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Nasality Changes With Age in Normal Korean-Speaking Adults
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology ; : 95-99, 2019.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-739225
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

This study was performed to investigate the effects of aging on nasality and the influence of age-related changes in nasal cavity volume and nasal patency on nasality.

METHODS:

A total of 180 healthy Korean-speaking adult volunteers, who had no nasal or voice-related complaints, were enrolled in this study. Nasometry, acoustic rhinometry, and rhinomanometry were performed to obtain the nasalance score, nasal cavity volume, and nasal resistance, respectively. Changes in these parameters with age were analyzed.

RESULTS:

Nasal cavity volume increased significantly, and nasal resistance decreased significantly, with age. The nasalance scores for the nasal passage and oronasal passage decreased significantly with age, while there were no age-related changes in nasalance scores for the oral passage.

CONCLUSION:

Nasalance scores for the passages containing nasal consonants decreased with age although significant increases were observed in nasal cavity volume and nasal patency with age. Therefore, the age-related decreases in nasalance scores may result from factors other than changes in the nasal cavity.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Voice Quality / Volunteers / Aging / Rhinomanometry / Rhinometry, Acoustic / Nasal Cavity Limits: Adult / Humans Language: English Journal: Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology Year: 2019 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Voice Quality / Volunteers / Aging / Rhinomanometry / Rhinometry, Acoustic / Nasal Cavity Limits: Adult / Humans Language: English Journal: Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology Year: 2019 Type: Article