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• TITLE: Stroboscopic Evaluation of the Vocal Folds’ Morphometric Characteristics, between the Different Voice Categories on Professional Singers

  AUTHORS: Athina Zarachi, Aikaterini Lianou, Angelos Liontos, Konstantinos Garefis, Eleni Litsou, Dionysios Tafiadis, Efthymis Dimakis, Ioannis Kastanioudakis, Georgios Exarchakos

  KEYWORDS: Stroboscopy, Vocal Folds, Professional Singers, Voice Category, Morphometric Characteristics

  JOURNAL NAME: International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Vol.10 No.5, August 9, 2021

  ABSTRACT: Objective(s): The aim of this study is to explore if there is a correlation between the typical voice classification and the morphometric characteristics of the vocal folds, using video laryngeal stroboscopy, on professional singers in Greece. Methods: 70 professional singers, 50% men (35 men) and 50% women (35 women), were recruited for this study. A stroboscopic evaluation was prepared for every participant. Additionally, the voice classification and features of individuals were correlated statistically. Results: Statistically significant difference were observed between the voice categories and the size of stomatopharynx, the shape of the hard palate, the length of the vocal folds, the width and thickness of the vocal folds, as well as the tone of speech, in male singers. Statistically significant differences were also observed between the voice categories and all the variables except the shape of epiglottis, the color of speech and the shape of the vocal folds, in female singers. Conclusions: There is correlation between the morphometric characteristics of the vocal folds and the voice categories.