Modificações do feedback auditivo e seus efeitos sobre a voz de indivíduos adultos: uma revisão de escopo / Modifications of auditory feedback and its effects on the voice of adult subjects: a scoping review

RESUMO Introdução A percepção auditiva da voz e sua produção envolvem o feedback auditivo, as pistas cinestésicas e o sistema de feedforward, os quais produzem efeitos distintos para a voz. Os efeitos Lombard, Sidetone e o Pitch-Shift-Reflex são os mais estudados. O mapeamento de experimentos científicos sobre as modificações do feedback auditivo para o controle motor da voz possibilita examinar a literatura existente sobre o fenômeno e pode contribuir para o treinamento ou terapias da voz. Objetivo Mapear os experimentos e resultados das pesquisas com manipulação do feedback auditivo para o controle motor da voz de indivíduos adultos. Método Revisão de escopo seguindo o Checklist Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension (PRISMA-ScR) para responder à pergunta: "Quais os métodos de investigação e principais achados das pesquisas sobre a manipulação do feedback auditivo no automonitoramento da voz de indivíduos adultos?". O protocolo de busca foi baseado na estratégia mnemônica População, Conceito e Contexto (PCC). A população são os indivíduos adultos; o conceito é a manipulação do feedback auditivo e o contexto é o controle motor da voz. Os artigos foram pesquisados nas bases de dados: BVS/ Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, MEDLINE/Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval Sistem on-line, COCHRANE, CINAHL/Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, SCOPUS e WEB OF SCIENCE. Resultados Foram encontrados 60 artigos, sendo 19 da temática do Efeito Lombard, 25 do efeito Pitch-shift-reflex, 12 do efeito Sidetone e quatro sobre o efeito Sidetone/Lombard. Os estudos são concordantes que a inserção de um ruído que mascara o feedback auditivo provoca um aumento na intensidade de fala do indivíduo e que a amplificação do feedback auditivo promove a redução do nível de pressão sonora na produção da voz. Observa-se uma resposta reflexa à mudança de tom no feedback auditivo, porém, com características individuais em cada estudo. Conclusão O material e método dos experimentos são distintos, não há padronizações nas tarefas, as amostras são variadas, muitas vezes reduzidas. A diversidade metodológica dificulta a generalização dos resultados. Os principais achados das pesquisas a respeito o feedback auditivo sobre o controle motor da voz confirmam que, na supressão do feedback auditivo, o indivíduo tende a aumentar a intensidade da voz. Na amplificação do feedback auditivo, o indivíduo diminui a intensidade e tem maior controle sobre a frequência fundamental e, nas manipulações da frequência, o indivíduo tende a corrigir a manipulação. Os poucos estudos com sujeitos disfônicos mostram que eles se comportam diferentemente dos não disfônicos.

ABSTRACT Introduction The auditory perception of voice and its production involve auditory feedback, kinesthetic cues and the feedforward system that produce different effects for the voice. The Lombard, Sidetone and Pitch-Shift-Reflex effects are the most studied. The mapping of scientific experiments on changes in auditory feedback for voice motor control makes it possible to examine the existing literature on the phenomenon and may contribute to voice training or therapies. Purpose To map experiments and research results with manipulation of auditory feedback for voice motor control in adults. Method Scope review following the Checklist Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension (PRISMA-ScR) to answer the question: "What are the investigation methods and main research findings on the manipulation of auditory feedback in voice self-monitoring of adults?". The search protocol was based on the Population, Concept, and Context (PCC) mnemonic strategy, in which the population is adult individuals, the concept is the manipulation of auditory feedback and the context is on motor voice control. Articles were searched in the databases: BVS/Virtual Health Library, MEDLINE/Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System online, COCHRANE, CINAHL/Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, SCOPUS and WEB OF SCIENCE. Results 60 articles were found, 19 on the Lombard Effect, 25 on the Pitch-shift-reflex effect, 12 on the Sidetone effect and four on the Sidetone/Lombard effect. The studies are in agreement that the insertion of a noise that masks the auditory feedback causes an increase in the individual's speech intensity and that the amplification of the auditory feedback promotes the reduction of the sound pressure level in the voice production. A reflex response to the change in pitch is observed in the auditory feedback, however, with particular characteristics in each study. Conclusion The material and method of the experiments are different, there are no standardizations in the tasks, the samples are varied and often reduced. The methodological diversity makes it difficult to generalize the results. The main findings of research on auditory feedback on voice motor control confirm that in the suppression of auditory feedback, the individual tends to increase the intensity of the voice. In auditory feedback amplification, the individual decreases the intensity and has greater control over the fundamental frequency, and in frequency manipulations, the individual tends to correct the manipulation. The few studies with dysphonic individuals show that they behave differently from non-dysphonic individuals.

Auditory-vocal integration impairment: New challenges and opportunities for voice assessment and therapy / Alteración de la integración auditivo-vocal: nuevos retos y oportunidades para la evaluación y la terapia de la voz

This reflection paper addresses the importance of the interaction between voice perception and voice production, emphasizing the processes of auditory-vocal in-tegration that are not yet widely reported in the context of voice clinicians. Given the above, this article seeks to 1) highlight the important link between voice pro-duction and voice perception and 2) consider whether this relationship might be exploited clinically for diagnostic purposes and therapeutic benefit. Existing theories on speech production and its interaction with auditory perception provide context for discussing why the evaluation of auditory-vocal processes could help identify associ-ated origins of dysphonia and inform the clinician around appropriate management strategies. Incorporating auditory-vocal integration assessment through sensorimotor adaptation paradigm testing could prove to be an important addition to voice assess-ment protocols at the clinical level. Further, if future studies can specify the means to manipulate and enhance a person's auditory-vocal integration, the efficiency of voice therapy could be increased, leading to improved quality of life for people with voice disorders

Este artículo de reflexión aborda la importancia de la interacción entre la percepción y la producción de la voz, haciendo hincapié en los procesos de integración auditivo-vocal, los cuales aún no han sido muy divulgados en el contexto de los clínicos de voz. Dado lo anterior, este articulo busca: 1) destacar la importante relación entre la producción y la percepción de la voz y 2) considerar si esta relación pudiese explotarse clínicamente con fines diagnósticos y terapéuticos. Las teorías existentes sobre la producción de la voz y su interacción con la percepción auditiva proporcionan el contexto para discutir por qué la evaluación de los procesos auditivo-vocales podría ayudar a identificar los orígenes asociados a cierto tipo de disfonías e informar al clínico sobre las estrategias de abordaje adecuadas. La incorporación de la evaluación de la integración auditivo-vocal a través de la prueba del paradigma de adaptación sensoriomotora podría ser una importante adición a los protocolos de evaluación de la voz a nivel clínico. Además, si los estudios futuros pueden especificar los medios para manipular y mejorar la integración auditivo-vocal de una persona, la eficacia de la terapia de la voz podría aumentar, lo que llevaría a mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas con trastornos de la voz

Effect of Action Observation Training with Auditory Feedback for Gait Function of Stroke Patients with Hemiparesis

PURPOSE: Previous studies have reported that action observation training has beneficial effects on enhancing the motor task, such as balance and gait functions. On the other hand, there have been few studies combined with action observation training and auditory feedback. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of action observation training with auditory feedback on the gait function in stroke patients with hemiparesis. METHODS: A total of 24 inpatients with post-stroke hemiparesis were assigned randomly to either an experimental group 1 (EG 1, n=8), experiment group 2 (EG 2, n=8), control group (CG, n=8, EG 1). The EG 2 and CG watched video clip demonstrating three functional walking tasks with auditory feedback, without auditory feedback, and showing a landscape image, respectively. The exercise program consisted of 30 minutes, five times a week, for four weeks. The participants were measured to 10MWT (10 m walk test), 6MWT (6 minutes walking distance test), TUG (timed up and go test), DGI (dynamic gait index), time and steps of F8WT (figure-of-8 walk test). RESULTS: In the intra-group comparison after the intervention, EG 1 and EG 2 showed a significantly different gait function (10MWT, 6MWT, DGI, TUG, F8WT) (p < 0.05). In the inter-group comparison after intervention, EG 1 showed significant improvements in the entire gait parameters and EG 2 only showed significant improvement in DGI and TUG compared to CG (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: These findings show that action observation training with auditory feedback may be used beneficially for improving the gait function of stroke patients with hemiparesis.

Effect of speech auditory feedback training on cognitive function in patients with post stroke / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective To observe the intervention effect of Forbrain speech auditory feedback training on cognitive dysfunction in patients with stroke.methods 120 patients with cognitive dysfunction after stroke were divided into experimental group 1(n=40),experimental group 2 (n=40)and control group(n=40).The control group accepted conventional rehabilitation,while the experimental group 1 received Forbrain speech auditory feedback training additionally,and the experimental group 2 received the non-standard Forbrain speech auditory feedback training additionally.All the cases were assessed with Montreal cognitive assessment scale (MoCA)before and 10 weeks after intervention.Result sAfter 10-week intervention,the scores of structure skills(2.05±0.50),attention and concentration(2.15±0.36),memory(2.18±0.59) and the total score of MoCA(17.53±2.41) in experimental group 1 were higher than those in experimental group 2 (1.80±0.46,1.90±0.44,1.90±0.55,17.53±2.41) and control group(1.78±0.53),1.85±0.36,1.70±0.56,17.18±2.37) (all P<0.05).The Scores of language in experimental group 1(2.03±0.48)and experimental group 2(1.85±0.53) were higher than those in control group(1.70±0.46) (all P<0.05).Conclusion Forbrain speech auditory feedback training can improve cognitive function of patients with stroke.

Efectos de la retroalimentación auditiva retardada en los patrones de tartamudez / Effects of Delayed Auditory Feedback in Stuttering Patterns / Efeitos da retroalimentação auditiva retardada nos patrões de tartamudez

El presente estudio se corresponde con un diseño de sujeto único, analiza los patrones de disfluencia en el corpus de habla, en diferentes tareas de lenguaje oral, en las condiciones de uso y no uso de la retroalimentación auditiva retardada (RAR), con el propósito de establecer su efecto en la frecuencia de aparición y tipo de disritmias. El estudio concluye el efecto positivo de la RAR, con un porcentaje de ganancia del 25% sobre los errores de fluidez, con variación dependiente del tipo de tarea de producción oral. Ello, a su vez, sugiere que el 75% de las disfluencias, o bien está vinculado con fallos superiores de encodificación o no son susceptibles a resolverse o compensarse mediante la RAR. Los autores discuten las repercusiones de estos hallazgos sobre la intervención terapéutica en tartamudez.

The present study corresponds to a single subject design, analyzes the patterns of stuttering in the speech corpus in various oral language tasks, under the conditions of use or non-use of Delayed Auditory Feedback (DAF), in order to establish the effect of the daf in the frequency of occurrence and type of dysrhythmia. The study concludes the positive effect of the DAF, with a rate of return of 25% on the errors of fluency, with variation depending on the type of oral production task. This in turn suggests that 75% of the disfluency or linked with top encode failures or not susceptible to resolve or compensated by the DAF. The authors discuss the implications of these findings for therapeutic intervention in stuttering.

O presente estudo se corresponde com uma criação de sujeito único, analisa os patrões de disfluência no corpus de fala, em diferentes tarefas de linguagem oral, nas condições de uso ou não uso da Retroalimentação Auditiva Retardada (RAR), com o propósito de estabelecer o efeito da RAR na frequência de aparição e tipo de disritmias. O estudo conclui o efeito positivo da RAR, com uma porcentagem de ganância dos 25% sobre os errores de fluidez, com variação dependente do tipo de tarefa de produção oral. Isso a sua vez sugere que o 75% das disfluências, ou está vinculado com falhas superiores de encodificação, ou não são suscetíveis a se resolver ou compensar mediante a RAR. Os autores discutem as repercussões destas descobertas sobre a intervenção terapêutica em tartamudez.

Realimentação auditiva atrasada e tratamento de gagueira: evidências a serem consideradas / Using delayed auditory feedback in the treatment of stuttering: evidence to consider

TEMA: a realimentação auditiva atrasada (RAA) é ao que parece, uma técnica que tem sido utilizada no tratamento da gagueira com bons resultados. Muitos aparelhos de RAA são comercializados. No entanto, nem todas as pessoas que gaguejam experimentam melhora na fluência da fala ao utilizar a RAA e quando os efeitos são positivos observam-se diferenças consideráveis em relação ao grau e às condições em que a melhora na fala ocorreu. Neste sentido, a decisão de utilizar ou não a RAA no tratamento de um cliente nem sempre é óbvia. OBJETIVO: o presente artigo se propõe a discutir e ilustrar fatores a serem considerados, no que se refere à utilização da RAA em terapia individual, com base em uma revisão de literatura. Quatro tipos de fatores são apresentados: fatores inerentes ao cliente, tais como sexo, idade, severidade de gagueira, tipologia da disfluência, origem da gagueira e tipo biológico; fatores externos ao cliente, como o tempo de retorno da informação auditiva, intensidade, modo de apresentação, modalidade e situação de fala; possíveis efeitos colaterais como redução da velocidade de fala, aumento da freqüência fundamental e da intensidade vocal, prolongamento de vogais e um possível efeito na naturalidade fala; outros fatores como questões estéticas, questões financeiras e duração do efeito na fala. CONCLUSÃO: a revisão aponta a influência de fatores múltiplos, mas com os dados existentes é difícil predizer se o indivíduo será ou não beneficiado pelo uso da RAA. Em suma, além das evidências em relação à influência de diferentes fatores serem ainda pobres, alguns estudos apresentam dados de pouca qualidade que não podem ser considerados "evidência".

BACKGROUND: there is some indication that the use of delayed auditory feedback (DAF) is a potentially helpful technique in the treatment of stuttering. Several devices for DAF are also commercially. However, not all individuals who stutter experience a positive effect on speech fluency when speaking under DAF. And those who do show a positive effect, may differ considerably as to the degree and the conditions in which the effect is seen. Therefore, the decision whether or not to attempt the use of DAF in an given client is usually not straightforward. AIM: starting from a literature review, the present paper discusses and illustrates factors to take into account when considering the use of RAA in an individual client. Four types of factors are distinguished: factors inherent to the client such as gender, age, stuttering severity, dysfluency pattern, origin of stuttering, and biological subtype; factors outside the client including delay time, intensity, manner of delivery, speech mode, and speech situation; possible side-effects like a reduction in speech rate, an increase of speaking fundamental frequency and vocal intensity, lengthening of vowels, and a possible effect on speech naturalness; others namely cosmetics, finances, and the long-term effect. CONCLUSION: the review shows that most likely multiple factors play a role, but with the currently available data it is very hard to predict whether a given individual will or will not benefit from the use of DAF. Overall, the evidence for the influence of the different factors is still meager. Moreover, some studies present data of a quality that can hardly be considered "evidence".

Auditory Feedback and The Plasticity of Vocal Learning in Songbirds / 生物化学与生物物理进展

Songbirds and humans both rely critically on auditory feedback for learning and maintaining accurate vocalizations. During vocal learning, juvenile songbirds learn to sing by using auditory feedback to match their variable song patterns to a memorized tutor model. During song maintaining, adult songbirds monitor the integrality and accuracy of its song on-line according to auditory feedback. This form of learning requires auditory-vocal integration. The output of songs and the information of auditory feedback are integrated in some areas of the bird's brain, and then direct next vocal activity. In recent years, the lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum (LMAN) has been demonstrated that it is necessary for feedback-dependent song decrystallization, and LMAN neurons exhibit highly selective responses to auditory presentation of the bird's own song (BOS). Moreover, the discovery of mirror neurons in the high vocal centre (HVC) also provides a significant clue for further study in songbirds. Here the progress of auditory feedback and the plasticity of vocal learning in songbirds are reviewed in recent years.