factors of Self-reported Voice Problems Among Yakshagana Artists

Devadas, Usha; Hegde, Manisha; Maruthy, Santosh

doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.09.010

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“…Hence, singers are considered elite vocal performers with increased vocal demand [5] and at greater risk of developing voice problems [6]. Several studies in the literature have identified a higher prevalence of voice problems in different professionally trained singers [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. However, vocal health issues in choral singers are less addressed in the literature.…”

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A survey of vocal health in church choir singers

Sharma

Nayak

Devadas

2021

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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Purpose Choir singing is an important tradition of Christian worship across India. However, vocal health issues related to the church choir singers are less addressed in the literature. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of vocal symptoms, identify the variables associated with increased risk of voice problems and knowledge of factors influencing vocal health in church choir singers. Method One hundred and forty-eight church choir singers (61 males and 85 females) between the age range of 18 and 70 years participated in the study. They completed a self-reported questionnaire addressing demographic and singing-related details, vocal symptoms, variables associated with increased risk reporting voice problems and knowledge about factors influencing vocal health. Result Eighty-four percent of the choir singers reported two or more vocal symptoms sometimes or more frequently while or after singing. More than half of the church choir singers had experienced vocal symptoms such as accessing notes in the upper range, loss of vocal endurance, pitch breaks, hoarseness, dryness in the throat, and discomfort in the throat. Among the different variables, systemic hydration found to have a significant association with reporting of voice problems in church choir singers. The overall knowledge regarding the factors influencing vocal health was found to be limited among the choir singers. Conclusion Choir singers like other professional singers experienced a higher prevalence of vocal symptoms during or after singing and exhibited limited knowledge about factors that negatively influence vocal health. Hence, there is a need to look into these singer’s vocal requirements, who usually go unnoticed.

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A survey of vocal health in church choir singers

Sharma

Nayak

Devadas

2021

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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“…Professional voice users tend to use more throat clearing as they perceive more laryngeal sensations like dryness, burning, and feeling of a lump in the throat. 18 Professional voice singers and actors are at greater risk of a voice problem, as they have higher endurance to manage vocal load at their work leading to inappropriate vocal habits. 19 Lack of vocal hygiene and the vocally abusive habit has been reported for developing dysphonia in professional voice users.…”

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Prevalence of voice disorders in tertiary care hospital

Shrestha¹,

Kharel²,

Amatya³

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Int J Sci Rep

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Background: Human voice is unique due to laryngeal configuration. However, change in voice is common with age and gender. It can also be altered by vocal abuse and misuse leading to different types of voice disorders. So, the present study aims to study the prevalence of voice disorder in patients visiting the voice clinic ENT-HNS department of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital tertiary care center. Methods: This was a retrospective study carried out among the patients visiting voice clinic in the department of ENT-HNS for a duration of one year. The patients were evaluated for voice disorder by a team of ENT doctors and Speech pathologists using perceptual and instrumental evaluation. The patients who required surgical intervention were excluded. A descriptive study was done among patients with voice disorders requiring voice therapy. Results: Out of 296 patients, the most common age group was 25-50 years with more females compared to males. Structural cause for voice disorder was most common in all age groups and gender in both professional and non-professional voice users but it was more prevalent in professional voice users.Conclusions: Voice disorders were more frequent in females than males and also in professional voice users as they tend to use voice more daily. The structural cause for voice disorder is the major cause of voice problems in all age groups.

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“…A S-CVI score of 0.81 was obtained for the final 36-item questionnaire, indicative of excellent content validity [23]. The questions were broadly classified under the following domains: (a) lifestyle characteristics, (b) phonotraumatic behaviors, and (c) medical and health-related factors, which were based on previous literature [18, 21, 24, 25]. The questionnaire used in the present study is provided in the Appendix.…”

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Vocal and Nonvocal Habits among Vedic Chanters

Ramani

Balasubramanium

Gunjawate

2019

Folia Phoniatr Logop

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Objectives: The objective of the present study was to explore the voice concerns and vocal and nonvocal habits of Vedic chanters. Participants and Method: A cross-sectional design was used to study 200 Vedic chanters using a 36-item questionnaire. This questionnaire was developed and administered to explore their voice concerns and vocal and nonvocal habits. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the findings and K-means cluster analysis was carried out to identify clusters concerning voice quality and influence of habits. Results: The majority of Vedic chanters were involved in certain vocal habits such as use of loud voice while chanting and frequent throat clearing. Further, approximately half of the chanters expressed a concern towards their voice, while a vast majority experienced vocal fatigue. Cluster analysis helped in identification of 4 clusters: Vedic chanters with (1) good lifestyle and good voice characteristics (n = 107), (2) good lifestyle but bad voice characteristics (n = 15), (2) poor lifestyle and good voice characteristics (n = 51), and (4) poor lifestyle leading to bad voice characteristics (n = 27). Conclusion: The findings of the present study provide useful information on voice concern and vocal and nonvocal habits among a unique population of individuals. The current study of Vedic chanters highlights the need to have a detailed understanding of their specific voice usage, demands, and voice characteristics.

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Self-reported Voice Problems Among Yakshagana Artists

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A survey of vocal health in church choir singers

A survey of vocal health in church choir singers

Prevalence of voice disorders in tertiary care hospital

Vocal and Nonvocal Habits among Vedic Chanters

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