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Voice Fatigue test in Primary School Teachers in Chengdu and the Potential Impacts on the Voice Health Care / 听力学及言语疾病杂志
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology ; (6): 465-468, 2016.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-504735
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the prevalence of voice disorder and voice fatigue mental state in the pri-mary school teachers in a district of Chengdu.Methods A random sampling survey included 389 teachers from a dis-trict of Chengdu after they filled out the throat symptoms questionnaire,carried out voice fatigue tests,and strobo-scopic laryngoscopy.Results The most common voice of discomfort symptoms was hoarseness,followed by sore throat,dry throat and vocal fatigue.There were 189 teachers,48.5%,with voice disorders as the voice disorder group)and 200 teachers without throat and voice disorders as the control group.The failure rate was significantly higher at 80 dB than 75 dB,and for the study group,the failure rate was higher than that of the control group.The difference was statistically significant in 1,2 and 10 minutes between the two groups(P <0.05).Conclusion Voice fatigue is very common in the primary school teachers and when high volumes are required,the voice fatigue is more serious.To reduce voice fatigue and the incidence of primary school teachers'voice disease,we should strengthen the teacher's voice health care.

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Language: Chinese Journal: Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology Year: 2016 Type: Article