Çağıl Gökdoğan1, Ozan Gökdoğan2, Hakan Tutar3, Utku Aydil3, Metin Yılmaz3. 1. Department of Audiology and Speech Disorders, Gazi University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: cagilgokdogan@gmail.com. 2. Department of ENT-HNS, Memorial Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. 3. Department of ENT-HNS, Gazi University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Mutational falsetto is a temporary adolescent voice. Voice therapy support in mutational falsetto helps the individual to regain a healthy voice. Speech Range Profile (SRP) is considered to be a method requiring less time in the pretherapy and posttherapy evaluations of voice patients. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the differences between the SRP results of male subjects experiencing mutational falsetto before and after therapy. METHODS: Sixteen male participants have been included in this study. F0, MinF0, MaxF0, F0Range, F0Range (st), MindB SPL, and MaxdB SPL have been taken to evaluation. SRP recordings of all subjects have been performed. All the recordings have been repeated before and after therapy. RESULTS: A statistically significant difference has been observed between the F0 and MinF0 values before and after therapy (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: SRP provides important information about frequency and intensity. In mutational falsetto, SRP is a useful technique in terms of evaluating success in therapy.
INTRODUCTION: Mutational falsetto is a temporary adolescent voice. Voice therapy support in mutational falsetto helps the individual to regain a healthy voice. Speech Range Profile (SRP) is considered to be a method requiring less time in the pretherapy and posttherapy evaluations of voice patients. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the differences between the SRP results of male subjects experiencing mutational falsetto before and after therapy. METHODS: Sixteen male participants have been included in this study. F0, MinF0, MaxF0, F0Range, F0Range (st), MindB SPL, and MaxdB SPL have been taken to evaluation. SRP recordings of all subjects have been performed. All the recordings have been repeated before and after therapy. RESULTS: A statistically significant difference has been observed between the F0 and MinF0 values before and after therapy (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: SRP provides important information about frequency and intensity. In mutational falsetto, SRP is a useful technique in terms of evaluating success in therapy.
Authors: Victoria S McKenna; Elizabeth S Heller Murray; Yu-An S Lien; Cara E Stepp Journal: J Speech Lang Hear Res Date: 2016-12-01 Impact factor: 2.297