Exploring the acoustic and prosodic features of a lung-function-sensitive repeated-word speech articulation test.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Speech breathing is a term usually used to refer to the manner in which expired air and lung mechanics are utilized for the production of the airflow necessary for phonation. Neurologically, speech breathing overrides the normal rhythms of alveolar ventilation. Speech breathing is generated using the diaphragm, glottis, and tongue. The glottis is the opening between the vocal folds in the larynx; it is the primary valve between the lungs and the mouth, and by varying its degree of opening, the sound can be varied. The use of voice as an indicator of health has been widely reported. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most common long-term respiratory disease. The main symptoms of COPD are increasing breathlessness, a persistent chesty cough with phlegm,

SUBMITTER: Zeng B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10499508 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature