- 作者：Eugenia H.O. Valenç ; a&lowast ; ; eugeniaherminia@bol.com.br" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Roberto Salvatori&dagger ; ; Anita H.O. Souza&Dagger ; ; Luiz A. Oliveira-Neto§ ; ; Alaí ; de H.A. Oliveira§ ; ; Maria I.R. Gonç ; alves|| ; Carla R.P. Oliveira&Dagger ; ; Jeferson S. D'Á ; vila¶ ; ; Valdinaldo A. Melo# ; Susana de Carvalho&lowast ; ; Bruna M.R. de Andrade&lowast ; ; Larisse S. Nascimento&lowast ; ; Savinny B. de V. Rocha&lowast ; ; Thais R. Ribeiro&lowast ; ; Valeria M. Prado-Barreto¶ ; ; Enaldo V. Melo# ; Manuel H. Aguiar-Oliveira&Dagger ;
- 关键词：Growth hormone ; Voice ; Formant frequencies ; Acoustic analysis
- 刊名：Journal of Voice
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：May 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：30
- 期：3
- 页码：281-286
- 全文大小：130 K
Study Design
This is a cross-sectional study.
Methods
Acoustic analysis of isolated vowels was performed in 33 individuals with IGHD, age 44.5 (17.6) years (16 women), and 29 controls, age 51.1 (17.6) years (15 women).
Results
Compared with controls, IGHD men showed higher values of F3 [i, e, and ε], P = 0.006, P = 0.022, and P = 0.006, respectively and F4 [i], P = 0.001 and lower values of F2 [u], P = 0.034; IGHD women presented higher values of F1 [i and e] P = 0.029 and P = 0.036; F2 [ɔ] P = 0.006; F4 [ɔ] P = 0.031 and lower values of F2 [i] P = 0.004. IGHD abolished most of the gender differences in formant frequencies present in controls.
Conclusions
Congenital, severe IGHD results in higher values of most formant frequencies, suggesting smaller oral and pharyngeal cavities. In addition, it causes a reduction in the effect of gender on the structure of the formants, maintaining a prepubertal acoustic prediction.