• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.17-19
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• 2017

Opera singers train their vocal organ to have a good timbre of voice. They train and train again to have a strong resonance, large range of voice, homogenous color of voice, a voice goes far and to avoid vocal disorder, etc. This article is analyzing from scientific and medical perspective. It could approach the secret of the great art of 400 years history - . Furthermore standardizing voice training method based on will facilitate to train, therapy and care the voice professional user and voice disorders.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.81-90
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• 2013

During adolescence the mutational period is characterized by the changes in the laryngeal structure, the length of the vocal cords, and a tone of voice. Usually, adolescents at 15 or 16 reach the voice of adults but the mutational period is sometimes delayed. Therefore, studies on the voice of adolescents between 16 ~ 18 right after the mutational period are required. Accordingly, this paper attempted to provide basic data about the normal standard for patients with voice disorders during this period by evaluating the vocal characteristics of males and females between 16 ~ 18 with an objective device bycomparing and analyzing them by sex and age. The study was conducted on a total of 60 subjects composed of each 10 subjects of each age. The vocal analysis was conducted by MPT (Maximum Phonation Time) measurement, sustained vowels and sentence reading. As for /a/ sustained vowels, fundamental frequency, hereinafter referred to as $F_0$, jitter, shimmer, noise-to-harmonic ratio, hereinafter referred to as NHR were measured by using the Multi-dimensional voice program (MDVP) among the Multi-Speech program of Computerized Speech Lab (Kay Elemetrics). The sentence reading, mean $F_0$, maximum $F_0$ and minimum $F_0$ were measured using the Real-Time Pitch (RTP) Model 5121 among the Multi-Speech program of Computerized Speech Lab (Kay Elemetrics). As a result, according to sex, there were statistically significant differences in $F_0$, jitter, shimmer, mean $F_0$, maximum $F_0$, and minimum $F_0$; and according to age, there were statistically significant differences in MPT. In conclusion, the voice of the adolescents between 16 ~ 18 reached the maturity levels of adults but the voice quality which can be considered on the scale of voice disorders showed transition to the voice of an adult during the mutational period.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.31-40
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• 2023

목적: 물 속에서 튜브 발성은 semi-occluded vocal tract(SOVT) 연습 중 하나로 환자가 튜브를 물 속에 잠기게 하여 거품을 내면서 발성을 하는 것으로 음성 훈련에 널리 사용되어 왔다. 본 연구는 과기능성 음성장애 환자를 대상으로 물저항발성 동안 튜브 직경과 튜브를 담그는 물 깊이가 물거품 높이와 최대발성지속시간(maximum phonation time, MPT)에 미치는 영향을 조사하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 방법: 과기능성 음성장애 환자 17명에게 튜브 직경(5, 7, 10 mm), 튜브를 담그는 물 깊이(4, 7, 10 cm)에 따라 지속적인 /u/발성을 하면서 거품을 내도록 하였다. 물거품 높이 및 MPT 기록을 위해 수위 센서를 이용한 물저항발성 바이오피드백 시스템을 사용하였다. 결과: 물거품 높이는 튜브 직경에 의해 유의하게 변화한 반면 MPT는 튜브 직경과 깊이에 따라 유의하게 변화하였다. 직경이 더 넓을수록 주어진 깊이에 대해 유의하게 낮은 물거품 높이를 나타냈지만, 상대적으로 일관된 버블 높이가 유지되었다. 물의 깊이에 따라 주어진 튜브 직경에서 물거품 높이는 유의한 차이가 없었으나, 물의 깊이에 따라 MPT는 유의하게 감소하였고 튜브가 넓을수록 MPT가 유의하게 감소하였다. 결론: 수위 센서 방식의 물저항 바이오피드백 시스템은 튜브 직경 및 수심에 따른 기포 특성 및 성대 진동에 대해 유용한 정보를 제공하였다. 또한, 수위센서를 이용한 물저항발성 바이오시스템은 과기능적 음성장애가 있는 환자의 물저항 발성 중 호흡 지지를 모니터링하는 데 유용하게 사용될 수 있다.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.181-187
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• 2014

