Tafiadis Dionysios, Toki Eugenia I, Miller Kevin J, Ziavra Nausica
Laboratory of Audiology, Neurootology and Neurosciences, Department of Speech & Language Therapy, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Ioannina, Greece; Laboratory of New Approaches in Communication Disorders, Department of Speech & Language Therapy, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Ioannina, Greece.
Laboratory of Audiology, Neurootology and Neurosciences, Department of Speech & Language Therapy, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Ioannina, Greece; Laboratory of New Approaches in Communication Disorders, Department of Speech & Language Therapy, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Ioannina, Greece.
J Voice. 2017 Nov;31(6):728-732. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.03.012. Epub 2017 Apr 10.
Cigarette use is a preventable cause of mortality and diseases. The World Health Organization states that Europe and especially Greece has the highest occurrence of smoking among adults. The prevalence of smoking among women in Greece was estimated to be over 30% in 2012. Smoking is a risk factor for many diseases. Studies have demonstrated the association between smoking and laryngeal pathologies as well as changes in voice characteristics. The purpose of this study was to estimate the effect of early smoking habit on young adult female voices and if they perceive any vocal changes using two assessment methods. The Voice Handicap Index and the acoustic analyses of voice measurements were used, with both serving as mini-assessment protocols. Two hundred and ten young females (110 smokers and 100 nonsmokers) attending the Technological Educational Institute of Epirus in the School of Health and Welfare were included. Statistically significant increases for physical and total scores of the Voice Handicap Index were found in the smokers group (P < 0.05). Significant changes were observed for the acoustic parameters between smoker and nonsmoker groups. The results of this study indicated observable signs of change in the voice acoustic characteristics of young adults with early smoking habits.
吸烟是导致死亡和疾病的一个可预防因素。世界卫生组织指出，欧洲尤其是希腊，成年人吸烟率最高。据估计，2012年希腊女性吸烟率超过30%。吸烟是许多疾病的危险因素。研究表明吸烟与喉部病变以及嗓音特征变化之间存在关联。本研究的目的是使用两种评估方法，估计早期吸烟习惯对年轻成年女性嗓音的影响，以及她们是否察觉到嗓音有任何变化。使用了嗓音障碍指数和嗓音测量的声学分析，二者均作为小型评估方案。纳入了210名就读于伊庇鲁斯技术教育学院健康与福利学院的年轻女性（110名吸烟者和100名非吸烟者）。在吸烟者组中，发现嗓音障碍指数的身体和总分有统计学意义的增加（P < 0.05）。吸烟者组和非吸烟者组之间的声学参数观察到显著变化。本研究结果表明，有早期吸烟习惯的年轻人的嗓音声学特征有明显的变化迹象。
