What subsystem am I assessing?
Assessing the client's ability to perform pitch glides
Phonatory System
MPT
3 of /a/
Assessing how loud or soft a client can produce their voice
Vocal Intensity
Too much airflow through the nasal passages results in
hypernasality
Name the 3 major articulators assessed during an Oral Mech Exam.
Jaw, lips, and tongue
Listening for client's use of pausing and phrasing in connected speech
Respiratory System
Estimate of Pitch Range
2x comfortable to highest
2x comfortable to lowest
The behaviors an individual engages in day-to-day that can support or negatively impact their vocal health
Vocal Hygiene
Too little airflow through the nasal cavities results in
Hyponasality
The pitch that the client uses during speaking and reading
Habitual Pitch (or Speaking Fundamental Frequency, or SF0)
Assessing the client's ability to manipulate vocal intensity
Respiratory System
S/Z Ratio
2 of /s/ and 2 of /z/
Administration of VHI/VHI-10 or TWVQ/TSEQ
The psychosocial consequences of a voice disorder/difference on the speaker
Name the 3 parameters along which the articulators evaluated in an Oral Mech Exam.
ROM, Strength, Coordination
Listening for nasality
Resonantory System
Assessing the client's habitual speaking frequency (i.e., SF0)
Pitch
Resonance quality that results from vocal sound trapped in a blocked "blind pouch" of the vocal tract, leading to a muffled, low-volume voice.
Cul-de-Sac Resonance
The app we are using to collect more objective data during Assessment Week
Voice Tools
Collecting an S/Z Ratio
Phonatory System