Ambulatory Phonation Monitor as an Indicator of
Voice Use Profile in a Group of Speech Language
Pathologists

Tamer A. Mesallam

British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research

British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, ISSN: 2231-0614,Vol.: 7, Issue.: 12

Original Research Article

Ambulatory Phonation Monitor as an Indicator of Voice Use Profile in a Group of Speech Language Pathologists

Tamer A. Mesallam^1,2,3*

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA.
²Otolaryngology Department, College of Medicine, Menoufiya University, Shebin Alkoum, Egypt.
³Research Chair of Voice, Swallowing and Communication Disorders, King Saud University, KSA.

Abstracts

Aim: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can be recognized as professional voice users, as their job depends mainly on healthy and intact voices. The purpose of this study was to explore the vocal load characteristics in a group of SLPs compared to a control group consisting of subjects of different professional backgrounds.
Study Design: Prospective study.
Methodology: A group of 13 SLPs and a control group of 7 subjects working in different professions were included in the study. Vocal load during a whole working day was measured for all the participants using Ambulatory Phonation Monitor (APM). The measured parameters include total phonation time (TPT), cycle dose, and distance dose.
Results: The SLPs group demonstrated significantly higher vocal load parameters than the control group including TPT, cycle dose, and distance dose (P. < 0.01).
Conclusions: Vocal load parameters as measured by cycle dose and distance dose appear to be significantly higher in the SLPs group compared to the control subjects who are working in other non-voice demanding occupations.

Keywords :

Vocal load; ambulatory phonation monitor; speech-language pathologists; cycle dose; distance dose.

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DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17777

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