Implementing a Statistical Parametric Speech Synthesis System for a Patient with Laryngeal Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Total laryngectomy, i.e., the surgical removal of the larynx, has a profound influence on a patient's quality of life. The procedure results in a loss of natural voice, which in effect constitutes a significant socio-psychological problem for the patient. The main aim of the study was to develop a statistical parametric speech synthesis system for a patient with laryngeal cancer, on the basis of the patient's speech samples recorded shortly before the surgery and to check if it was possible to generate speech quality close to that of the original recordings. The recording made use of a representative corpus of the Polish language, consisting of 2150 sentences. The recorded voice proved to indicate dysphonia, which was confirmed by the auditory-perceptual RBH scale (roughness, breathiness,

SUBMITTER: Szklanny K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9099606 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature