The Relationship Between Pitch Discrimination and Acoustic Voice Measures in a Cohort of Female Speakers

Yun, Emily Wing-Tung; Nguyên, Duy Duong; Carding, Paul; Hodges, Nicola J.; Chacon, Antonia; Madill, Catherine

doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.02.015

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“…31−34 Additionally, it has been shown that musical expertise can improve one's ability to process speech 35 and to comprehend speech in noise. 36,37 In the study by Yun et al, 30 which compared pitch discrimination ability across musically trained and non-trained groups, the musically trained group had a significantly higher percentage of accurate responses. Further, when the musically trained group was organized by instrumentalist and vocalist groups, the vocalist group had a significantly higher percentage of accurate responses than the instrumentalist group.…”

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“…One recent study investigated the relationship between pitch discrimination and acoustic measures of voice in female speakers with and without musical training. 30 No significant relationships were found between pitch discrimination and various acoustic measures that included the standard deviation (SD) of f o during the sustained vowel /ɑ/. However, f o variation (f o SD) in running speech was not investigated.…”

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The Relationship Between Pitch Discrimination and Fundamental Frequency Variation: Effects of Singing Status and Vocal Hyperfunction

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The Relationship Between Pitch Discrimination and Fundamental Frequency Variation: Effects of Singing Status and Vocal Hyperfunction

Aaron

Abur²,

Volk³

et al. 2023

Journal of Voice

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Pitch Discrimination Testing in Patients with a Voice Disorder

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Auditory perception plays an important role in voice control. Pitch discrimination (PD) is a key index of auditory perception and is influenced by a variety of factors. Little is known about the potential effects of voice disorders on PD and whether PD testing can differentiate people with and without a voice disorder. We thus evaluated PD in a voice-disordered group (n = 71) and a non-voice-disordered control group (n = 80). The voice disorders included muscle tension dysphonia and neurological voice disorders and all participants underwent PD testing as part of a comprehensive voice assessment. Percentage of accurate responses and PD threshold were compared across groups. The PD percentage accuracy was significantly lower in the voice-disordered group than the control group, irrespective of musical background. Participants with voice disorders also required a larger PD threshold to correctly discriminate pitch differences. The mean PD threshold significantly discriminated the voice-disordered groups from the control group. These results have implications for the voice control and pathogenesis of voice disorders. They support the inclusion of PD testing during comprehensive voice assessment and throughout the treatment process for patients with voice disorders.

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The Relationship Between Pitch Discrimination and Acoustic Voice Measures in a Cohort of Female Speakers

Cited by 2 publications

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The Relationship Between Pitch Discrimination and Fundamental Frequency Variation: Effects of Singing Status and Vocal Hyperfunction

The Relationship Between Pitch Discrimination and Fundamental Frequency Variation: Effects of Singing Status and Vocal Hyperfunction

Pitch Discrimination Testing in Patients with a Voice Disorder

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