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Opera singers train their vocal organ to have a good timbre of voice. They train and train again to have a strong resonance, large range of voice, homogenous color of voice, a voice goes far and to avoid vocal disorder, etc. This article is analyzing from scientific and medical perspective. It could approach the secret of the great art of 400 years history - . Furthermore standardizing voice training method based on will facilitate to train, therapy and care the voice professional user and voice disorders.
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Background and Objective: Imams, who lead prayers for Muslims, are considered among professional voice users. They have high vocal demand during their prayer times, Khutbah, and educating sessions for Muslims. The aim of this study is to explore the prevalence of voice disorders in Imams and to analyze their psychosocial aspects in relation to their profession using the Arabic Voice Handicap Index. Setting and Design: This is a cross-sectional study. Subjects and Methods: Arabic Voice Handicap Index-10 (A-VHI-10) and a general voice questionnaire were administered to 93 Imams and 82 control subjects from Riyadh city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A-VHI-10 scores were compared between both Imams and the control group. Also, A-VHI scores of Imams were compared considering different variables included in the general questionnaire. Results: Sixty-five percent of Imams reported voice-related problems. The A-VHI-10 showed significant difference between Imams and the control group for both total score and the three VHI domains; functional, physical, and emotional. However, there was no significant difference between VHI-10 scores of the Imams group when compared considering different job-related variables. Conclusion: Sixty-five percent of Imams included in the study reported to have voice-related problems. There is a significant difference between Imams and control subjects regarding their self-perception of voice handicap. However, it appears that some psychosocial aspects of Imams’ profession have no significant impact on their voice quality.
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Objetivo: traçar o perfil vocal de locutores de rádio de uma grande cidade. Materiais e Métodos: 12 radialistas do sexo masculino de emissoras AM e FM responderam a questionário sobre comportamento e conhecimento vocais. Esses dados foram analisados estatisticamente. Resultados: houve significância estatística em favor da busca por fonoterapia, do consumo de água, e da importância dada ao acompanhamento vocal. Conclusão: O perfil do locutor, atualmente, é de um profissional extrovertido, falante em excesso (durante e fora do período de trabalho) e cujas características vocais mais evidentes são a intensidade elevada e tons mais graves, sem compromisso com padrões vocais pré-estabelecidos, e não conscientes das conseqüências que os maus tratos à voz podem causar à longo prazo, prejudicando ou impedindo a realização da sua atividade profissional.
The objective of this study was to investigate the vocal profile of radios speakers from a big city. Twelve male AM and FM radio speakers participated. They had answered to a questionnaire onvocal behavior and vocal knowledge. The results showed that most professionals look for speech therapy, for water consumption, and for vocal accompaniment. Their profile is of an extrovert behavior, speaks for a long time, not only while working but also out of work.Their vocal characteristics include high intensity voice and use of low tones. They seems not to be committed to vocal standards and are not aware of the consequences that misuse of the voice can cause in the long term, harming its professional activity.