Purpose The purpose of this document is threefold:(a) review the uses of the terms “vocal
fatigue,”“vocal effort,”“vocal load,” and “vocal loading”(as found in the literature) in order to …

Occupational health and workforce legislation does not adequately acknowledge and guide
educational, preventive and intervention approaches to occupational voice disorders. Voice …

Purpose: Despite the high prevalence of primary muscle tension dysphonia (MTD-1), its
underlying mechanisms and their interrelationships have yet to be fully identified. The …

Summary Background and Objective The effects of presbyphonia are compounded by the
decline in respiratory function that occurs with age. Commonly recommended exercises to …

Vocal fatigue has remained an elusive construct—despite its significant impact on
communication, vocation, and quality of life. Current frameworks define vocal fatigue in the …

Introduction Vocal fatigue is a clinical manifestation associated with a perception of negative
vocal adjustment. It is related to the increase in the sensation of excessive effort when …

Background and objective Presbyphonia is an age-related voice disorder characterized by
vocal fold atrophy and incomplete glottal closure during phonation. The extent to which the …

Objective To clarify the relationship between voice and respiratory function, and to
understand the role for airflow measures in the evaluation of voice patients. Methods …

Introduction Vocal loading tasks are often used to study how specific variables influence
downstream vocal effort or fatigue. The current study introduces a novel vocal loading task …

Background High-voltage workers often experience fatigue due to the physically demanding
nature of climbing in dynamic and complex environments, which negatively impacts their …