Effect of septoplasty on voice performance: nasalance and acoustic study

Hernández García, Estefanía and Moro Velázquez, Laureano and González Herranz, Ramón and Lara Peinado, Antonio and Godino Llorente, Juan Ignacio and Plaza Mayor, Guillermo (2019). Effect of septoplasty on voice performance: nasalance and acoustic study. "Journal of Craniofacial Surgery", v. 30 (n. 4); pp. 1000-1003. ISSN 1049-2275. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000005435.

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Title: Effect of septoplasty on voice performance: nasalance and acoustic study
Author/s:
  • Hernández García, Estefanía
  • Moro Velázquez, Laureano
  • González Herranz, Ramón
  • Lara Peinado, Antonio
  • Godino Llorente, Juan Ignacio
  • Plaza Mayor, Guillermo
Item Type: Article
Título de Revista/Publicación: Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
Date: 2019
ISSN: 1049-2275
Volume: 30
Subjects:
Freetext Keywords: coustic analysis; antiformants; formants; nasalance; septoplasty
Faculty: E.T.S.I. y Sistemas de Telecomunicación (UPM)
Department: Teoría de la Señal y Comunicaciones
Creative Commons Licenses: Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial

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Abstract

Background: Septoplasty is a surgical technique for the correction of the nasal septum that may alter the vocal tract. The aim of our study is to assess whether this technique modifies nasalance and acoustic parameters, and their clinical implications in voice perception. Methodology: A prospective study was performed between January 2017 and June 2017 including 2 groups of patients: those undergoing septoplasty, and a control group. Subjective nasality questionnaire, objective nasalance with nasometer, and GRBAS (Grade, Roughness, Breathiness, Asthenia, Strain) assessment were statistically analysed. In addition, a recording of patients? voices was made with a subsequent acoustic analysis. Samples were taken: pre-surgically, 2 weeks after surgery and after 3 months. Results: After septoplasty, a significant difference was observed in GRBAS, nasality questionnaire and nasometer nasalance, when compared with the control group. As for the acoustic analysis, no differences were observed in most parameters (F0, Jitter, Shimmer, HNR, NHR, Formants F1-F3), except for the antiF3 antiformant, which showed significant changes in all the vowels studied. Conclusions: Septoplasty can produce changes in the vocal tract, with an increase in initial nasalance but with subsequent normalization. Besides, minor changes were found in the acoustic analysis but with no clinical relevance.

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Government of Spain
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Item ID: 64437
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/64437/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:64437
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005435
Official URL: https://journals.lww.com/jcraniofacialsurgery/Abst...
Deposited by: Memoria Investigacion
Deposited on: 11 Feb 2021 08:48
Last Modified: 11 Feb 2021 08:48
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