COMPARISON OF VOICE ACOUSTIC PARAMETERS IN PERSONS WITH ORGANIC VOICE DISORDERS
Introduction
Abstract
Voice is an acoustic phenomenon that must be viewed multidimensionally. In the quantitative assessment of voice characteristics, the use of acoustic parameters becomes a necessary method of analysis. The aim of our work is to examine whether there are differences in the acoustic parameters of the voice (average value of the fundamental frequency (Fo), variations in the height of the fundamental frequency (Jita) and variations in the intensity of the fundamental tone of the larynx (ShdB) in people with organic voice disorders compared to gender and age. The research included 30 respondents, both sexes (female N=13, male N=17), aged from 13 to 85. The first age group consisted of respondents aged 13-40, and the second age group consisted of respondents from 41 - 85 years old. Research, analysis and data processing were carried out at the Ear, Throat and Nose Clinic in KBC "Zvezdara" in Belgrade. The acoustic parameters of the voice were processed with a computer program for multidimensional vocal analysis model 4300 of the "Kay Elemetrics" voice laboratory. Considering the importance of voice and speech for social development, these research findings imply the need to describe the quantitative and microstructural characteristics of the voice in individuals with organic voice disorders, thereby providing vocal pathologists with a better understanding of the relationship between the investigated independent factors of sex, age, smoking status, and voice , improving their ability in the process of diagnosis, therapy and rehabilitation of organic voice disorders.
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