The present study was performed to investigate the characteristics of breath groups while reading paragraph in normal adults and adult patients with voice disorders. 10 normal females(avr. 20.6 yrs.), 10 young voice disorder females(avr. 33.5 yrs., P1 group), and 10 old voice disorder females(avr. 56.3 yrs., P2 group) read a paragraph of 210 syllables. By using the 'Running Speech' program of the Phonatory Aerodynamic System(PAS), total duration, numbers of breath groups, duration per breath group, and numbers of syllables per breath group were measured, and their correlations with aerodynamic measurement results of reading were analyzed. As a result, in total duration, numbers of breath groups, normals scored highest and P2 group speakers, lowest. Normals showed the longest duration per breath group which was not significant. P2 group speakers showed the highest numbers of syllables per breath group. Correlation analysis showed significantly high correlation scores of total duration and expiratory airflow; numbers of breath groups and inspiratory volume.

• 음성과학
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.143-152
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• 2003

The present study was performed to investigate change in shimmer according to $F_{0}$ variation precisely, and to offer suggestions for a clinical application. The analysis for the present study was done by the fundamental frequency ($F_{0}$) and shimmer measurement results of the previous 120 Korean normal adults' voice study of Pyo et al. (2002), used three vowels, /i/, /a/, /and /u/. Through the analysis of 60 female samples from the previous study, we found that $F_{0}$ of the vowels was the highest in /u/, and the lowest in /a/, but, on the contrary, shimmer was highest in /a/and lowest in /u/. Thirty of 60 subjects showed such an inverse relationship between $F_{0}$ and shimmer, as a whole. In the vowel /a/, 47 of 60 subjects showed the increased $F_{0}$ and decreased shimmer, in /i/, 32 subjects, and in /u/, 33 subjects showed the same results. The decrease in shimmer means the improvement of voice quality, so by these results, we expect to answer the question why the patients with spasmodic dysphonia can improve their voice quality with increased pitched voice production.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.105-113
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• 1991

The results of the investigation of literature were summerized as follows ; 1. Information of voice, the pharynx, the larynx, the epiglottis, the uvula and the hyoid bone were concerned. 2. In disorders of voice and speech, Lung channel, Stomach channel, Spleen channel, Heart channel, Liver channel, Kidney channel, Im channel (任脈), and Chung channel (衝脈) were concerned. 3. The disorders of voice and speech were showed as follows ; aphonia, ashasia, seong-shi (?嘶), seom-eo(?語) kwang-eo (狂語), jeong-seong (鄭?), dok-eo (獨語) and chak-eo (錯語). 4. The cause of Aphonia and Aphasia were freauently as follows ; abnormal rising of Liver energy (肝邪暴逆), excessive heart fire (心火太過), deficiency of heart-blood (心血太虛), apoplexy of heart spleen (心脾俱中風), consumption of lung fluid caused by heat evil (肺津被灼), deficiency of lung energy (肺氣虛寒) and dificiency of kidney energy (腎虛). 5. The cause of seom-eo, kwang-eo, Jeong-seong were as follows ; the heart of stomach (胃中熱), the heat evil attach the blood chamber (血人血室) and the consumption of healthy energy (精氣奪). 6. In disorders of voice and speech, flaceid tong with aphasia (舌?) and aphasia due to throat disease (喉?) were divided.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.23-27
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• 2005

