کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1101764 953576 2012 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Endoscopic and Stroboscopic Presentation of the Larynx in Male-to-Female Transsexual Persons
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیماری های گوش و جراحی پلاستیک صورت
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Endoscopic and Stroboscopic Presentation of the Larynx in Male-to-Female Transsexual Persons
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundMale-to-female transsexual (MFT) persons often attempt to produce a female-sounding voice as part of the transition process. Endoscopic and stroboscopic data about how they accomplish this with an anatomically male larynx are lacking.ObjectivesTo describe vocal fold activity in MFT persons producing their feminine voice and identify signs of vocal misuse or hyperfunction in MFT speakers, if any.Study DesignProspective, nonrandomized, descriptive study of a convenience sample of MFT persons.MethodsAll MFT persons had endoscopic and stroboscopic procedures completed. Images were rated on a range of parameters by two experienced voice therapists to derive the descriptions. MFT participant self-report of voice use/symptoms and listener identifications of speaker gender from a perceptual task were also obtained.ResultsIncomplete glottal closure was common with a posterior glottal gap predominating. Phase closure ratios also were skewed toward more “open” time for nearly half of the group. Supraglottic constriction was seen to varying degrees in all, and voice complaints were reported by 67% of the group.ConclusionsMFT speakers who reported a “passing” feminine voice had glottal gap configurations more similar to anatomic females than males and tended toward more open phase closure ratios, perhaps consistent with breathy or soft voice production. Indications of vocal hyperfunction were present for all participants either by self-report or on the laryngeal examination.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Voice - Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 117–126
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