Zoom in: factors affecting vocal habits during online meetings, a prospective trial on 40 subjects.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
; 281(6): 3039-3049, 2024 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-38548997
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To identify factors that influence vocal habits during online meetings (OMs).METHODS:
A prospective trial of forty participants without any known hearing or vocal cord disorders. Subjects participated in an OM divided into six randomly ordered sections, with alterations in audio/speaking equipment and language the computer's speaker-microphone, a single earbud, two-earbuds or headphones; with/without video, native-language-speaking (Hebrew) versus second language-speaking (English). Each section included free speech, sustained phonation, and a standardized passage. Participants ranked their vocal-effort for each section. Three blinded raters independently scored the voice using the GRBAS scale, and acoustic analyses were performed.RESULTS:
No significant difference in self-reported vocal effort was demonstrated between sections. Second-language speaking resulted in significantly increased intensity (p < 0.0001), frequency (p = 0.015), GRBAS (p = 0.008), and strain (p < 0.0001) scores. Using the computer's speaker/microphone resulted in significantly higher strain (p < 0.0001). Using headphones, single or two earbuds resulted in lower intensity and a lower strain score. No differences were detected between OMs with or without video.CONCLUSIONS:
Using the computer's microphone/speaker or speaking in a second language during OMs, may result in vocal habits associated with vocal trauma.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade da Voz
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
Assunto da revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Israel