• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.30-36
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• 2018

Background and Objectives : The effect of palliative injection laryngoplasty in cancer-related unilateral vocal cord paralysis patients on voice and swallowing function is uncertain and there are few previous studies of its suitability, benefits as a palliative treatment option. The purpose of this study is to confirm the objective results of voice and swallowing function after palliative office-based hyaluronic acid injection laryngoplasty in cancer-related unilateral vocal cord paralysis patients. Materials and Method : 36 patients who had unilateral vocal cord paralysis from non-thyroidal, extralaryngeal neoplasms were included in this study. To evaluate the clinical outcome, we analyzed perceptual GRBAS grading, acoustic analysis, aerodynamic study, Electroglottography (EGG), Voice Handicap Index (VHI-30) about voice function and disability rating scale (DRS), gastric tube dependency, aspiration pneumonia about swallowing function and 36-Item Short Form Survey version 2 (SF-36v2) about quality of life. Results : In GRBAS scale, G (p<0.001), R (p=0.004), B (p=0.001), A (p=0.011), and S (p=0.007) showed significant improvement. Jitter, shimmer, speaking fundamental frequency, maximal phonation time, VHI-30, DRS score, gastric tube dependency, aspiration pneumonia, and SF-36v2 were significantly improved after injection (p=0.016, p=0.011, p=0.045, p=0.005, p<0.001, p<0.001 p=0.003, p<0.001, and p<0.001 respectively). Conclusion : From this study we concluded office-based hyaluronic acid injection can be used as a useful palliative treatment option in cancer-related ill patients with unilateral vocal cord paralysis. Palliative hyaluronic acid injection laryngoplasty avoids the need for tube feeding, thus reducing the risk of aspiration pneumonia. These outcomes are accompanied by significant improvement in voice quality.

• 음성과학
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.7-27
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• 2003

Esophageal Speech uses the esophageal air during phonation. Fluent esophageal speakers frequently intake air in oral communication, but unskilled esophageal speakers are difficult with swallowing lots of air. The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference of acoustic characteristics of vowel and consonants production according to the speech proficiency level in esophageal speech. 13 normal male speakers and 13 male esophageal speakers (5 unskilled esophageal speakers, 8 skilled esophageal speakers) with age ranging from 50 to 70 years old. The stimuli were sustained /a/ vowel and 36 meaningless two syllable words. Used vowel is /a/ and consonants were 18 : /k, n, t, m, p, s, c, $C^{h},\;k^{h},\;t^{h},\;p^{h}$, h, I, k', t', p', s', c'/. Fundermental frequency (Fx), Jitter, shimmer, HNR, MPT were measured with by electroglottography using Lx speech studio (Laryngograph Ltd, London, UK). 36 meaningless words produced by esophageal speakers were presented to 3 speech-language pathologists who phonetically transcribed their responses. Fx, Jitter, HNR parameters is significant different between skilled esophageal speakers and unskilled esophageal speakers (P<.05). Considering manner of articulation, ANOVA showed that differences in two esophageal speech groups on speech proficiency were significant; Glide had the highest number of confusion with the other phoneme class, affricates are the most intelligible in the unskilled esophageal speech group, whereas in the skilled esophageal speech group fricatives resulted highest number of confusions, nasals are the most intelligible. In the place of articulation, glottal /h/ is the highest confusion consonant in both groups. Bilabials are the most intelligible in the skilled esophageal speech, velars are the most intelligible in the unskilled esophageal speech. In the structure of syllable, 'CV+V' is more confusion in the skilled esophageal group, unskilled esophageal speech group has similar confusion in both structures. In unskilled esophageal speech, significantly different Fx, Jitter, HNR acoustic parameters of vowel and the highest confusions of Liquid, Nasals consonants could be attributed to unstable, improper contact of neoglottis as vibratory source and insufficiency in the phonatory air supply, and higher motoric demand of remaining articulation due to morphological characteristics of vocal tract after laryngectomy.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 한국인 정상 성인에서 음성(VRP) 및 말소리 범위 프로파일(SRP)을 이용하여 문단 읽기 시 전기성문파형검사(EGG)를 이용하여 측정한 평균 발화 기본주파수(SFF)를 예측할 수 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 또한 추정된 기본주파수(ESFF)와 실제 SFF 간 차이(DSFF)에 있어 성별 차이가 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 연구대상은 정상 음성을 가진 한국어 모국어 화자 85명이었다. 각 대상자는 /a/ 발성으로 전체 음역대를 측정하는 VRP 과제, '가을' 문단의 첫 번째 문장을 읽어 말소리 산출 시 음역대를 측정하는 SRP 과제, 전체 문단을 읽어 SFF를 측정하는 문단 읽기 과제를 수행하였다. VRP와 SRP를 통해 측정된 음역대 관련 변수들와 연령, 성별이 EGG를 통해 측정된 SFF를 예측할 수 있는지 알아보기 위해 단계적 다중회귀분석을 시행하였고, 예측된 ESFF와 SFF 간 차이의 절대값(DSFF)과 그 합계를 구하였다. 연구 결과, SFF의 예측변인은 VRP에서는 최저음도, 음도범위, 성별, 연령(adjusted $R^2=.931$)이었으며, SRP에서는 반음 단위 음역대와 최고음도(adjusted $R^2=.963$)였다. VRP와 SRP를 통해 예측된 두 가지 ESFF와 실제 SFF 사이에는 강한 양의 상관관계가 있었다. VRP와 SRP를 이용한 DSFF와 그 합계에 있어 성별 차이는 없었다. 결론적으로 VRP와 SRP를 통해 문단 읽기 시 SFF를 예측할 수 있었으며, SFF의 이상을 보일 수 있는 음성장애 환자에서 후속 연구를 통하여 임상적 시사점을 탐색할 필요가 있을 것으로 여겨진다.