Voice Disorders Among Players of Wind Instruments?

Ocker, Claus; Pascher, W; Röhrs, M; Katny, Walburg

doi:10.1159/000266016

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“…The playing of a wind instrument concomitant with singing has been identified as a potential risk factor for increasing the likelihood of hoarseness 13 . Ocker et al 14 studied 63 wind instrumentalists and found that after 1 hour of playing, 19 performers had perceptually hoarse vocal quality. The vocal folds are used as an air control mechanism when playing a wind instrument, with vibrato being produced by coordination of the diaphragm, larynx, and tongue 13 .…”

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Incidence of abnormal laryngeal findings in asymptomatic singing students

Lundy

Casiano

Sullivan

et al. 1999

Otolaryngol.--head neck surg.

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Incidence of abnormal laryngeal findings in asymptomatic singing students

Lundy

Casiano

Sullivan

et al. 1999

Otolaryngol.--head neck surg.

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“…The larynx was referred to as a vital structure, in which constant low position during blowing makes it possible to play complicated and demanding phrases on saxophone [12]. Nevertheless, the aforementioned way of using the larynx can lead to laryngeal symptoms and vocal disorders such as dryness, sore throat, throat irritation, altered vocal quality, hoarseness, dysphonia, throat clearing [7,9,10,13,14].…”

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Potential link between playing wind instruments and vocal tract disorders. A literature review

Machowiec

Maksymowicz²,

Ręka³

et al. 2021

J Educ Health Sport

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Introduction and purpose: Currently, we can distinguish three basic groups of instruments. These are wind instruments, percussion instruments, and plucked instruments. In the case of wind instruments, the source of sound is a vibrating column of air, which is created by blowing by the player. It is suspected that such vibration may cause specific vocal and laryngeal symptoms. The aim of the study was to present the current state of knowledge regarding the potential relation between playing wind instruments and vocal tract disorders. Material and methods: The article reviews 19 publications available on the PubMed and Google Scholar, Web of Science databases meeting assumed criteria: published as a full text, without time limit and conducted on humans. The studies were found using initially established searching strategies as well as subsequent manual searching in order not to miss adequate articles. State of knowledge: Laryngeal symptoms may be combined with vocal symptoms. The main raised vocal manifestations among instrumentalists are dysphonia, hoarseness, and altered voice quality. Comparing a group that used wind instruments with control, VHI-10 (Voice Handicap Index) and F0 (fundamental frequency) and HNR (harmonics-to-noise ratio) were higher while jitter % and shimmer %, which are perturbation parameters, were lower in the study group. The majority of studies has a limitation because they were performed in a limited number of volunteers. Conclusions: The symptoms of the vocal tract related to playing wind instruments are characterized by a low frequency of occurrence and intensity. However, further research is needed to assess this relation.

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“…The breathing technique employed corresponds to the breath support of a singer, but the player of a wind instrument displays a much higher degree of muscular tension in the lips and face. 7 Coordination of the breathing apparatus requires the formation of an effective air column, adequate diaphragmatic endurance, patent air passages for rapid airflow, and proper mucociliary function and humidification. Musculature of the diaphragm, neck, chest wall, and abdomen all contributes to the production of the air column.…”

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