Influence of a Surgical Mask on Voice Analysis in Dysphonic Patients During the COVID‐19 Pandemic
Abstract Objective COVID‐19 has radically changed medical practice. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of surgical mask (SM) on voice quality analyzes in a group of patient with different common benign vocal organic pathologies. Study Design A cross‐over study. Setting A group...
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| author | Rupal Mehta Quentin Mat Antonino Maniaci Christophe Lelubre Jean‐Pierre Duterme |
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| description | Abstract Objective COVID‐19 has radically changed medical practice. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of surgical mask (SM) on voice quality analyzes in a group of patient with different common benign vocal organic pathologies. Study Design A cross‐over study. Setting A group of 20 patients with different organic benign vocal pathologies was recruited from the ENT consultation of the University Hospital of Charleroi in Belgium. Methods On the day of the assessment, each subject underwent an endonasal laryngeal videostroboscopy followed by a voice analysis (VA) with and without a new SM. The following parameters were analyzed: fundamental frequency, maximum frequency, range in amplitude and frequency of the voice, jitter and maximum phonatory time. Results In this research, we showed that VA can be performed with an SM while not changing the measured vocal parameters. These results also suggest that for the same individual a VA performed before the pandemic without SM could be compared to one with a SM to follow the patient's evolution of his or her voice quality. Conclusion The wearing of an SM during VA should always be recommended in case of immunodeficiency, a contagious disease of the patient or during a (new) pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b771d036982414aba6ed7b99af1182b2024-04-04T09:30:28ZengWileyOTO Open2473-974X2024-01-0181n/an/a10.1002/oto2.102Influence of a Surgical Mask on Voice Analysis in Dysphonic Patients During the COVID‐19 PandemicRupal Mehta0Quentin Mat1Antonino Maniaci2Christophe Lelubre3Jean‐Pierre Duterme4Department of Otorhinolaryngology C.H.U. Charleroi Charleroi BelgiumDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology C.H.U. Charleroi Charleroi BelgiumCOVID‐19 Task Force of the Young Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto‐rhino‐laryngological Society (YO‐IFOS) Paris FranceFaculty of Medicine and Pharmacy University of Mons (UMons) Mons BelgiumDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology C.H.U. Charleroi Charleroi BelgiumAbstract Objective COVID‐19 has radically changed medical practice. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of surgical mask (SM) on voice quality analyzes in a group of patient with different common benign vocal organic pathologies. Study Design A cross‐over study. Setting A group of 20 patients with different organic benign vocal pathologies was recruited from the ENT consultation of the University Hospital of Charleroi in Belgium. Methods On the day of the assessment, each subject underwent an endonasal laryngeal videostroboscopy followed by a voice analysis (VA) with and without a new SM. The following parameters were analyzed: fundamental frequency, maximum frequency, range in amplitude and frequency of the voice, jitter and maximum phonatory time. Results In this research, we showed that VA can be performed with an SM while not changing the measured vocal parameters. These results also suggest that for the same individual a VA performed before the pandemic without SM could be compared to one with a SM to follow the patient's evolution of his or her voice quality. Conclusion The wearing of an SM during VA should always be recommended in case of immunodeficiency, a contagious disease of the patient or during a (new) pandemic.https://doi.org/10.1002/oto2.102COVID‐19surgical maskvocal analysisvoice patients |
| spellingShingle | Rupal Mehta Quentin Mat Antonino Maniaci Christophe Lelubre Jean‐Pierre Duterme Influence of a Surgical Mask on Voice Analysis in Dysphonic Patients During the COVID‐19 Pandemic OTO Open COVID‐19 surgical mask vocal analysis voice patients |
| title | Influence of a Surgical Mask on Voice Analysis in Dysphonic Patients During the COVID‐19 Pandemic |
| title_full | Influence of a Surgical Mask on Voice Analysis in Dysphonic Patients During the COVID‐19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Influence of a Surgical Mask on Voice Analysis in Dysphonic Patients During the COVID‐19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of a Surgical Mask on Voice Analysis in Dysphonic Patients During the COVID‐19 Pandemic |
| title_short | Influence of a Surgical Mask on Voice Analysis in Dysphonic Patients During the COVID‐19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | influence of a surgical mask on voice analysis in dysphonic patients during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | COVID‐19 surgical mask vocal analysis voice patients |
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