Background and Objectives : Voice disorders can cause problems in patients with benign vocal cord lesions emotionally, physically, economically and functionally. Neither subjective nor objective voice examinations can evaluate such factors adequately. The Voice Handicap Index (VHI) subjectively evaluates voice disorders in terms of physical, functional, emotional factors and measures the patient's perception of the impact of voice disorder. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of VHI in the patients with benign vocal cord lesions. Materials and Method : The authors evaluated 37 patients who experienced laryngeal microsurgery for benign vocal cord lesions from september 2003 to August 2004. The VHI was used to measure the postoperative changes of the patient's perception and acoustic analysis and aerodynamic tests were also done. Statistical analysis was done using paired t-test and Pearson's correlation. Results : The VHI scores showed statistically significant reductions postoperatively. In acoustic analysis, jitter and shimmer had statistically significant reductions after surgery but noise-to-harmonics ratio did not. A statistically significant change in the average MFR and MPT perioperatively was found. The relationship between VHI and acoustic, aerodynamic analysis attained statistical significance. Conclusion : The VHI is a useful assessment tool to monitor the patient's self-perception of voice change after the surgery of benign vocal cord lesions. The VHI measurement, when combined with acoustic and aerodynamic analyses, will be helpful in comparing functional outcomes after voice surgery.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 음성장애 환자에서 음성 범위 프로파일(voice range profile, VRP)과 말 범위 프로파일(speech range profile, SRP)을 이용한 추정 발화 기본주파수 절대 오차(absolute error of estimated speaking fundamental frequency, AEF0)를 음성장애의 병인 집단 간에 비교하여 차이를 확인하고,각 병인 집단 별로 AEF0와 관련된 변수들 간의 상관관계를 살펴보고자 하였다. 연구대상은 음성장애로 진단된 기능적(functional, FUNC), 기질적(organic, ORGAN), 신경학적(neurogenic, NEUR) 음성장애 환자군과 정상군(normal control, NC) 각 30명(남 15명, 여 15명)으로 총 120명이었다. 각 대상자로 하여금 음성, 말 범위 프로파일 과제를 수행하도록 하고 전기성문파형검사(electroglottography, EGG)를 통해 발화 기본주파수를 측정하였다. 병인 집단 간 AEF0의 비교 결과, Grade와 Severity는 병인 집단 간 차이가 없었던 반면, AEF0_VRP와 AEF0_SUM에서 병인 집단 간 차이가 있어 AEF0_VRP는 ORGAN이 FUNC와 NC보다 높았으며, AEF0_SUM은 ORGAN이 NC보다 높았다. 또한 FUNC와 NEUR에서는 AEF0가 Grade와 양의 상관관계를 보인 반면, ORGAN은 CQ(closed quotient)와 양의 상관관계가 있었다. 따라서 병인 집단에 따라 AEF0의 적용과 관련 음성 변수를 살펴보는 데 주의를 기울여야 할 것으로 보이며, 본 연구는 이러한 임상적 판단에 대한 기초 자료를 마련하는 데 일조한 것으로 여겨진다.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.99-112
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• 2010

This study attempted to review the recent, high-quality evidence-based practical research related to the treatment effectiveness of voice disorders which focus on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and translational research of vocal fold tissue engineering for vocal fold regeneration. Methodology including PICO (P; Populations or Patients, I; Interventions, C; Comparison group (control, placebo, gold standard), O; Outcomes or measures made) information for RCTs and animal models (species), regenerative therapy method, and outcomes of translational research for clinical application was summarized and discussed for future voice disorder research.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.107-114
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• 2014

MDVP and Praat are measured by nine variables in common; F0, jitter local, jitter absolute, jitter relative average perturbation, jitter period perturbation quotient, shimmer local, shimmer dB, shimmer amplitude perturbation quotient, and NHR. In the present study, 30 female subjects were divided by their disorders(control group, vocal nodule group), ages(from 18 to 50 years old), gender(women), and severities of voice disorder(GRBAS-G0, G1, G2). Then, the subjects' vowel /a/ was evaluated by MDVP and Praat. First, jitter and shimmer variables of the MDVP were significantly different by severities. Praat showed different jitter, shimmer, and NHR parameters by severities. Second, jitter and NHR levels of MDVP were meaningfully higher than Praat regardless their severities. The result of the research confirms the relationships among GRBAS, MDVP and Praat as well as the differences in acoustic variables between MDVP and Praat.