Investigating the Effects of Smoking on Young Adult Male Voice by Using Multidimensional Methods
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- 作者：Dogan Pinar ; doganpinardr@gmail.com ; Hakan Cincik ; Evren Erkul ; Atila Gungor
- 关键词：Smoking ; Adult male ; Voice analysis ; Videostroboscopy ; Voice handicap index ; Maximum phonation time ; Perceptual analysis
- 刊名：Journal of Voice
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：30
- 期：6
- 页码：721-725
- 全文大小：664 K
- 卷排序：30
文摘
Smoking is one of the most common harmful habits in the world, especially common among young adult male population in Turkey. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of smoking on the young adults' male voice using multidimensional voice assessment methods.Study DesignThis is a case-control study.MethodsThe study included 109 young adult men, 51 nonsmokers and 58 smokers between the ages of 20 and 34 years. The voice evaluation protocol consisted of voice handicap index (VHI), maximum phonation time (MPT), and perceptual, acoustic, and videostroboscopic analyses.ResultsA statistically significant increase for physical, physiological, and total scores of VHI was found in smokers group (P < 0.05). MPT showed significantly lower values among smokers (P < 0.05). There were no significant changes in perceptual analysis of voice samples between smoker and nonsmoker groups. There were no significant changes in any of the acoustic parameters between smoker and nonsmoker groups. Results of videostroboscopic analysis showed significant relationships between smoking and increased vocal fold erythema (P < 0.05). In addition, significantly asymmetry, amplitude, and periodicity abnormality of vocal fold movements were observed in smoker group during phonation (P < 0.05).ConclusionsThe results of this study indicate that observable signs of laryngeal irritation and disturbed phonatory physiology occur even in young adults with relatively brief smoking habits. Subjective symptoms of smoking on voice appear to occur earlier than objective findings.