Journal article
Accuracy of the quantities measured by four vocal dosimeters and its uncertainty
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol.143(3), pp.1591-1602
03/01/2018
DOI: 10.1121/1.5027816
PMCID: PMC5864503
PMID: 29604673
Abstract
Although vocal dosimeters are often used for long-term voice monitoring, the uncertainty of the quantities measured by these devices is not always stated. In this study, two common vocal dosimetry quantities, mean vocal sound pressure level and mean vocal fundamental frequency, were measured by four vocal dosimeters (VocaLog2, VoxLog, Voice Care, and APM3200). The expanded uncertainty of the mean error in the estimation of these two quantities as measured by the four dosimeters was performed by simultaneously comparing signals acquired through a reference microphone and the devices themselves. Dosimeters, assigned in random order, were worn by the participants (22 vocally healthy adults), along with a head-mounted microphone, which acted as a reference. For each device, participants produced a sustained /a/ vowel four times and then read a text with three different vocal efforts (relaxed, normal, and raised). The measurement uncertainty was obtained by comparing data from the microphone and the dosimeters. The mean vocal sound pressure level was captured the most accurately by the Voice Care and the VoxLog while the APM3200 was the least accurate. The most accurate mean vocal fundamental frequency was estimated by the Voice Care and the APM3200, while the VoxLog was the least accurate. (C) 2018 Acoustical Society of America.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Accuracy of the quantities measured by four vocal dosimeters and its uncertainty
- Creators
- Pasquale Bottalico - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIvano Ipsaro Passione - Michigan State UniversityArianna Astolfi - Politecnico di TorinoAlessio Carullo - Politecnico di TorinoEric J. Hunter - Michigan State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol.143(3), pp.1591-1602
- DOI
- 10.1121/1.5027816
- PMID
- 29604673
- PMCID
- PMC5864503
- NLM abbreviation
- J Acoust Soc Am
- ISSN
- 0001-4966
- eISSN
- 1520-8524
- Publisher
- Acoustical Soc Amer Amer Inst Physics
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- R01DC012315 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) R01DC012315 / National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders of the National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Record Identifier
- 9984446417802771
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