Effect of singing training on total laryngectomees wearing a tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis
AUTOR(ES)
Onofre, Fernanda, Ricz, Hilton Marcos Alves, Takeshita-Monaretti, Telma Kioko, Prado, Maria Yuka de Almeida, Aguiar-Ricz, Lílian Neto
FONTE
Acta Cir. Bras.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2013-02
RESUMO
PURPOSE: To assess the effect of a program of singing training on the voice of total laryngectomees wearing tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis, considering the quality of alaryngeal phonation, vocal extension and the musical elements of tunning and legato. METHODS: Five laryngectomees wearing tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis completed the singing training program over a period of three months, with exploration of the strengthening of the respiratory muscles and vocalization and with evaluation of perceptive-auditory and singing voice being performed before and after 12 sessions of singing therapy. RESULTS: After the program of singing voice training, the quality of tracheoesophageal voice showed improvement or the persistence of the general degree of dysphonia for the emitted vowels and for the parameters of roughness and breathiness. For the vowel "a", the pitch was displaced to grave in two participants and to acute in one, and remained adequate in the others. A similar situation was observed also for the vowel "i". After the singing program, all participants presented tunning and most of them showed a greater presence of legato. The vocal extension improved in all participants. CONCLUSION: Singing training seems to have a favorable effect on the quality of tracheoesophageal phonation and on singing voice.
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